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USS General Bragg probably photographed at Cairo or Mound City, Illinois
Launched: 1851
Captured: 6 June 1862
Renamed: USS General Bragg
Union Commission: 9 July 1862
Decommissioned: 24 July 1865
Fate: Sold, 1 September 1865
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Characteristics
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Displacement: 1,043 tons
Length: 208 ft.
Beam 32 ft. 8 in.
Draft: 12 ft.
Depth of Hold: 15 ft.
Propulsion: Steam Engine, side-wheel Propelled
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Armament
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1 x 30-pounder gun
1 x 32-pounder gun
1 x 12-pounder gun
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Battles
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Confederate River Defense Fleet
Naval Battle of Plum Point
Fort Pillow
Mississippi River Fleet
Vicksburg
Red River Campaign
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