The Log of a Long Voyage.

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The Log of a Long Voyage.

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"The Log of a Long Voyage," a two-part typescript biography of Charles Alexander Schetky from the notes he dictated to his daughter, Caroline Schetky Turvey, during the last years of his life. The first part relates stories of his childhood and tales of his younger years at sea. Part II begins with his entrance into the U.S. Navy in 1863, his service during the Civil War and thereafter, until his retirement from the Navy in 1889. Other biographical information is included in a folder about Schetsky's retirement in Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1889-1901.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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