USS Wilderness (1864)

USS Wilderness (1864)

USS Wilderness was a wooden-hulled, side-wheel steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. After the war, she served as a revenue cutter. In 1873, she was renamed John A. Dix for John Adams Dix.

Read more about USS Wilderness (1864):  Service in The US Civil War, Revenue Cutter, Renamed John A. Dix

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