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CSS Chickamauga

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Screw Steamer:

Built, date an location unknown

Launched, date unknown

Blockade runner Edith was purchased by the Confederate Navy at Wilmington, N.C., in 1864

CSS Chickamauga stood out to sea, 28 October 1864, LT. J. Wilkinson CSN in command, for a cruise north to the entrance of Long Island Sound, thence to St. Georges, Bermuda, for repairs and coal

Chickamauga took several prizes before returning to Wilmington, 19 November 1864

During the bombardment of Fort Fisher, 24-25 December 1864, a portion of Chickamauga's crew served the guns at the fort

Although not immediately engaged in defense of Fort Fisher, the ship rendered further aid in transporting ammunition

She lent support to the fort when it was bombarded again on 15 January 1865

Final Disposition, after the evacuation of Wilmington, Chickamauga went up the Cape Fear River where she was sunk by the Confederates

Specifications:
Displacement 585 t.
Length 220'
Beam 24'
Depth of Hold 14'
Draft unknown
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 120
Armament three rifle cannons
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	94k	Wash drawing CSS Chickamauga by Clary Ray, 25 June 1897. This ship was originally the blockade running steamer *Edith* . US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 59630. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.		Robert Hurst

CSS Chickamauga
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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