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San Jacinto (Steam frigate). Logbook of the steam frigate San Jacinto, 1863 Jan. 1-1865 Feb. 4.

Title: Logbook of the steam frigate San Jacinto, 1863 Jan. 1-1865 Feb. 4.

Log, kept by Andrew Mason, relating to USS San Jacinto voyage as flagship of the Gulf Blockading Squadron.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/371501192 View

McCauley, Charles S., 1793-1869. Papers, 1850-1859.

Title: Papers, 1850-1859.

Letter Book of official letters sent, 1850-1859, of a senior United States naval officer, chiefly as squadron commander; journal, April 6 - June 18, 1855, of Commander Home Squadron, Washington, D.C.; genealogy of Macauley family; list of naval assignments, 809-1869; letters received, 1821-1867, regarding his naval career, promotions, assignments, conditions in Chile when he was CO, Pacific Squadron, and various ships he served on.

ArchivalResource: Manuscript collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17863250 View

Prentiss family. Prentiss family papers, 1855-1987.

Title: Prentiss family papers, 1855-1987.

Letters, journals, diary, and miscellaneous documents created by William S. Prentiss, Roderick Prentiss, William Prentiss, and their descendants. Nine letters were written by Roderick to his brother, William which describe his experiences as a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy and an officer serving aboard the U.S. naval vessels Portsmouth, Crusader, and Monongahela. The letters describe student life, shipboard incidents, and fellow shipmates in some detail. Two additional letters from Roderick were written to his father, William S. Prentiss, just days before Roderick's death during the Battle of Mobile. These letters describe Roderick's religious conversion and presentiment of death in addition to preparations for the upcoming fight. One letter from William S. Prentiss to his wife discusses the aftermath of their son's death, and two additional letters to William S. Prentiss from William B. Lewis and Oliver Ambrose Batcheller, officers on the USS Monongahela, give additional details on Roderick's death. Three bound journals kept by Roderick document his service on the Plymouth, Portsmouth, and San Jacinto. Much of the information in these journals is as detailed as a ship's log, but although often signed by the ship's commander, they do not appear to be the official log for any of the vessels. The overland trail diary of William Prentiss documents his departure from LaGrange, Ind., and subsequent journey to the gold fields of Montana Territory. Prentiss traveled with several other men, following a route along the Platte River in present day Nebraska to Fort Laramie. From that point they veered northwest and followed the Bridger Trail from present day Caspar, Wyo., and through the Big Horn basin. After reaching the Yellowstone River they went through the Bozeman Pass and ended their journey at Virginia City. The diary records Prentiss's unsuccessful time searching for gold in Alder Gulch and his decision to return to Indiana after reading of his brother's death in a Salt Lake City newspaper. The route home followed the Virginia City-Salt Lake City trail to Soda Springs, and then southeast to Fort Bridger before again turning east across Nebraska. The diary describes travel companions and trail incidents in varying detail. The collection also includes transcriptions of Roderick's letters, some of his journals, and William's overland trail diary prepared in 1987 by his great-great granddaughter, Carol Opstad Jaeger. A single folder of miscellaneous documents, including an unidentified reminiscence by a Prentiss family descendant, is included.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/682142393 View