USS General Putnam (1857)

USS General Putnam (1857) was a gunship used by the Union Army during the Civil War. The ship was also known as the USS William G. Putnam. But Wikipedia won't tell me who William G. Putnam was.

Strange for William G. Putnam. He obviously did something worthwhile; they named a boat after him. But whatever he did wasn't worthy of a Wikipedia article. I wonder who he was. I don't think he was a general. It says the US Navy purchased the William G. Putnam, a tugboat built in Brooklyn, in 1861. Then they changed the name to the USS General Putnam. Maybe he made boats.

Or maybe William G. Putnam is an anagram. That's probably it. It's a code. I'm going to enter it into an anagram generator and get to the bottom of this.


Waiting Mall Ump.
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