USS Juniata Punishment Data

This page provides a Data Table and a Summary of Punishments with details of punishments by sailor on the USS Juniata from June 22, 1864 to December 31, 1864.

Data Table: Click on a row for more information about each sailor and punishment

  • Names in Red = African American sailors who were born in Delaware
  • Names in Blue are African American sailors who were born elsewhere

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Summary of Punishments

About 61.5% of the 161 sailors received a total of 307 punishments. Those punishments are distributed as follows:

  • Total Sailors punished = 99
  • Sailors not punished = 62
  • African American not punished = 3
  • Black sailors punished = 25
  • White not punished = 59
  • White sailors punished v= 74


Summary of Punishments

  • Punishment by Race
    • White = 119 Punishments
    • Black = 108 Punishments
  • Offenses:
    • White = 133
    • African American born in Pennsylvania = 17
    • African American born in Delaware = 10
  • Punishment levels:
    • High = 85
    • Medium = 177
    • Low = 45
  • Anchor/Sea Days:
    • Sea Days = 101
    • Anchor Days = 206

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Updated 12 June 2025