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Size | 10 items |
Abstract | Eugene Whittemore was a surgeon's assistant on the U.S.S. Augusta. The collection includes a daily record of naval operations, activities of the ship's men, and the weather, kept by Whittemore on the U.S.S. Augusta on blockade duty off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts, and related items including lists of ships in the Augusta's squadron and ships captured. |
Creator | Whittemore, Eugene. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Eugene Whittemore was a surgeon's assistant on the U.S.S. Augusta which participated in the Civil War blockades off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts.
Back to TopThe collection includes a daily record of naval operations, activities of the ship's men, and the weather, kept by Euguene Wittemore on the U.S.S. Augusta on blockade duty off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts, and related items including lists of ships in the Augusta's squadron and ships captured.
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Papers, 1861-1862 |