CSS JACKSON-- Built at Columbus in 1864, an armored steam-powered ram built along the lines of the CSS Virginia. Also known as the CSS Muskogee. It had just been completed when it was burned to the waterline and sunk near the war's end.
The hull was raised in the 1960s and now can be seen at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus.
CSS CHATTAHOOCHEE--
Built at the Saffold Confederate Naval Yard, 150 miles south of Columbus. Entered service in February 1863 and served on the rivers in southern Georgia and northern Florida.
There were always problems with its steam engine. On May 27, 1863, a boiler explosion killed many sailors and disabled the ship.
It was taken to Columbus for repairs in June 1864 and scuttled to prevent capture in December. Its hull was also raised and today it is the only Confederate gunboat to survive the war and is also on display at the Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus.
Old B-R'er
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