C.S.S. Arkansas - Vicksburg, MS
Posted by: kwashnak
N 32° 21.050 W 090° 53.017
15S E 699158 N 3581292
In Catfish Row Art Park, Levee Street, Vicksburg
Waymark Code: WMGQ43
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2013
Views: 13
C.S.S. Arkansas
The C.S.S. Arkansas, an ironclad built in Yazoo City, met the Union vessels Queen of the West, Tyler and Carondelet on July 15, 1862, on the Yazoo River. Moving into the Mississippi, the Arkansas ran past thirty-nine Union vessels on her way to Vicksburg, inflicting numerous hits on the enemy. The Arkansas was later scuttled to avoid capture.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History 2003
Date Installed:: 2003/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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