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CSS Texas was the third and last Columbia-class (or Tennessee-class according to some sources [1]) casemate ironclad built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Not begun until 1864 and intended to become part of the James River Squadron, she saw no action before being captured by Union forces while still fitting out.
Therefore, the Confederate Congress voted $2 million in May 1861 to buy ironclads from overseas, and in July and August started work on construction and converting wooden ships locally. On 12 October 1861, the Manassas became the first ironclad to enter battle when she fought Union warships on the Mississippi.
CSS Texas is the name of two ships in the Confederate States Navy: CSS Texas (1863), a steam commerce raider better known as the Spanish screw corvette Tornado; CSS Texas (1865), an ironclad ram unfinished at the end of the war
One of the most important and famous naval battles of the American Civil War was the clash of the ironclads, between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads. The battle took place on March 8, 1862, and lasted for several hours, resulting in a tactical draw.
On March 9, 1862, CSS Virginia and USS Monitor, the first ironclads to meet in battle, slammed cannon fire off each other for over four hours. On March 9, 1862, CSS Virginia and USS Monitor, the ...
Ray Richey of the Texas Civil War Museum stands with a coat worn by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The coat and some swords are being added to the collection.
Pages in category "Ironclad warships of the Confederate States Navy" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... CSS Texas (1865)
Built of Texas pine, because of a metal shortage during the war, in shipyards along the river, the vessels sailed the Gulf and the Atlantic. After the war, they were deemed useless.