CSN Hunley to be Opened Up

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by Harry Cooper


The Confederate submarine HUNLEY, which mounted the first successful attack ever on an enemy ship, was recently raised from the bottom of Charleston Harbor. Scientists are about to open up the submarine and begin to salvage artifacts and other items from the boat. This will give them a great insight into how this ancient submarine, powered by men turning a crank, actually worked. The remains of the men aboard are to be interred in a nearby cemetery in a section for Confederate soldiers. There is concern by some that the remains should not have been disturbed at all, but left to sleep in their iron coffin. Further concern from others has to do with burying the veterans with military honors, since there is a move by some groups to do away with everything having to do with the Confederacy. It promises to be interesting.


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