Historical Marker

Sinking of the CSS "Nashville (Rattlesnake)"

Richmond Hill · Bryan County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Trapped above Fort McAllister, the raider CSS Nashville ran aground while trying to slip past the blockade in February 1863. The monitor USS Montauk's heavy guns set her ablaze until her magazine exploded, destroying the ship.

About this site

Sinking of the CSS "Nashville (Rattlesnake)" is a historical marker in Richmond Hill, Bryan County, erected in 1957. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in Bryan County, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8897, -81.1989 near Richmond Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Destruction of the C.S.S. Nashville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort McAllister The Naval Bombardments, Antonio J. Waring, Jr. M.D., and Fort McAllister The Assault From The Rear.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.8897, -81.1989 · Richmond Hill, Bryan County

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