CSS General Quitman

Two ships of the Confederate States Navy have been named General Quitman after several cities after John A. Quitman:^[1]

CSS General Quitman (transport), a Confederate States transport built c.1859, sank at Morganza, Louisiana on October 23, 1868
CSS General Quitman (gunboat), a gunboat of Confederate River Defense Fleet, probably built as the Galveston c.1857, burned to prevent capture on April 24, 1862

See also

River Defense Fleet

References

↑ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: General Quitman

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