Inventory of the Oneida Ship's Diary, 1862-1863

Collection Number 3171-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Oneida (Ship)
Title
Oneida Ship's Diary, 1862-1863.
Call Number
3171-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume (167 pages).
Abstract
Informal daily diary of activities, events, and weather, kept by various crew members of the U.S.S. Oneida during the Civil War, and two pages, undated, of the Report Book of Marine Guard, U.S. Sloop of War Savannah. A pencil sketch of a steamer is included. The Oneida participated in an expedition up the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, did blockade duty off Mobile and Pensacola, Fla., and visited the West Indies.


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Administrative Information

Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1955
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Oneida Ship's Diary, #3171-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.
Logbooks--History--19th century.
Mississippi River--History--19th century.
Oneida (Ship)
Savannah (Ship)
Steamboats--History--19th century.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
United States. Navy--Sea life.
Voyages and travels--History--19th century.
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Collection Overview

Informal daily diary of activities, events, and weather, kept by various crew members of the U.S.S. Oneida during the Civil War, and two pages, undated, of the "Report Book of Marine Guard, U.S. Sloop of War Savannah." A pencil sketch of a steamer is included. The Oneida participated in an expedition up the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, did blockade duty off Mobile and Pensacola, Fla., and visited the West Indies.