From the January 2, 2024, Early County (Georgia) News "The History of the Confederate Naval Yard" by Leah Taylor.
Confederate naval officers and John H. Warner selected this site because of its remote location and abundance of timber around it. Another reason was that the landowner, David S. Johnson, was an avid Confederate. He was chosen to run the shipyard. This proved to be a poor choice because despite all the timber and a large work force of slaves, he had no experience with shipbuilding at all.
The deadline for building his warship, 120 days, came and went with no ship. He gave in and began placing ads in local papers for experienced shipbuilders. Eventually the ship was built and delivered ten months late, December 8, 1862.
That ship was the CSS Chattahoochee, taking its name from the river on which it was built.
--Old B-Runner
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