Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Article regarding a talk of Sherwood's to the George A. Meade Post of the G.A.R.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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,...