USS Nipsic-- Part 2: The War and Afterwards

On June 27, 1864, she captured the blockade running schooner Julia as it attempted to enter Charleston Harbor.

On June 26, 1865, three sailors deserted from the Nipsic:   Henry May, Ordinary Seaman, Julius Bergan, Seaman and John Partington, Seaman.   The three had served together on three vessels:  Allegheny, Mahaska and Nipsic.

After the war, the Nipsic served primarily with the South Atlantic Squadron off the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, protecting American interests until 1873 when she was decommissioned and broken up.

But, That Was Not All.  --Old B-Runner