EPHRAIM CHIDESTER TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVY SERVING AS A SEAMAN ON THE USS MOUND CITY. ON JUNE 17, 1862 HE WAS KILLED DURING A FIGHT ON THE WHITE RIVER NEAR ST. CHARLES ARKANSAS. THE IRONCLAD WAS HIT BY A CONFEDERATE CANNON SHOT THAT PENETRATED THE SHIPS STEAM DRUM. THE ESCAPING STEAM SCALDING AND KILLING MOST OF THE CREW. OF THE 175 MEN ON BOARD 125 PERISHED INCLUDING EPHRAIM. BY THE NEXT DAY 59 OF THE MEN WERE FOUND AND BURIED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THE BURIAL LOCATION FOR EPHRAIM IS UNKNOWN.