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CSS Muscogee Also Known as CSS Jackson

CSS Muscogee also known as CSS Jackson was a Confederate States Navy ironclad ram, powered by a steam driven screw and deployed on the Chattahoochee River during the American Civil War. She was built at Columbus, Georgia, and launched in December of 1864. In April of 1865, the still incomplete CSS Muscogee (or CSS Jackson, as she was also called) was captured and burned by Union Army forces. Her remains were recovered during the 1960s from the portion of the river inside the boundaries of Fort Benning and placed on exhibit at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus. (From Wikipedia)

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Confederate States Navy Ironclad Ram

CSS Muscogee also known as CSS Jackson was a Confederate States Navy ironclad ram, powered by a steam driven screw and deployed on the Chattahoochee River during the American Civil War.

Type: Ironclad Ram Launched: December 22, 1864 At: Confederate States Yard, Columbus, Georgia

Length: 223 feet, 6 inches Beam: 56 feet, 6 inches Draft: 8 feet

Armament: Four 7-inch Brooke Rifles; two 6.4-inch Brooke Rifles; two 12 pounder boat howitzers.

She was built at Columbus, Georgia, and launched in December of 1864. In April of 1865, the still incomplete CSS Muscogee (or CSS Jackson, as she was also called) was captured and burned by Union Army forces. Her remains were recovered during the 1960s from the portion of the river inside the boundaries of Fort Benning and placed on exhibit at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus. (From Wikipedia)

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The CSS Jackson also know as the Muscogee was destroyed to prevent capture in the Chattahoochee River on April 17, 1865. The wreck was raised in 1963 and is on display at Woodruff Museum (Confederate Naval Museum) in Columbus, Georgia.

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  • vallain Feb 20, 2012 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    I had no idea there were so many of these ironclads. The Monitor and the Merrimac crossed my radar in history class, but I didn't read beyond that, I guess. Quite interesting.
  • PaperQuest May 20, 2012 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Yes, there were many ironclads besides the Monitor and the Merrimack, CSS Virginia. Many of the confederate ones never saw battle or were never completed. The union build many more Monitor types and also many what they called City class ironclads. It is a very fascinating subject. Thanks for dropping by, vallain!
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