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Union Army ships log
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Newman, L. Howard, 1833-1866 |
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Dates: |
1863 May 10-1865 April 4 |
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This collection contains the ships log of Union Army Lieutenant Commander L. Howard Newman from May 10,1863 to April 4, 1865
as he commanded the USS Dawn, USS Pembina, and USS Nyack in both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. In it
he discusses the deaths and desertions of crewmembers; movements of ships through the Potomac Flotilla off Port Royal, South
Carolina; a shipwreck; and attacks on Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson on the Cape Fear River.
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ms4284 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Morrison Robinson The Confederate Privateers typescript
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Creator: |
Robinson, William M. (William Morrison), 1891-1965 |
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Dates: |
circa 1928 |
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The collection consists of one typescript titled The Confederate Privateers by William Morrison Robinson. The typescript is
bound, and contains handwritten notations and corrections.
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ms296 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Abram Rinker diaries
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Rinker, Abram |
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Dates: |
1863-1864 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Abram Rinker from 1863-1864. Rinker was stationed in Beaufort, Morris, James, and
Folly Islands, South Carolina; and Ft. Strong, North Carolina. Diary entries discuss Rinker's health, the weather, camp life
(drills, guard duty, foraging for food, and officers), bombardments and shelling along the coast, and ship movements. Other
entries pertain to arrival of Confederate prisoners, news of battles in other states, and election results in the North.
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ms391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Robert C. Peirce diary
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Peirce, Robert C. |
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Dates: |
1862-1863 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Robert C. Peirce, Paymaster of the U.S.S.Dawn, from 1862-1863. Pierce writes about weather
and activities of the U.S.S.Dawn in and around the Ogeechee River, south of Savannah, Georgia, including the islands of Ossabaw
and Wassaw.
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Identifier: |
ms793 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kell family papers
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Kell, Carolyn |
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Dates: |
1857-1945 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of papers of the Kell family from 1857-1914, 1945. The papers contain the manuscript of John McIntosh
Kell's book RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL LIFE; an untitled manuscript by Kell's daughter Evelyn Kell d'Antignac regarding the
friendship of slaves for their masters; correspondence from Kell and his wife, Blanche to their daughter Carolyn Kell at Fauquier
Institute in Virginia and between other family members and friends; a diary (1907-1908) of Blanche Kell; photographs of family
and shipmates of Kell; and a biographical sketch of Kell.
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ms2917 |
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Hargrett Library |
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