USS Peter Demill (1861)

USS Peter Demill (1861)

The USS "Peter Demill", a merchantman purchased by the Union Navy at New London, Connecticut, 9 November 1861 for use in the “Stone Fleet,” was beached with "South America" and "Cossack" 8 December 1861 to serve as a wharf during the landing of Union troops at Tybee Island, Georgia, at the mouth of the Savannah River.

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External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p5/peter_demill.htm USS Peter Demill]


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