Letters, 1859-1870.

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Letters, 1859-1870.

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Letters written by Whittaker to his family in Jersey City, N.J., during his service as an engineer on the U.S. steamers Brooklyn, Kearsarge, Octorara, Lackawanna, and Tuscarora, particularly on tours of duty in the Gulf of Mexico off the Confederate coast during the Civil War.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Brooklyn (Ship)

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Tuscarora (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Eli H. White on voyage from 1841 Aug. 3-1843 June. From the description of Logbook of the ship Tuscarora, 1841 Aug. 12-1842 Dec. 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 74985413 Whaling vessel; out of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., mastered by Edward Halsey on voyage from 1839 July 27-1841 May 25. From the description of Logbook of the ship Tuscarora, 1840 Feb. 14-1841 May 23. (Old...

Octorara (Side-wheel steamer)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Kearsarge (Sloop)

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The USS Kearsarge was launched in 1861. She defeated the CSS Alabama during the American Civil War and patrolled the coasts of Japan, China, and the Philippines from 1874 to 1877. From the guide to the Payroll of the USS Kearsarge, 1874-1875, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Whitaker family.

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Lackawanna (Ship)

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Whittaker, James W. (James Washington), -1881

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Naval officer. From the description of Letters, 1859-1870. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70955098 ...