Joseph Fernald Papers, . 1863-1865

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Joseph Fernald Papers, . 1863-1865

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Joseph Fernald (b. 1830) served in the United States Navy during the Civil War. In August 1863, he was appointed second assistant engineer on the U.S.S. Britannia. The collection includes letters written by Fernald to his wife during the siege, battle, and occupation of Fort Fisher, N.C., December 1864-January 1865. The letters describe the conflict at Fort Fisher and a run by Fernald's ship to the Charleston bar with military dispatches, 13-18 January 1865. Also included are a letter fragment from this period on the back of which is a sketch of the scene around Fort Caswell, N.C.; a letter, August 1864, written on board one of the ships in the federal blockade of the North Carolina coast; and a letter, 1863, from Joseph Fernald's brother William, who was with Company G, 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Fernald, Joseph, b. 1830.

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Joseph Fernald was born in New Hampshire. In August 1863, he was appointed second assistant engineer on the U.S.S. "Britannia." From the description of Joseph Fernald papers, 1863-1865 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25740268 Joseph Fernald (born 1830) served in the United States Navy during the Civil War and was involved in the federal blockade of the North Carolina Coast and also in seige, battle, and occupation of Fort Fisher, N.C. In August 1863, he was appointed secon...