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WATER WITCH: TRAVERSING
THE SEAS OF HISTORY
Location: Georgia Length:
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On June 3, 1864, a boat force of
the Confederate Navy during a daring raid captured the
side-wheel steamer USS Water Witch and its crew of 65.
After serving as a Federal ship to blockade the Georgia
coast, the ship then became the CSS Water Witch. The
Confederate Navy later that year scuttled the ship in
Georgia’s Vernon River to prevent its recapture. This
video documents the ship’s rediscovery by remote sensing
during an archaeological survey by the Georgia Department
of Transportation preparatory to bridge construction. |
