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Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

CSS Alabama Artifact Photo Collection

A selection of photographs of artifacts in the CSS Alabama collection. The wrecksite of CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider sunk during an engagement off the coast of Cherbourg, France in 1864, was discovered in 1984 and subsequently investigated by French and American archaeologists. The collection provides a unique look at shipboard life during the Civil War.