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USS De Soto (1859)

USS De Soto was a fast wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship that saw service as a U.S. Navy gunboat during the American Civil War.De Soto was originally a privately-owned vessel, built for passenger service between New York and New Orleans. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, she was purchased by the Navy, commissioned as USS De Soto, and sent to assist with the blockade of Confederate ports. De Soto's speed made her an effective pursuit ship, and she would capture or bring about the destruction of a total of eighteen blockade runners during the war.In the postwar period, De Soto continued to serve with the Navy, mostly in South American waters, until resold to her original owners in 1868 for resumption of service as a passenger ship. She caught fire and was burned to the waterline in December 1870.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_De_Soto_%281859%29

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Charles Clifton Adams

22 Apr 1816 – 23 Sep 1874

Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA

RADM Theodorus Bailey

12 Apr 1805 – 10 Feb 1877

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Plot info: Amphitheater, Lot 44 East

RADM Charles Stuart Boggs

28 Jan 1811 – 22 Apr 1888

New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

William Ducken

unknown – 20 Jun 1876

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: USNH Plot 2 Row 15 Grave 24

Capt William McCreery Walker

2 Sep 1813 – 20 Nov 1866

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Plot info: Range 56, Site 64.

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