Pamunkey River Project
Vessel Documentation

Two of the hulls were found side-by-side. Hull #1 is to the left, in the mud below the kayak.   Hull #2 lies next to it, partially submerged in the middle of the picture.

One of the valuable aspects of the Civil War from a historian’s perspective is that it coincided with the development and widespread use of photography.

Many pictures are available from the era that help us interpret things we find archaeologically.   Several images show vessels that were moored together in parallel to form a make-shift wharf in an arrangement that appears similar to the two hulls above.

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