Richmond Hill in Bryan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

C.S.S. Nashville

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2008

1. C.S.S. Nashville Marker

Inscription. Built by William Collyer in New York City. She was ordered by New York merchants and launched September 22, 1853. Her maiden voyage was from New York to Charleston, South Carolina, under the name United States Mail Steamship Nashville, with a cargo of mail and passengers. The bottom of the vessel was sheathed in copper in 1854 to prevent marine growth. She was overhauled in 1859, and received new boilers in June 1860.
The Nashville entered Charleston Harbor April 12, 1861, as the Civil War began. She was purchased by the newly formed Confederate States Navy for $100,000. She was the first vessel commissioned by the Confederate States Government and the first to fly a Confederate flag in England.
She entered South Hampton England, November 21, 1861, after capturing and burning the Union ship Harvey Birch.
The C.S.S. Nashville, renamed the Privateer Rattlesnake, came to an end of blockade running on February 28, 1863. Trapped in the Ogeechee by a sandbar at low tide, the guns of Fort McAllister could not protect her and within an hour the Union Ironclad Montauk had sunk the Confederate vessel.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1863.

Location. 31° 53.39′ N, 81° 11.939′ W. Marker is in Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County. It can be reached from Fort McAllister Road. Located at the Fort McAllister parking lot, near the visitor center for the state park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond Hill GA 31324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and in Greater Savannah.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Destruction of the C.S.S. Nashville

C.S.S. Nashville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Naval History and Heritage Command

2. C.S.S. Nashville

(here, next to this marker); Sinking of the CSS "Nashville (Rattlesnake)" (a few steps from this marker); Fort McAllister The Naval Bombardments (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonio J. Waring, Jr. M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort McAllister The Assault From The Rear (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. John McCrady (within shouting distance of this marker); Major John B. Gallie (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom Cat (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond Hill.

More about this marker. (Upper Left Picture)
C.S.S. Nashville Burning the Harvey Birch by D. McFarlane, 1864

(Upper Right Picture)
From Tangled Machinery and Charred Relics, by Chance, Chance & Topper, 1985

(Lower left picture)
From A Short History of Naval and Marine Engineering by Eng. Capt. Dagar C. Smith, 1937

(Lower right picture)
From Tangled Machinery and Charred Relics, by Chance, Chance & Topper, 1985

C.S.S. Nashville Specifications

• Length - 216 feet • Draft - 12 feet • Displacement - 1,500 tons
• Engine - One side lever, two 32 feet side wheels

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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

3. C.S.S. Nashville Marker

Coal Bunkers - 185 tons capacity • Speed - 14 knots (12 miles )
per hour

Also see . . . CSS Nashville. was a brig-rigged passenger steamer (Submitted on October 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Marker at Fort McAllister State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013

4. Marker at Fort McAllister State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,288 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.