USS De Soto-- Part 12: Operations in the West Indies

The De Soto was recommissioned 12 August 1865 in Baltimore and Captain Walker was back in command again.  It joined the newly organized North Atlantic Squadron which covered the sea south to the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico.

Next, the De Soto was involved in a rebellion in Haiti, protecting American interests and trying to make peace between the Haitians and British Navy.

Back to the U.S. and 10 April 1866, command was given to Captain Charles Stewart Boggs (1811-1888) who served in both the Mexican War and the Civil War.   Under his command the ship operated in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico.

--Old B-Runner