Log book of the proceedings on board the C.S. Steamer "Florida", 1863 Jan. 16-1864 May 19 / kept by J. Spidel, Eng[inee]r in charge up to 23d of July "/63; successor in charge, C.W. Quinn.

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Log book of the proceedings on board the C.S. Steamer "Florida", 1863 Jan. 16-1864 May 19 / kept by J. Spidel, Eng[inee]r in charge up to 23d of July "/63; successor in charge, C.W. Quinn.

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Log kept by John Spidel, Jan.-July 1863, and C.W. Quinn afterward until Sept. 24, 1863 while on cruise out of the port of Mobile, Alabama on the Confederate steamer "Florida". Entries relate mostly to engineering concerns such as speed, banking furnaces, fire, condition of equipment, fuel consumption, etc. Also reported are ship sightings and chase and capture of enemy vessels. Affixed to the first page is an unsigned letter to Miss D[?]. The volume consists of pre-printed forms for the user to fill in as well as a fill-in title page.

1 v. (178 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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Spidel, John.

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Florida (Cruiser)

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The C.S.S. Florida was a Confederate steamer stationed near Mobile, Ala. From the guide to the Florida Log Book, ., 1862-1863, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Quinn, C. William

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