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Rattlesnake Confederate Steamship stock certificate
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Rattlesnake Confederate Steamship stock certificate | |
| Creator: Confederate States of America | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1862 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms725 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Formally 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.
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Scope and Content
A 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 Information
Preferred Citation
Rattlesnake Confederate Steamship stock certificate, ms725, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Pauline Mathewson in May 1971 via Clemens de Baillou and W.P.K.