Jamestown (Sloop of war) journal,
Jamestown (Sloop of war) journal, 1862-1864, undated.
- 2 items.
Open to research.
Journal kept by an unknown medical officer aboard the U.S. sloop of war Jamestown on a mission to protect commerce from Confederate privateers in the Pacific. Describes a cruise around the Cape of Good Hope to Japan, gives details about daily life in Japan, and mentions the battle of Shimonoseki-shi involving the U.S. sloop of war Wyoming and the Japanese fleet (Kaigun).
Typewritten transcript, in part.
Collection material in English.
mm 99084495
Japan. Kaigun.
United States. Navy --Cruises.
United States. Navy --History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Navy --Medical care.
Wyoming (Screw sloop)
Privateering--Confederate States of America.
Japan--Description and travel.
Japan--History, Naval.
Shimonoseki-shi (Japan)--History.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History, Naval.
Open to research.
Journal kept by an unknown medical officer aboard the U.S. sloop of war Jamestown on a mission to protect commerce from Confederate privateers in the Pacific. Describes a cruise around the Cape of Good Hope to Japan, gives details about daily life in Japan, and mentions the battle of Shimonoseki-shi involving the U.S. sloop of war Wyoming and the Japanese fleet (Kaigun).
Typewritten transcript, in part.
Collection material in English.
mm 99084495
Japan. Kaigun.
United States. Navy --Cruises.
United States. Navy --History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States. Navy --Medical care.
Wyoming (Screw sloop)
Privateering--Confederate States of America.
Japan--Description and travel.
Japan--History, Naval.
Shimonoseki-shi (Japan)--History.
United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History, Naval.