nine days later. Resuming operations in the Florida Keys, John A. Dix cruised the Gulf of Mexico between Florida and Texas, from the Mississippi River to the Rio Grande, through the end of the 1880s. Ordered to New Orleans, on 28 March 1891, John A. Dix'' arrived there on 7 April. Placed out of commission soon thereafter, the erstwhile side-wheel gunboat was sold on 18 May 1891 at Algiers, Louisiana. See also Union Navy References Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in Brooklyn Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States Tenders of the United States Navy 1864 ships