Louisville (Gunboat, 1861-1865)

Summary

• BOAT TYPE: Gunboat
• BUILT: 1861 at St. Louis, Missouri
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold at Mound City, Illinois on November 29, 1865
• OWNERS: U.S. Government
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Tennessee River; Cumberland River
• OTHER INFORMATION: The Louisville was in the fleet under Admiral Foote that captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and participated in the capture of Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River. Her tiller lines were disabled while at Ft. Donelson
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Left to right: Mound City; Essex; Cairo; St. Louis; Louisville. Commodore Foote's Gunboat Flotilla on the Mississippi