USS Sorrel (1864) [SEP] conflict
USS Sorrel (1864)
USS "Sorrel" (1864) was a small 68-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War. 
The Navy placed "Sorrel" in service as a Philadelphia tugboat, a role she maintained through the end of the Civil War and for a short period afterwards.
Purchased at Philadelphia in 1864.
"Sorrel" -- a wooden-hulled steam tug—was purchased by the Navy at Philadelphia, under the name "W. S. Hancock" on
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On May 4, 1864, the USS "Signal" was ordered to proceed up the Red River with a bearer of dispatches from Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks, the commander of the Union Red River Campaign forces. After traversing about on the river, the USS "Signal" met Confederate forces, and the ensuing conflict, which also involved the USS "Covington" and Army transport ship "John Warner", continued into the night. On May 5, the "Signal" was disabled and the