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2021-12-12 USS Cairo

On Dec. 12, 1862, the USS Cairo sinks in the Yazoo River near Vicksburg, Miss. it was the 1st ship sunk by remotely detonated mine. There were no casualties. George R. Yost was 1st Class Best Boy. He wrote a journal about life aboard.

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Uploaded on December 12, 2021
Taken on December 12, 2021