CSS Arkansas Civil War Ironclad

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CSS Arkansas

The CSS Arkansas was a Confederate Ironclad warship during the American Civil War. Serving in the Western Theater, the vessel helped repulse a U.S. Navy fleet at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in a celebrated action.

The keel was laid down at Memphis, Tennessee, by J.T. Shirley during the winter of 1861-1862. In April 1862, Arkansas was removed to theĀ  Yazoo River inMississippi, to prevent its capture when Memphis fell to the Union Navy. Her sister ship, CSS Tennessee, was burned in her dock because she could not escape.

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What Happened to the Civil War Ironclads

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CSS Arkansas, was destroyed to prevent capture above Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 6, 1862. The wreck was located in 1981 under a rock levee at Baton Rouge.

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