In the last post, I mentioned a Confederate ship named the Indian Chief in connection to Joseph Ridgaway, a crew member of the doomed submarine Hunley.. I didn't know anything about it so did some more research.
The CSS Indian Chief was the receiving ship for Charleston and many naval recruits served on it. The ship was also involved in mine laying operations and was described as a schooner. It was burned during the Confederate evacuation of Charleston on February 18, 1865 in Town Creek.
In 1929, its wreck was leveled with dynamite and clamshell dredging..
--Old B-Runner
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