US Navy first Hospital Ship named the Red Rover. It was originally a side wheel steamer built in 1859. Purchased by the Confederacy 7 Nov. 1861 pressed into service as the C.S.S. Red Rover. Holed and captured by the Union Navy and it was taken to St. Lou
Categories: Civil War | Ships and Submarines
 
 
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