CINCINNATI

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Cairo Class Centerwheel Casemate Gunboat Built 1861 under a War Department contract USS CINCINNATI (Gunboat) Commissioned January 16 1862 Sunk (rammed) May 10 1862 Raised and returned to service October 1 1862 Sunk (enemy fire) May 27 1863 Raised again August 1863, returned to service Decommissioned August 4 1865 Sold at New Orleans March 28 1866 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Dover DE CDS

1862-07-14 to 1862-07-22

Incoming mail to the ship at Cairo, IL.
Back received mark Cairo

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Civil War Medal

During the Civil War CINCINNATI was assigned to the Western Gunboat Flotilla, and participated in the following actions...
Attack and capture of Fort Henry February 6 1862
Operations against Island No. 10, March 12 to April 7 1862
Engagement with the Confederate gunboat fleet at Plum Point Bend, May 10 1862
Bombardment of Fort Pillow, May 10 1862
Army-Navy operation against Port of Arkansas and installations on the White River in January 1863
Steele's Bayou Expedition, March 14-27 1863, on the Yazoo River
Attack on the Vicksburg batteries, May 27 1863
Reassigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in February 1865 where she patrolled off Mobile Bay and in the Mississippi Sounds

 

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