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Story by Jeremy Buddemeier
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Jeremy Buddemeier
Jim Jobling, a project manager with Texas A&M University’s Conservation Research Laboratory, positions two separate eyes for tackle from a pivot gun carriage. At left, a brass eye compared to an iron version of the same.

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- As archaeologists recover more CSS Georgia artifacts from the murky waters of the Savannah River, the day-to-day hardships of serving as a Confederate sailor are becoming clearer.

Confederate forces were hamstrung by deficiencies in production capacity and resources compared to their Union counterparts. The CSS Georgia’s armor was comprised of makeshift alternating railroad rails, and its engines lacked the power to propel it against the Savannah River’s current.

More: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/161771/new-artifacts-reveal-more-about-civil-war-life#.VUOfb5PwCDk
 
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