Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Log kept aboard the USS Somerset, Jan. 1, 1863-May 18, 1864, with added accounts and records kept in 1862
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
Logs and mementos of Jesse Sherwood of Missouri and Chicago, who served as a surgeon’s steward during the Civil War on the gunboat USS Somerset, mostly off the coast of Florida. Contains details of war experiences off Florida and Cuba, including attacking and capturing a Southern ship, shelling towns, taking possession of encampments and helping onboard refugees and fleeing slaves. Also, personal comments on daily life on shipboard, of his pleasure in eating,...
Dates:
Jan. 1, 1863-May 18, 1864, with added accounts and records kept in 1862