▁along ▁together ▁eleg antly . ▁All ▁I ▁have , ▁he ▁( L t . ▁Com dr . ▁S . ▁L . ▁Ph el ps , ▁the ▁senior ▁naval ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River ) ▁can ▁command , ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁the ▁same ▁feeling ▁per v ades ▁every ▁sail or ' s ▁and ▁soldier ' s ▁heart . ▁We ▁are ▁as ▁one . ▁ ▁Sh erman ' s ▁confidence ▁was ▁well ▁founded . ▁The ▁joint ▁effort ▁solid ified ▁the ▁Union ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁South ' s ▁interior ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁Sh erman ' s ▁drive ▁on ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁ult imate ▁thrust ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁▁ ▁Cont in ued ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Squadron ▁▁▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁P aw ▁P aw ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Squadron ▁maintain ing ▁Union ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁vast ▁river ▁system ▁which ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁n erves ▁and ▁s ine ws ▁of ▁the ▁South . ▁▁ ▁Post - war ▁de comm ission ing ▁and ▁dispos al ▁P aw ▁P aw '' ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁M ound ▁City , ▁Illinois , ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁public ▁au ction ▁there ▁to ▁Sol . ▁A . ▁Silver ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ana conda ▁Plan ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁ships ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy ▁Category : Ste am ships ▁of ▁the ▁United