Purchased in Iowa
Peosta, a side-wheel wooden gunboat, was built in 1857 at Cincinnati, Ohio, for civilian employment. She was purchased at Dubuque, Iowa, 13 June 1863; fitted out at Cairo, Illinois., and commissioned 2 October 1863, Lt. Thomas E. Smith in command.
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