▁G ail tal ▁Al ps . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁M öll t aler ▁Pol in ik ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Car inth ia ▁( state ) ▁Category : Two - th ous and ers ▁of ▁Austria ▁Category : C arn ic ▁Al ps <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Clo ver ▁( 1 8 6 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁steam ▁gun bo at ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁She ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁to ▁pat rol ▁navig able ▁water ways ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁South ▁from ▁trad ing ▁with ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Ac quisition ▁and ▁commission ing ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁steam ▁t ug ▁D ais y , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁from ▁W ins or ▁and ▁Company ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Out f itted ▁as ▁a ▁gun bo at ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁as ▁USS ▁Clo ver ▁with ▁Act ing ▁En sign ▁J . ▁M . ▁Sm iley ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Service ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Block ade ▁▁▁ ▁Clo ver ▁depart ed ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Block ading ▁Squadron ▁at ▁Beau fort , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁She ▁was ▁employed ▁on ▁pick et ▁duty ▁guard ing