CSS Chattahoochee Remains

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The engines and lower hull of the CSS Chattahoochee, a steam-powered gunship built by the Confederate navy during the Civil War, are pictured circa 1964. In 1865 Confederate forces burned the ship on the Chattahoochee River to prevent it from falling into Union hands. The remains of the were raised from the riverbed in the mid-1960s.

Courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center

CSS Chattahoochee Remains

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