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 | | Cowslip, a side wheel steamer, was built in 1863 at Newburgh, N.Y., as Meteor ; purchased 21 December 1863 from James How and C. Copeland; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 27 January 1864, Acting Ensign R. Canfield in command. |
 | | Constantly active, she carried officers and men and delivered mail, stores, guns, and ammunition for her squadron and provisions for refugees. |
 | | Cowslip rescued six wounded survivors from Sciota, torpedoed 14 April 1865, and rendered efficient and valuable assistanee by towing three ships out of the danger zone when Marshall's warehouse in Mobile, Ala., was wrecked by an explosion 25 May 1865. |
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