USS Dragon (1861)
USS Dragon (1861) was a small 118-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the start of the American Civil War.
Dragon's primary assignment was to participate as a gunboat in the Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.
Read more about USS Dragon (1861): Purchased in New York City in 1861, Decommissioning
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Armed upon his shirt of mail,
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