 Rattlesnake Confederate Steamship stock certificate
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteFormally the C.S.S. Nashville, the Confederate ship was converted into a privateer and renamed the Rattlesnake. At the battle for Fort McAllister in Richmond Hill, GA, the ship was attacked by the U.S.S. Montauk in Feburary 1863, during which the Rattlesnake ran aground and eventually caught fire and sunk. For more information, see: (accessed 03/28/2011) Scope and ContentA photocopy of single $1,000 share certificate for the Confederate Steamship Rattlesnake, dated November 17, 1862, made out to F. A. Brake and signed by T. Harrison Baker. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationRattlesnake Confederate Steamship stock certificate, ms725, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Immediate Source of AcquisitionGift of Mrs. Pauline Mathewson in May 1971 via Clemens de Baillou and W.P.K. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||