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CSS Stonewall

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Ironclad Ram:

Built by L. Arman at Bordeaux, France, in 1863-64 for the Confederate States Government; however

French Government refused to permit her delivery

Sold to Denmark, via a Swedish intermediary, for use in the Schleswig-Holstein War, named Sphinx

Sphinx failed to reach Copenhagen before end of the Schleswig-Holstein War and was returned to her builders

Resold to the Confederate States Government in December 1864

Renamed Stonewall, CAPT. Thomas J. Page CSN, in command

CSS Stonewall departed Copenhagen to load supplies in France, to throw off suspicion of her actual ownership she was renamed Staerkodder and Oline

Unable to replenish fully in French waters Stonewall sailed for Madeira but put into Ferrol, Spain instead because of bad weather

Stonewall reached Nassau, New Providence, 6 May 1865 onward to Havana where because of wars end she was turned over to the Captain General of Cuba

Cuba delivered Stonewall to the US Government in July 1865

US Government sold Stonewall to Japan in 1867, where she was renamed Kotetsu later Azuma

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 900 t.
Length 171' 10"
Beam 32' 8"
Draft 14' 4"
Speed 10 kts
Complement unknown

Armament unknown
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
CSS Stonewall
	62k	*Namesake* Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and the best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived with the loss of an arm to amputation, but died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. His death was a severe setback for the Confederacy, affecting not only its military prospects, but also the morale of its army and of the general public. Jackson in death became an icon of Southern heroism and commitment, becoming a mainstay in the pantheon of the "Lost Cause". Military historians consider Jackson to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history. His Valley Campaign and his envelopment of the Union Army's right wing at Chancellorsville are studied worldwide even today as examples of innovative and bold leadership. He excelled as well in other battles: the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) where he received his famous nickname "Stonewall"; the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas); and the battles of Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Jackson was not universally successful as a commander, however, as displayed by his late arrival and confused efforts during the Seven Days Battles around Richmond in 1862.	Tommy Trampp
	117k	Plan of CSS Stonewall, author unknown.	Robert Hurst
098651621	100k	Side view plan of CSS Stonewall, circa 1864.	Robert Hurst
098651620	322k	Launching of the ironclad ram *Le Sphinx* at the Arman shipyards, Bordeaux, France. Engraving by Mr Duffet, 1 January 1864.	Robert Hurst
	243k	"THE CONFEDERATE STEAM RAM STONEWALL LEAVING LISBON HARBOR", published in "Harper's Weekly" May 1865.	Tommy Trampp
	143k	Engraving of CSS Stonewall published in "Harper's Weekly", 3 February 1866 as part of a larger print entitled "The Iron-clad Navy of the United States. See US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # 73968. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 61424.	Robert Hurst
	135k	Confederate ironclad CSS Stonewall anchored off Ferrol, Spain in March, 1865. Library of Congress, Photo No . LOT 4182, No. 32	Mike Green
	152k	*Stonewall* in dry dock, date and location unknown. Photo from "The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes", Vol Six, The Navies".	Tommy Trampp
	153k		Tommy Trampp
US Ram Stonewall
	202k	Ex-Confederate iron-clad ram *Stonewall* at anchor at Washington, DC, in June 1865. Note US Capitol in the background. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 43994.	Mike Green
	113k	Ex-CSS Stonewall moored in the Anacostia River, off the Washington Navy Yard, circa 1865. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo #: NH 70813	Robert Hurst
	77k	Photo of ex-CSS Stonewall from on board another ship, probably while laid up off the Washington Navy Yard, in 1865-66. Photo mounted on a stereograph card. Note *Stonewall*'s stern decoration. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 86238. Courtesy of the Steamship Historical Society of America, 1952. Collection of Rosmar S. Devereaux.	Robert Hurst
	148k	Ex CSS Stonewall at anchor, off the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., circa 1865-67, while awaiting disposal. Photo from "The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes", Vol Six, The Navies".	Tommy Trampp
	165k	Ex CSS Stonewall at anchor, off the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., circa 1865-67, while awaiting disposal. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 43993	Mike Green
	132k	From the captured Confederate states Ram *Stonewall*, a letter book handwritten deck copy prepared by John Roop Jr, Senior Engineer, for Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. A correct copy as signed by S.D. Hibbert Navy Dept. (Hibbert was assigned special duty Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1863-1867). The document is on ruled paper and reads: "Copy U.S. Ram "Stonewall", December 1st, 1865. Sir, I am pleased to say that since Wm. H. G. West has been attached to this ship he has been unremitting in the discharge of his dutie: His conduct has my my entire approbation. He is a most excellent and reliable officer and I shall be pleased to hear of his early professional advancement. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant....	Tommy Trampp
Kotetsu / Azuma
098651623	326k	Sketch of the Japanese ironclad *Kotetsu, later renamed Azuma*, circa 1866.	Robert Hurst
	107k	Japanese ironclad *Azuma* moored to a buoy in a Japanese port, circa late-1860s. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 42257	Robert Hurst
	153k	Japanese ironclad *Azuma* at anchor probably in a Japanese port, circa late-1860s. Colorized version thanks to Laststandonzombieisland of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 101772. courtesy of Tom Stribling, 1986.	Tommy Trampp
	132k	Halftone reproduction of an artwork of Japanese ironclad *Azuma* in harbor, location unknown. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 86930.	Robert Hurst
	115k	Artwork (1871) depicting the Japanese ironclad *Azuma* in a Far East port late-1860s. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 42258	Robert Hurst
	123k	*Azuma* leads the Japanese Imperial Fleet line of battle at the Naval Battle of Hakodate in May 1869. Photo from the "Illustrated London News", 11 September 1869	Tommy Trampp
098651622	127k	Sketch of *Azuma*. Image from the book "The biography of Tye Captain Koga Gengo". Published by Kogagengodenkannkokai, 1933.	Robert Hurst