CSS Jackson

Linked to Civil War on the Chattahoochee River

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The CSS Jackson, a Confederate ironclad built during the Civil War, is pictured in 1864 on the Chattahoochee River at Columbus.

Courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center

CSS Jackson

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