USS Virginia (1861) was a heavy 581-ton blockade-running steamer captured by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War. Virginia served the Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat. Her ordnance included six 24-pounder howitzers for riverbank bombardment, and a powerful 12-pounder rifle for use at sea against blockade runners.
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