Historical Marker

CSS <i>Georgia</i>: The "Ladies' Gunboat"

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2014

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Funded by a statewide women's fundraising drive, the ironclad CSS Georgia proved too underpowered to maneuver and served as a stationary floating battery; her crew scuttled her in 1864 as Sherman closed on the city.

About this site

CSS <i>Georgia</i>: The "Ladies' Gunboat" is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2014. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0811, -81.0365 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort James Jackson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Construction of Fort Jackson, Garrison of Fort Jackson, and Republican Blues.

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

📍 32.0811, -81.0365 · Savannah, Chatham County

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