Seven New US Sloops-of-War

From the June 7th Long Rewind Blog.

The June 7, 1861, Richmond Daily Dispatch reported on the seven new sloops-of-war authorized by the last Federal Congress as to their names and where they were to be built.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, KEARSARGE, OSSIPEE-- to be built at Portsmouth
HOUSATONIC, WACHUSETT-- to be built at Boston
ADIRONDACK-- to be built at New York
JUNIATA, TUSCARORA-- to be built at Philadelphia

Of course, the Kearsarge sank the Alabama and the Housatonic was sunk by the submarine Hunley.

The Build-Up begins. --Old B-Runner