Jamestown (Sloop of war) journal, 1862-1864, undated. 

 - 2  items. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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). 
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<br/><br/><br/>Typewritten transcript, in part. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 99084495  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Japan. Kaigun. <br/>United States. Navy --Cruises.<br/>United States. Navy --History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States. Navy --Medical care.<br/>Wyoming (Screw sloop)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Privateering--Confederate States of America.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Description and travel.<br/>Japan--History, Naval.<br/>Shimonoseki-shi (Japan)--History.<br/>United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History, Naval.