USS Clara Dolsen (1862) [SEP] conflict
USS Clara Dolsen (1862)
USS "Clara Dolsen" (1862) was a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy in river operations and as an "receiving ship" auxiliary.
"Clara Dolsen" captured and placed into Union Navy service.
"Clara Dolsen", a side-wheel steamer, was captured 14 June 1862 by the gunboat and the tug on the White River during the St. Charles expedition.
Participating in attempt to recapture Henderson,
Confederate transport "Sovereign" near Fort Pillow, Tennessee, 5 June 1862; and 9 days later, took steamer "Clara Dolsen" after a long chase from Helena, Arkansas, ending on the White River a short distance above its mouth.
"Spitfire" was transferred by the U.S. War Department to the Union Navy 30 September 1862, and renamed "Hyacinth" 19 October. "Hyacinth" served the Mississippi Squadron until the end of the war. She was especially useful in operations which resulted in the fall of