Louisiana's Military Heritage:

     Vessels named CSS SLIDELL

CSS SLIDELL

In the short four-year history of the Confederate States of America (1861~1865), only one ship bore the name of SLIDELL, the 12th largest city in Louisiana founded by prominent Confederate diplomat and Louisiana native John Slidell.

The Confederate SLIDELL (1862 ~ 1863):

Not much information has survived to the present day concerning the Confederate gunboat CSS SLIDELL. What facts are known revolve largely around her construction and her eventual destruction. The SLIDELL was built at New Orleans, Louisiana, in early 1862. She was later destroyed on the Tennessee River prior to February 06, 1863.

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All information listed above courtesy of the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships unless otherwise noted.
 

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