CSS Ida

	CSS Beauregard, Ida, Livingston and other ships of Savannah River, Georgia. CSS Ida is in front of CSS Beauregard, the ship with a long mast at the bow.
History
General characteristics

CSS Ida, a small steamer, operated in conjunction with Commodore Tattnall's squadron in the Savannah River. She served as a transport, dispatch, and tow boat from 1862 until 10 December 1864, when, during the Union attack on Savannah, she was captured by a party of foragers and cavalrymen under Captain Gildersleeve, USA, and burned near Argyle Island.[1]

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.