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Port Columbus National Civil War Naval Museum
The Port Columbus National Civil
War Naval Museum features two original Civil War military
vessels, The CSS Jackson and the CSS Chattahoochee. The
museum also displays uniforms, equipment and weapons used by
the Union and Confederate navies.
The CSS Jackson, an Ironclad, was
being built in Columbus, GA., and was incomplete when the
Union forces occupied Columbus in 1865 and burned all
Confederate Government facilities, including the CSS
Jackson. The ship was turned loose and drifted down the
river for two weeks, while burning. It finally burned to
the waterline and sank about 30 miles south of Columbus. It
remained underwater for 95 years before being recovered and
returned to Columbus for public display.
The CSS Chattahoochee was a gunboat
built along the Chattahoochee just north of the Florida
border. It was designed to protect the river and
potentially help break the Union blockade of Apalachicola.
Following an accidental boiler explosion that killed 19 of
it's crew, it was brought to the Confederate Naval Shipyard
in Columbus, where it remained under repair for the rest of
the war. It was scuttled by it's own officers in March 1865
and was recovered in the early 1960's and brought back to
Columbus.
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Model of an Ironclad
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Side timbers of the CSS Jackson
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Forward bow and deck of the CSS Jackson
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"Columbus Builds an Ironclad" Magnify photo to read article
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Confederate cannon
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Timbers of the CSS Jackson
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Battle between an Ironclad and Union ships
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Another battle
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Stern of CSS Jackson
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One of the Twin Screws of the CSS Jackson
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"The Guard of Mobile Bay"
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Photo of the crew of the USS Hatchback
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Read about the photo of the crew of the USS Hathback
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Timbers of the CSS Chattahoochee
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Upper half of the photo of the crew of the USS Hathback
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CSS Arkansas Confederate Flag taken by Union forces in a battle with the USS Queen of the West. The Union ship escaped safely after failing to sink.
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Gun placement
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