Final Operations of The War
Breaker was later used to store and issue provisions and ammunition to the small ships of the Union flotilla that operated along the Texas coast between Cavallo and Corpus Christi Passes. The last reference to her in the records is dated 9 November 1862. Her service may have ended shortly afterward.
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