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Item Number: Mem9523
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From the transport S.S. Governor sunk off the coast of South Carolina in 1861
.52 caliber, flat base Sharps bullet that was recovered from the shipwreck of the S.S. Governor. A Federal side wheel steamer, the Governor sank about 22 miles off the coast of Georgetown, South Carolina, in November 1861, in a very strong gale. She was carrying a marine battalion of 600 men, and supplies at the time of her sinking. Fortunately only 7 men were lost.
Georgetown, South Carolina is located about 60 miles north of Charleston, and it is the 3rd oldest city in the state. A port city, it is located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, Great Pee Dee, Wacamaw, and Sampit Rivers. |
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