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Section of 4.25˝ x 1.75˝ x 1.25˝ wood attributed to the USS Atlanta, an ironclad that served in the Confederate and Union Navies during the Civil War. Affixed to a 8.5˝ x 5.5˝ wooden mount, marked "CSS Atlanta," with attribution label affixed to the reverse: "This small piece of wood was recovered from the Confederate ironclad 'Atlanta' on June 17, 1863 after being battered and captured by the U.S.S. Nahant and the U.S.S. Weehawken. This piece was mounted in April 1967, E.L.D." In fine condition.
Originally built as the British blockade runner Fingal, the ship was converted into the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta during the Civil War. In June 1863, she ran aground while attempting to attack Union blockaders in Wassaw Sound, Georgia, and was captured after a short battle with Union monitors Weehawken and Nahant. Repaired and commissioned as USS Atlanta in 1864, she served the Union Navy on the James River for the remainder of the war before being decommissioned in 1865.
