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MANASSAS Iron-plated ram, built at New Orleans in 1861, mounted one gun; sunk by order of her commander at the battle of New Orleans, 1862.

MANASSAS Schooner, formerly United States revenue-cutter; seized at New Berne, 1861, and name changed to Manassas, She was dismantled after a few months' service.

MAUREPAS Side-wheel river steamer, bought at New Orleans,

1 86 1, and mounted five guns; sunk by Confederates to obstruct White river in 1862.

MISSOURI Center wheel iron-clad, eight guns; built at Shreve- port, La., in 1864.

MOBILE Wooden tug. two guns; burned by Confederates in Yazoo river.

MORGAN Merchant steamer, bought at Mobile, 1861; mounted six guns. She was destroyed by Confederates at the fall of that city in 1865.

MORNING LIGHT Steamer, twelve guns, captured from the Fed- erals off Sabine Pass, January 21, 1863.

MUSCOGEE Centre-wheel iron-clad, eight guns; built at Colum- bus, Ga., and burned at the close of the war.

NANSEMOND Wooden gun-boat, two guns: built at Norfolk,

1862, and burned by the Confederates at Richmond, 1865.

NASHVILLE Side-wheel merchant steamer, seized at Charleston in 1861, and mounted eight guns; ran aground in Ogeeche river in

1864, and was destroyed by shell from the blockading vessels.

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NEUSE Iron-clad, two guns; built on the Neuse river, 1864, and burned by the Confederates in 1865 on the approach of Sherman's army.

NORTH CAROLINA Iron-clad, four guns; built at Wilmington, N. C., 1863; sprung aleak and sunk in Cape Fear river in Septem- ber, 1864, at anchor.

PALMETTO STATE Iron-clad, four guns; built at Charleston, and burned by the Confederates at the evacuation of that city, in 1865.

PAMLICO Side-wheel river steamer; bought at New Orleans in