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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate States Navy and a brief history of what became of it. [from the Richmond, Va. Times December 30, 1900.] (search)
un. Destroyed by Federal field battery at the fall of Savannah in 1864. Richmond—Iron-clad, four guns. Launched at Gosport Navy Yard in 1862 and burned by Confederates at the evacuation of Richmond, April, 1865. Roanoke—Iron tug, formerly the Raleigh. Bought in Norfolk in 1861 and mounted one gun. Burned at Richmond upon the evacution of that city. Savannah—Iron-clad, four guns. Built at Savannah and burned by the Confederates at the evacuation of that city in December, 1864. Sampson—Side-wheel river steamer, two guns. Taken by the Confederates to Augusta upon the evacuation of Savannah, December, 1864. sea-Bird—Side-wheel river steamer. Bought at Norfolk in 1861 and armed with two guns. Sunk in battle at Elizabeth City, February 10th, 1852. Selma—Side-wheel merchant steamer. Mounted, four guns. Captured by the Federals at the battle of Mobile Bay, August 5th, 1864. St. Mary—Side-wheel river steamer, two guns. Burned on Yazoo river. Stono—Gun-