Exploring Historic Ironclads at the Civil War Naval Museum

Four Civil War ironclads are left. One in Georgia. Just go! . . Pictures can’t do justice to how big the CSS Jackson is and was. The metal frame over shows the original size and smokestack of this ironclad; the wood is all that is left. At 220 feet long, the building was built around it, and I can only capture half of it at a time in a picture. . . The National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus isn’t big, but it packs a punch. There are also the remains of the gunboat Chatahoochee and rebuilds of several more. We walked through several reconstructed parts, saw iron remains going through cleaning, and read a lot about all the ships in the navy at the time through a really cool giant painting. . . This museum really is a treasure and totally worth it. Especially if you have free reciprocity like I do! . . We had read several books about ironclads and now need to go back and reread them. Too cool! Go support this under-visited museum! #visitcolumbusga @columbusgeorgia