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CSS Chattahoochee

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Gunboat:

Built in 1862-63 at Saffold, GA. by David Saunders Johnston, under the supervision of LT. C. R. Jones, CSN

Launched, 1 January 1863

Commissioned, CSS Chattahoochee in February 1863

The ship was plagued by machinery failures, including a boiler explosion that killed 18 on 27 May 1863

Chattahoochee was moved from her anchorage at Blountstown, FL, 10 June 1864, to Columbus, GA., for repairs

Scuttled the Apalachicola River in December 1864, Chattahoochee was destroyed to prevent capture

Sunken remains of Chattahoochee were found in 1963, later raised and placed on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus GA.

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 150'
Beam 25'
Depth of Hold 10'
Draft 8'
Speed 12 kts
Complement 120

Armament

four 32-pdr smooth bore guns

one 32 pdr rifle

one 9" Dahlgren smooth bore gun

Propulsion

two horizontal steam engines

two propellers

Size	Image Description	Source
85k	An undated painting of CSS Chattahoochee under way, probably on the Apalachicola River. Artist unknown. Image courtesy of National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus, GA.	Robert Hurst
273k	Illustration of CSS Chattahoochee from, "Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865: An Illustrated Guide to the Fighting Vessels of the Union and the Confederacy", 2013, by Kevin J. Dougherty.	Tommy Trampp
81k	The stern CSS Chattahoochee on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus, GA.	Robert Hurst
110k	The engines and lower portion of the after hull, from the Confederate steam gunboat CSS Chattahoochee. Photographed following recovery in the vicinity of Columbus, GA., circa the early or middle 1960s. Note the engines' horizontal cylinders, with the shafts of her twin screws beyond them. This machinery had been wrecked with sledge hammers when the ship was scuttled in December 1864. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 55226. Courtesy of the Confederate Salvage Association.	Robert Hurst

CSS Chattahoochee
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Catesby, ap Roger Jones, CSN	July 1862 - 4 February 1863
02	LT. Guthrie, John Julius, CSN	4 February 1863 - March 1864
03	LT. Gift, George Washington, CSN	March 1864 - July 1864
04	unknown	July 1864 - December 1864

Personnel Killed May 1863
Those killed in the explosion (with those who later died of their wounds) were:
Fred W. Arents, Third Assistant Engineer, of Richmond, Virginia
Charles H. Berry, Quartermaster, of Tampa, Florida
William B. Bilbro, Pilot, of Columbus, Georgia
Edward Conn, Coal Heaver, of Apalachicola, Florida
Charles Douglas, Second Class Fireman
Henry Fagan, Second Assistant Engineer, of Key West, Florida
Manassa Faircloth, Landsman, of Hardaway, Florida <
Eugene Henderson, Paymaster's Clerk, of Tuskegee, Alabama
Joseph Hicks, First Class Fireman, of Georgia
Euclid P. Hodges, Third Assistant Engineer, of Maryland
John Joliff, Seaman
James H. Jones, Landsman, of Florida
Enoch C. Lanpher, Second Class Fireman, of Columbus, Georgia
Charles K. Mallory, Midshipman, of Virginia
William Moore, Landsman, of Florida
John S. Spear, Landsman, of Florida
James Thomas, Landsman, of Florida
Lewis C. Wild, Landsman, of Florida

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Wikipedia - CSS Chattahoochee
Wikipedia - Catesby ap Roger Jones
An Investigation into the Remains of the Confederate Gunboat CSS Chattahoochee

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