CSPAN CSS Chattahoochee At The National Civil War Naval Museum June 22, 2024
Ironclad virginia the day she fought the monitor at the battle of hampton roads. Late in 1862, he is transferred to columbus. He is the First Official captain of the css chattahoochee. He stays in command here for about a year, and then we have two more captains after that. The crew is a strange combination of individuals, river rats from port cities from columbus to apalachicola. It is very multinational. Any time you have the opportunity to preserve a ship, it is first of all a very expensive undertaking. Most people dont make the connection, especially in the modern era. We can get in a car...