The H.L. Hunley - A Surviving Civil War Submarine

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The H.L. Hunley, also known as the CSS Hunley, was a Confederate submarine that was used to attack and successfully sink the USS Housatonic during the Union blockade of Charleston in 1864. The Hunley did not survive the mission, and all eight members of the crew were lost. The Sub was discovered in the 1970s and was raised from the sea in 2000.

You can visit the H.L. Hunley at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston.

The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.