Tattnall, Josiah

Life Span
to
Full name
Josiah Tattnall
Place of Birth
Savannah, GA
Burial Place
Savannah, GA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Occupation
Military
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Navy
Date Event
In Virginia, the famous and feared Confederate ironclad "Merrimac" is burned to avoid its capture
In Richmond, the Confederate Navy convenes a court of inquiry over the destruction of the Merrimac
In Richmond, the Confederate Navy court of inquiry into the scuttling of the Merrimac makes its report
How to Cite This Page: "Tattnall, Josiah," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6684.