USRC Reliance

[1] Reliance, a wooden screw steamer built in 1860 at Keyport, New Jersey, was purchased by the U.S. Revenue-Marine at New York City on 7 May 1861; and commissioned there on 13 May 1861, Acting Lt. Jared P. K. Mygatt in command.[2] Reliance patrolled the river, searching for smuggled supplies, runaway slaves, and deserting Confederate soldiers.She seized the sloop Painter off Alexandria, Virginia, 30 October and took the longboat, New Moon, on 24 November carrying contraband cargo.On 12 August 1863, Lt. John Taylor Wood, CSN, led 80 Rebel troops with six boats loaded on wagons secretly overland to the Rappahannock; concealing themselves by day, the raiders searched the river by night and found Reliance and USS Satellite anchored off Windmill Point at the mouth of the river.[citation needed] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
steam enginehowitzersteamerUnited States Revenue-MarineAmerican Civil WarKeyport, New JerseyNew York CityPotomac FlotillaVirginiaPotomac RiverConfederateAquia CreekAlexandria, VirginiacontrabandArmy of the PotomacRappahannock RiverJohn Taylor WoodUSS SatelliteWindmill PointPort Royal, VirginiacavalryHugh Judson KilpatrickUnion BlockadeU.S. Revenue Cutter Servicepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships