The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Looking for the CSS Pontchartrain

From the February 24th THV of Little Rock, Arkansas.

William Stevens is leading an effort in the Arkansas River to locate and bring up items from the Confederate gunboat Pontchartrain. A bell and a jug have been found so far. Inside the jug, they found a pocket knife, marbles and bullets.

Before the war, it was a civilian boat called the Lizzie Simmons before it was acquired by the Confederacy.

When it was set on fire, it burned for 24 hours and there is only one known picture of the ship which appeared in a boat menu.

Never heard of It. --Old B-Runner

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