. Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861 1865 . Sons. Transport Wyalusing. Launched May 12th, 1863. Wm. Cramp & , Pusey. Jones & Co., Wilmington. Gunboat Pontine. Launched May i6th, 1863. Birley, Hillman & Co. Sloop-of-War Chattanooga. Launched Oct. 13th, 1864. Wm. Cramp & Sons. 204 The downtown river wards furnished a large percentage of themen who formed the crews of the Philadelphia-built warships, andlater, when drafts impended in some of these wards, this fact and theemployment of thousands of men in the shipyards and machine shopsalong or near the Delaware River was urged as a
. Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861 1865 . Sons. Transport Wyalusing. Launched May 12th, 1863. Wm. Cramp & , Pusey. Jones & Co., Wilmington. Gunboat Pontine. Launched May i6th, 1863. Birley, Hillman & Co. Sloop-of-War Chattanooga. Launched Oct. 13th, 1864. Wm. Cramp & Sons. 204 The downtown river wards furnished a large percentage of themen who formed the crews of the Philadelphia-built warships, andlater, when drafts impended in some of these wards, this fact and theemployment of thousands of men in the shipyards and machine shopsalong or near the Delaware River was urged as a valid reason for thedeficiency found in filling their quotas of volunteers for the army.* Numerous prize ships were brought to this port, and our ship ownerslost many merchant vessels at the hands of Confederate privateers. Thepacket ship Tonawanda, of the Cope Line, Capt. Theodore Julius, wascaptured upon October 9th, 1862, by the famous Alabama and bondedfor S8o,ooo. This bond was never enforced.! WAR SERVICE OF OUR SHIPS. R ECORDS of the war service of some of thePhiladelphia-built vessels of the Civil War havebeen furnished for this book by the Navy De-partment. They are as follows: Itasca, gunboat, 507 tons. Served during Civil War withWest Gulf Squadron; engaged in operations against FortsJackson and St. Philip, April 20th-24th, 1862; actively engagedon Mississippi River, sharing in a number of captures; tookprominent part in Battle of Mobile Bay, Aug. sth, 1864. Soldin New York, November 30th, 1865. Juniata, sloop-of-war, 1240 tons. Commissioned Decem-ber 4th, 1862; served with the North Atlantic Squadron,cruising on coast, and taking a number of prizes; took partin attacks on Fort Fisher, December 24th, 1864, and in Janu-ary, 1865; cruised on coast of Brazil and west coast of Africa,1866; out of commission, 1867-68. Sold, March 2Sth, 1891. Sciota, gunboat, 507 tons. Served with West Gulf Squad-ron ; took part in engagement with Forts Jackson and , April 24th,
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