Full crate of CS Enfields

[Youngblood]

This is a couple years old but it shows a crate of Enfields that were sunk on a blockade runner during the war.
Several pictures.

http://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2013/12/rare-crate-of-civil-war-rifles-yields.html?m=1

 

[AndyHall]

Stono was destroyed directly off Fort Moultrie, labeled here "I. Smith":

Modern aerial view of Fort Moultrie (via Google Earth), with the remains of Bowman's Jetty still visible at upper right. The beach has extended further out from its position in 1865, placing (it is believed) the wreck of Celt under the sand. The wreck of Stono would be near the end of the jetty, on the opposite side from the yellow arrow.

 

[Youngblood]

Neat pictures.

Heres part 2 of crate story with a couple other pics.

http://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2015/11/enfield-rifles-recovered-in-shipwreck.html?m=1

 

[Michael W.]

That is amazing!

 

[Story]

Updating this thread with new information, so that continuity is maintained and folks searching for this old thread aren't fustrated.

Two Civil War Enfield rifles that have been kept in water are chosen for wood conservation. The hope is to put them and 18 others on display

civil-war-picket.blogspot.com

 

[Cornpone and Molasses]

@Youngblood Bookmarked. Thanks!

 

[krkey1]

This is two miles from where I live.