C.S.S. Logs Tuscaloosa 1862–1864

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C.S.S. Logs Tuscaloosa 1862–1864

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Portions of the logs for the C.S.S. ; and the C.S.S. . The logs document the daily weather, longitude and latitude as well as information about engagements with enemy ships. There is also a list of ships captured by the from 5 September 1862 to 20 June 1863 and copies of the correspondence between Lieutenant John Low as captain of the C.S.S. and various authorities of the British colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama Tuscaloosa

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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