 USS General Bragg probably photographed at Cairo or Mound City, Illinois, circa 1862-63.
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| History | |
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  United States | |
| Namesake | General Braxton Bragg |
| Launched | 1851 |
| Acquired | 30 September 1862 |
| Commissioned | circa 9 July 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 24 July 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 1 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,043 tons |
| Length | 208 ft (63 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, side-wheel propelled |
| Speed | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
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USS General Bragg was a heavy (1,043-ton) steamer captured by Union Navy forces during the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a U.S. Navy gunboat and was assigned to enforce the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America.