Commissioned in Philadelphia in 1861
Union, a screw steamer built at Mystic, Connecticut, was chartered by the U.S. Navy on 24 April 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was commissioned there on 16 May 1861 with Commander John R. Goldsborough in command.
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