Cincinnati (Gunboat, 1861-1866)

Summary

• BOAT TYPE: Gunboat
• BUILT: 1861 at Mound City, Illinois
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank at the mouth of the Cache River below Mound City, Illinois in 1866
• OWNERS: U.S.
• OFFICERS & CREW: Commander Stembel (1862); First-master Hoel (1862)
• RIVERS: Cumberland River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1031; Civil War gunboat built by James B. Eads. On May 10, 1862 she was sunk in an engagement above Fort Pillow. She was in charge of Commander Stembel who got a minie ball through the mouth; first-master Hoel took over for him. Commander Stembel recovered. She was the flagship for Admiral Foote during the war and also for Admiral Lee during November -December of 1864 at Clarksville. After the Civil War she was moored near the mouth of the Cache River below Mound City, Illinois. She sank there in 1866