Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Sailors on the CSS Chattahoochee Buried in Columbus, Georgia

John Julius Guthrie also commanded the CSS Chattahoochee and was in charge of the ship when its boiler exploded on June 1, 1863.  

These are Confederate naval personnel buried at Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia.

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CORNELIUS DUFFY

Of Apalachicola died June 1, 1863, in Columbus, as a result of the CSS Chattahoochee's boiler explosion.  He was born either 1833 or 1836, depending on census or  enlistment data.

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JOHN DUNLOP

(Sometimes spelled Dunlap)

CSS Virginia & Chattahoochee.  Died  September 2, 1862,  in Soldier's Home, Columbus.

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JOHN W. CATLETT

Landsman.  Born Florida c. 1841.  Died Columbus, GA.  hospital Feb. 20, 1864, while assigned to the CSS Chattahoochee.

--Old B-R'er


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