USS Tallahatchie (1863)

USS Tallahatchie (1863)

USS Tallahatchie (1863) was a 171-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for service against the Confederate States of America.

Tallahatchie was outfitted with ordnance for river bank operations (howitzers) and guns for attacking blockade runners (32-pounders) and was sent to the Mississippi River and then to the Gulf of Mexico coast, where she participated in operations in both places.