Civil War Naval Museum Recovering After Two Arsons During the Summer of floyd
National Civil War Naval Museum hopes to arrange and display armor from ironclad's fantail by the end of March.
National Civil War Naval Museum hopes to arrange and display armor from ironclad’s fantail by the end of March. The complex piece -- damaged by an arson fire in 2020 -- was built to protect CSS Jackson’s rudder, propellers
(Civil War Picket) - A fire set by Union cavalrymen in 1865 and a second lit by an arsonist in 2020 took away the dignity – and much of the wood – from a remarkable section of the Confederate ironclad CSS Jackson.
But the blazes could not erase the story of the fantail crafted for the vessel, whose remains are on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Ga.
The arson fire dashed hopes of conserving the fantail, the precisely built curved rear deck that protected the vessel’s rudder and propellers. It sat for years, lying upside down, in a pole barn outside the museum. Officials had hoped to move the component inside and build a pie-shaped replica.
The arson changed all that.
Museum officials moved to the idea of using the surviving armor and replacement wood for a recreation that would highlight the artifact’s complexity and contours.
No dice. That option ultimately proved too costly and unfeasible.
“Each piece looked like it was almost cut to fit. There are all kinds of sizes and…
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