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USS Volunteer (I)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Stern-wheel steamer:

Built at Monongahela, PA., in 1862 for commercial service

Confederate transport SS Volunteer was captured 25 November 1863 off Natchez Island, MS. by Acting Volunteer LT. Pearce, commanding USS Fort Hindman

Purchased by US Navy from the Springfield, IL., prize court, 29 February 1864

Commissioned USS Volunteer, date unknown, Acting Ensign M.K. Haines USN in command

Volunteer was assigned to the Mississippi Squadron serving as a patrol, dispatch, and tow steamer

Participated in repelling a Confederate attack on Fort Pillow, TN., 14 April 1864.

Decommissioned in August 1865 at Mound City, IL.

Sold at public auction, 29 November 1865, to B. F. Goodwin

Renamed SS Talisman, she remained in civilian use until about 1872

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 209 t.
Length 125'1"
Beam 33'
Depth unknown
Draft 4'5"
Speed 6 mph
Complement unknown
Armament, two 12-pdr howitzers

Propulsion

steam engine

stern-wheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	130k	USS Volunteer photographed on the Western Rivers in 1864-65, with several barges in the foreground. Note fancy identification letter "V" mounted between her smokestacks. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 49972		Bill Gonyo

USS Volunteer (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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