Remains of the Confederate Ironclad CSS Georgia to Be Raised

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It’s planned that salvage crews will work through next September in the process of raising what remains of armored Confederate ironclad CSS Georgia. The ironclad has been deteriorating 30 feet below the surface of the Savannah River for over 150 years.

The Army Corps of Engineers has begun recovery efforts to bring up the remains of the vessel. It was scuttled by its crew to prevent its capture by Gen. William T. Sherman’s Union army in December 1864. The shipwreck lies in the area where the river winds east of downtown Savannah, Georgia.

Read more about the project at: http://newsok.com/work-begins-to-raise-confederate-warship-from-savannah-river/article/feed/789974

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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