Patrick Mullen was on the USS Don when he received his second Medal of Honor.
From Civil War Navies 1855-1883" by Paul H. Silverstone.
Blockade runner Don was built by J&W Dudgeon in London, England in 1863. Other ships listed built by J&W Dudgeon were the blockade runners Flora (1862), Hebe (1863) and Vesta (1862).
Tonnage of these ships put at between 353 to 449 GRT.
Dimensions:175' by 22'6"
Depth: 12'3"
Don owned by State of North Carolina.
Don was captured by USS Pequot off Wilmington, N.C., 4 March 1864. Commissioned into U.S. Navy as the USS Don.
--Old B-Runner
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