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USS General Grant

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Sidewheel Gunboat (Tinclad # 65):
  • Built in 1863 at Monongahela, PA.
  • Purchased by the War Department, date unknown
  • Chartered by the Navy and commissioned USS General Grant, 20 July 1864, at Bridgeport, AL., Acting ENS. Joseph Watson in command
  • During the Civil War USS General Grant was assigned to patrol duty on the upper Tennessee River
    Destroyed 22 small boats off Port Deposit and Crow Island in October 1864
    Assisted in the taking of pontoon bridges at Decatur, AL.
    Participated in the bombardment of Guntersville, AL, 15 January 1865
    Decommissioned, 2 June 1865, and returned to the War Department
  • Final Disposition, lost by stranding in the ice at Plattsmouth, NE., 18 March 1866
    Specifications:
    Displacement 201 t.
    Length 171'
    Beam 26'
    Depth of Hold 4' 9"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    four 9" Parrott rifles
    three 24-pdr howitzers
    one heavy 12-pdr howitzer
    Propulsion steam
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    General Grant 87k USS General Grant moored to the riverbank on the Tennessee River in 1864. She carried 4 Parrot rifles; 3 24-pounder howitzers and on 31 March 1865 a “heavy” 12-Pounder howitzer was added to her battery.
    NARA-533122 from the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Bill Gonyo
    General Grant
    098643102    		 220k USS General Grant tied up at Kingston Gap on the Tennessee River, circa 1864-1865.
    Mathew Benjamin Brady (1822-1896). This image was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.    		 Robert Hurst
    General Grant
    098643103    		 528k USS General Grant underway at Kingston Gap on the Tennessee River, circa 1864-1865.
    Mathew Benjamin Brady (1822-1896). National Archives, College Park Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S).     		Robert Hurst
    General Sherman
    098615003    		 75k Federal gunboats on the upper Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Tennessee in March 1865. Left to right:
    USS General Sherman (Tinclad #60),
    USS General Thomas (Tinclad #61),
    USS General Grant (Tinclad #65)
    USS General Burnside (Tinclad #63)
    US Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 109627. ©Review of Reviews, 1911.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS General Grant
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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