USS Wabash (1855)
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USS Wabash was a steam screw frigate of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She was based on the same plans as Colorado. Post-war she continued to serve her country in European operations and eventually served as a barracks ship in Boston, Massachusetts, and was sold in 1912.
Wash drawing in grey tones by Clary Ray, circa 1900, showing USS Wabash under steam and sail
Wabash (foreground) with the Union fleet at Port Royal
Wabash at Fort Sumter
USS Wabash as a receiving ship; she is still fully rigged although her sails have been removed
Hiram Paulding
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Hiram Paulding was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War.
RAdm Paulding, commandant of the New York Navy Yard. (c. 1864–1865)