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Joining the U. S. Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla, the  Pittsburg  sustained damage during the bombardment of Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Following repairs, the gunboat participated in the sieges of Mississippi River Island 10 and Fort Pillow later that spring. The  Pittsburg  was transferred to U. S. Navy service on October 1, 1862 and joined in operations on the Yazoo River and Steele's Bayou, Mississippi. In April 1863, the gunboat successfully passed Confederate emplacements at Vicksburg and led the attack at Grand Gulf. In 1864, the  Pittsburg  joined the Red River Expedition. The gunboat was decommissioned after the war and sold in November 1865. ","The USS  Shawmut  was a steamship commissioned for service in the U.S. Navy in 1864. With Lt. Commander George U. Morris commanding, the  Shawmut  served primarily as a gunboat within the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In 1865, it was refitted for foreign service and soon afterward sailed to Brazil Station, where it served a year before being decommissioned in December 1866. Recommissioned in August 1867, the gunboat served in the North Atlantic Squadron until July 1868, and again from March 1871 until January 1877. The USS  Shawmut  was decommissioned and sold to E. Stannard \u0026 Co. in September 1877.","George Upham Morris was born in Massachusetts in 1830 and commissioned a U. S. Navy midshipman in 1846. By March 1862, Morris was a lieutenant in temporary command of the USS  Cumberland  when that vessel was sunk by the CSS  Virginia  during the American Civil War. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in July 1862, Morris was placed in command of the gunboat  Port Royal , serving in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and later the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. He took command of the USS   Shawmut  in 1864, serving in that position until 1866, when given command of the  Brooklyn . 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The gunboat was decommissioned after the war and sold in November 1865. ","The USS  Shawmut  was a steamship commissioned for service in the U.S. Navy in 1864. With Lt. Commander George U. Morris commanding, the  Shawmut  served primarily as a gunboat within the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In 1865, it was refitted for foreign service and soon afterward sailed to Brazil Station, where it served a year before being decommissioned in December 1866. Recommissioned in August 1867, the gunboat served in the North Atlantic Squadron until July 1868, and again from March 1871 until January 1877. The USS  Shawmut  was decommissioned and sold to E. Stannard \u0026 Co. in September 1877.","George Upham Morris was born in Massachusetts in 1830 and commissioned a U. S. Navy midshipman in 1846. By March 1862, Morris was a lieutenant in temporary command of the USS  Cumberland  when that vessel was sunk by the CSS  Virginia  during the American Civil War. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in July 1862, Morris was placed in command of the gunboat  Port Royal , serving in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and later the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. He took command of the USS   Shawmut  in 1864, serving in that position until 1866, when given command of the  Brooklyn . 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The sheet contains names of officers, their rank, and pay."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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Joining the U. S. Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla, the  Pittsburg  sustained damage during the bombardment of Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Following repairs, the gunboat participated in the sieges of Mississippi River Island 10 and Fort Pillow later that spring. The  Pittsburg  was transferred to U. S. Navy service on October 1, 1862 and joined in operations on the Yazoo River and Steele's Bayou, Mississippi. In April 1863, the gunboat successfully passed Confederate emplacements at Vicksburg and led the attack at Grand Gulf. In 1864, the  Pittsburg  joined the Red River Expedition. The gunboat was decommissioned after the war and sold in November 1865. ","The USS  Shawmut  was a steamship commissioned for service in the U.S. Navy in 1864. With Lt. Commander George U. Morris commanding, the  Shawmut  served primarily as a gunboat within the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In 1865, it was refitted for foreign service and soon afterward sailed to Brazil Station, where it served a year before being decommissioned in December 1866. Recommissioned in August 1867, the gunboat served in the North Atlantic Squadron until July 1868, and again from March 1871 until January 1877. The USS  Shawmut  was decommissioned and sold to E. Stannard \u0026 Co. in September 1877.","George Upham Morris was born in Massachusetts in 1830 and commissioned a U. S. Navy midshipman in 1846. By March 1862, Morris was a lieutenant in temporary command of the USS  Cumberland  when that vessel was sunk by the CSS  Virginia  during the American Civil War. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in July 1862, Morris was placed in command of the gunboat  Port Royal , serving in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and later the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. He took command of the USS   Shawmut  in 1864, serving in that position until 1866, when given command of the  Brooklyn . Morris retired from the navy in 1874 and died the following year.","The guide to the USS  Pittsburg  Paymaster's Ledger by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing and description of the USS  Pittsburg  Paymaster's Ledger commenced and was completed in February 2009.","This collection contains a paymaster's ledger from an unidentified Union Navy ship during the American Civil War. Research on the crewmembers named within the ledger suggests that the item originated from the USS  Pittsburg . The ledger contains the names of 169 sailors and records the pay issued to each in the form of clothing, personal goods from small stores, and money. Listed among the crew are two \"contrabands,\" African Americans who had escaped slavery and joined Union military forces. ","The collection also contains a single payroll sheet listing officers of an unidentified ship. Again based on research on individual names--including those of George U. Morris, commander; and B. J. Cromwell, lieutenant-commander--the item seems likely to have been from the USS  Shawmut . The sheet contains names of officers, their rank, and pay.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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