AH-WR-1469

Stonewall Jackson

Blockade Runner · Confederate States · Lost 1863 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

Formerly the Leopard, this successful runner was driven ashore and burned near Charleston in April 1863.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Stonewall Jackson, formerly named Leopard, made several successful runs through the blockade. On 12 April 1863, inbound to Charleston, she was intercepted by Union warships. Her crew ran her ashore and set her afire rather than surrender her and her cargo. She was lost at the harbor entrance.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Iron
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, side paddle wheels
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: April 12, 1863
Cause: Enemy action
Location: Off Sullivan's Island, near the entrance to Charleston Harbor
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 32.76° N 79.82° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Region: The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)

Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
Loss date, circumstances and the vessels involved.
Stephen R. Wise, Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War (University of South Carolina Press)
Blockade-running career and loss.