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Cairo was raised, partially restored, and is on display at tne Vicksburg National Battlefield. There is also an exhibit of bric-a-brac including personal items of crew members that was recovered from the wreckage. It gives one a pretty good idea of life aboard a ship during the War of Northern Agression.
The boat is considerably bigger than one might expect for a river craft, and the hole where the mine got it is plainly evident in the bow (port side, IIRC). Several of the guns are also in place, and much of the massive engine machinery was recovered.
