A&M To Help Conserve Civil War Cannons
Stephanie Cannon '06 July 27, 2015 1:34 PM updated: July 27, 2015 2:20 PM
The Conservation Research Laboratory (CRL) at Texas A&M University is set today receive four cannons from the wreckage of the Civil War vessel CSS Georgia.
The cannons were aboard the Confederate ironclad that is being raised from the Savannah River, along with other artifacts, as part of a channel-deepening project.
The CRL is working on the $15 million removal project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy, which owns the ship and its contents, to conserve many of the artifacts for eventual display.
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