laid up at Mound City, where she was partially dismantled in July. She was sold at public auction at Mound City to W. L. Hambleton on 29 November; redocumented New Orleans on 27 February 1866; and dropped from documentation in 1869. See also Anaconda Plan Mississippi Squadron References External links USS Vindicator Ships of the Union Navy Steamships of the United States Navy Rams of the United States Navy Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States 1864 ships