The Linden was a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1860 at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, purchased by the navy on November 20, 1862, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and commissioned on January 3, 1863, at Cairo, Illinois.

Throughout the spring of 1863, the Linden was involved in supporting operations against Vicksburg, Mississippi, including escorting transports and bombarding Confederate shore batteries.

On February 22, 1864, while attempting to aid the transport Ad Hines, the Linden struck a snag 15 miles up the Arkansas River and sank.

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Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30184-G