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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Archeologists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, aided by divers and salvage operations teams from the U.S. Navy, retrieve a 64-square foot section of a Civil War ironclad warship from the bottom of the Savannah River the evening of Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Navy photo.
The divers worked in strong currents with near-zero visibility to assess the possibility of lifting a small piece of the Confederate ship’s casemate for archeological testing. A crane lifted it onto a barge anchored near historic Old Fort Jackson on the eastern edge of Savannah. Experts estimate the piece weighs more than 5,000 pounds.
The Confederate navy scuttled the CSS Georgia in 1864 as Union troops approached Savannah. The iron-covered ship remained on the river bottom until 1969 when a dredge removing sediment from the shipping channel struck a portion of the ship, according to Julie Morgan, staff archeologist for the Corps’ Savannah District. A brief recovery effort in the late 1980’s removed two cannon, various types of munitions and other artifacts.
“This retrieval will play a major role in creating a research design to effectively remove the CSS Georgia before expanding the shipping channel along this stretch of the Savannah River,” said Morgan. “It took a dedicated team working in some very tough conditions to bring this piece to the surface.”
Over time the ship’s casemate, the iron-covered upper portion of the warship, came apart. The small portion removed Nov. 12 will give archeologists the ability to assess the condition of the remainder of the ship, according to Morgan, and ensure the team follows protocols from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) includes removal and preservation of CSS Georgia, which sits immediately adjacent to the shipping channel. The SHEP will deepen Savannah’s harbor from its current 42-foot depth to 47 feet, greatly expanding its capability to handle larger cargo vessels. Learn more about SHEP at www.sas.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/SavannahHarbor...
CSS&SB 1 and 28 at Burnham, Illinois, sometime in April 1975, photo by Chuck Zeiler. I did not keep careful notes on this trip, so please feel free to add/correct any information. Number 1 is on a CERA sponsored fan trip from Chicago to (I believe) Michigan City and return, featuring sequential cars 1, 2, 3, and 4. Number 28 is on the rear of a regularly scheduled train.
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CSS&SB 102 at Randolph Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March 1980, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Erskine sites featured in Japanese book "CSS Creative Design". Book sent kindly by Kazumichi Takahashi.
A westbound CSS&SB passenger train departs the K&E and enters Metra's Electric District at Kensington Tower, in November 2000.
Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Norfolk, VA.
Update 2012: It's CSS Nansemond, built in Norfolk. 1:24 scale model by C. Lester McLeod.
Short-lived large Helvetica version with a big fixed footer (that shrunk to half size when scrolling). Also changed colors depending on the time of day you viewed it. Was never really satisfied with this so it didn't last long.
CSS&SB Pullman 3 at Michigan City, Indiana on an unknown day in May 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 3 was built by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company in early 1926, placed in service sometime during June 1926.
Modified gondola. For diagonal plate loading only.
Type: Gondola
AAR Class: GBS
AAR Type: E534
Plate: B
Max Gross Weight: 286000
Load Limit: 210200
Dry Capacity: 2743
Ext L/W/H: 57' 1" / 10' 7" / 13' 10"
Int L/W/H: 52' 6" / 9' 6" / 9' 6"
CSS&SB 2 at Michigan City, Indiana on an unknown day in May 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 2 was built by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company in 1926, one of ten of the first steel cars ordered by the Insull administration (road #'s 1 - 9). They were also the first cars to operate on 1500 volts DC. When first placed in service on July 13, 1926, they operated between Michigan City and South Bend until the rest of the railroad was converted from 6000 volts AC. This car is the original 60 foot length, rides on Baldwin 84-60AA trucks equipped with Westinghouse 4W567-C11 traction motors, weighs 133,400 pounds, and seats 56 passengers (16 in the smoking section).