last major seaport. One of her crewmen, Chief Boatswain's Mate Othniel Tripp, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in that battle. On 17 February, she was in the force which attacked Fort Anderson and captured it two days later. Post-war decommissioning At the end of the war, Seneca returned to Norfolk, Virginia, where she was decommissioned on 24 June. The ship was sold on 10 September 1868 at Norfolk to Purvis and Company. United States Navy List of United States Navy ships References Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in New York City Steamships of the United States Navy Unadilla-class gunboats American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States New York (state) in the American Civil War 1861 ships