CSS Stonewall Jackson
CSS Stonewall Jackson was a cottonclad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Confederate States | |
| Name | Stonewall Jackson |
| Namesake | Stonewall Jackson |
| Acquired | January 1862 |
| Commissioned | March 1862 |
| Fate | Driven ashore and burned, 24 April 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel ram |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, side-wheels |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | 1 × 32-pounder gun or 24-pounder smoothbore |
Stonewall Jackson was selected in January 1862, by Capt. James E. Montgomery to be part of his River Defense Fleet at New Orleans. On 25 January Montgomery began to convert her into a cottonclad ram by placing a 4-inch (100 mm) oak sheath with 1-inch (25 mm) iron covering on her bow, and by installing double pine bulkheads fitted with compressed cotton bales.
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