The USS Albert Gallatin was a Casco-class monitor built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Named after Albert Gallatin, a former Secretary of the Treasury, the ship was commissioned in 1864. The monitor was armed with two smoothbore guns and saw action in the James River and at the Battle of Trent's Reach. It also participated in the Appomattox Campaign, providing artillery support during the Siege of Petersburg. After the war, the USS Albert Gallatin was decommissioned in 1865 and sold for scrap in 1867. The ship's service was relatively short-lived, but it made significant contributions to the Union Navy's efforts during the Civil War.

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