Ka cika wannan magana: "Wissahickon" an gina shi ne a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An ba shi izini a watan Nuwamba na 1861, ya fara aiki a Gulf of Mexico da kuma a kan kogin Mississippi, inda a watan Afrilu zuwa Yuli na 1862 ya shiga cikin kama New Orleans, bombardment of
Grand Gulf, sau biyu yana gudana ta hanyar garkuwar Confederate da ke jagorantar kogin a Vicksburg da kuma yaƙi da ironclad.