USS Juniata (1862)
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The first USS Juniata was a sloop of war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
USS Juniata (1862)
Bursting of the 100-pound Parrott gun on board the Juniata, December 24, 1864; Harper's Weekly
USS Housatonic (1861)
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USS Housatonic was a screw sloop-of-war of the United States Navy, taking its name from the Housatonic River of New England.
USS Juniata (1862)
…commissioned there on 4 December, Commander John M. B. Glitz in command. Juniata was one of four sister ships of her class which included Adirondack, Housatonic and Ossipee. Scheduled for service in the West Indies, Juniata was temporarily assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and stationed at…
USS Housatonic (1862–1864). Wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902
Destruction of Housatonic by a rebel torpedo; sketch by war artist William Waud (1864)