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USS T.D. Horner
ex
 US Army Ram Auxiliary T.D. Horner (1862-1864)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Sternwheel Steamer:
  • Built in 1859 at Brownsville, PA.
  • Purchased by the War Department, 18 May 1862
  • Assigned to to the Col. Charles Ellet, Jr. USA, Western Flotilla on the Mississippi River as an Auxiliary
  • T.D. Horner served the Ram Fleet and its successor, the Marine Brigade, as a tug until the latter was dissolved on 24 August 1864.
  • Taken into the Navy in August 1864.
  • After the Civil War ended, T.D. Horner was sold by the Government, 17 August 1865
  • Re-documented for merchant service, 27 November 1865 plying the Mississippi and its tributaries until New Year's Day 1868
  • Final Disposition, 1 January 1868 T.D. Horner hit a bridge at Louisville, Ky., and was damaged beyond economical repair
    Specifications:
    Displacement 123 t.
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two 12-pdr rifles
    Propulsion steam
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