Pension Records show service on board USS North Carolina, USS Powhatan and USS Tallapoosa
U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Henry F Backus
Name: Henry F Backus
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 8976
Certification Number: 20859
Fiche Number: 19205
USS Tallapoosa (1863) was a wooden-hulled, double-ended steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted with heavy guns for intercepting blockade runners and howitzers for shore bombardment.
Tallapoosa remained in service after the war and served in various capacities, including schoolship for midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy. She was sold in Uruguay in 1892.
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Pension Records show service on board USS North Carolina, USS Powhatan and USS Tallapoosa
U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Henry F Backus
Name: Henry F Backus
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 8976
Certification Number: 20859
Fiche Number: 19205
USS Tallapoosa (1863) was a wooden-hulled, double-ended steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted with heavy guns for intercepting blockade runners and howitzers for shore bombardment.
Tallapoosa remained in service after the war and served in various capacities, including schoolship for midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy. She was sold in Uruguay in 1892.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tallapoosa_%281863%29
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