High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sumpter was a steamship in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Sumpter or Sumter, ex-Atlanta, ex-Parker Vein, was built in 1853 by Hillman and Streaker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The merchant steamer Atlanta was chartered by the Navy on September 13, 1858, to take part in the expedition against Paraguay; purchased outright on May 26, 1859, and renamed Sumpter. Under the command of Commander Daniel R. Ridgely, Atlanta and 18 other warships arrived at Asuncion, on January 25, 1859, to take action against that country for firing on USS Water Witch in 1855. However, the government of Paraguay offered an apology and paid an indemnity which settled the affair without resorting to violence.

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