USS Sumter (1863)
USS Sumter (1863) was a 525-ton steamer captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
Sumter was the cottonclad ram CSS General Sumter. She was placed into service for a short period of time before she ran aground and was destroyed.
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