USS Wild Cat (1862)
USS Wild Cat (1862) was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War. She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Read more about USS Wild Cat (1862): Captured By The Union Navy and Assigned To The South Atlantic Blockade, Going Ashore and Rescuing Inhabitants Under Attack, Wild Cat Loaned Temporarily To The Union Army, Post-war Decommission, See Also
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