George H. Wadleigh journal, 1865-1882.

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George H. Wadleigh journal, 1865-1882.

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Journal (1881-1882) kept by Wadleigh while serving on two voyages as commander of the USS Alliance (Screw gunboat). The primary purpose of the 1881 voyage was to search for the missing USS Jeannette (Steamer) in the Arctic region around Iceland, Norway, and Spitsbergen. The secondary purpose was to collect scientific data. Entries contain observations of terrain, auroras, ice and sea conditions, and detailed meteorological statistics. Also includes two sketches and a map. The 1882 entries describe a coal trading voyage to the West Indies and Central America. Includes ship's papers from two other ships on which Wadleigh served, the USS Ticonderoga (Sloop of war), 1865-1869, and the USS Shawmut (Screw gunboat), 1872-1873.

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Wadleigh, George H. (George Henry), 1842-

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George H. Wadleigh, naval officer, was commander of USS Alliance during the search for the USS Jeanette and on the Artic expedition in 1881-1882. From the description of Papers, 1860-1899. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17894266 Naval officer. From the description of George H. Wadleigh journal, 1865-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984375 ...

Jeannette (Ship)

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USS Jeannette was a naval exploration vessel which, under the command of George W. De Long, undertook an ill-fated 1879–1881 voyage to the Arctic. After being trapped in the ice and drifting for almost two years, the ship and its crew of 33 were released from the ice, then trapped again, crushed and sunk some 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) north of the Siberian coast. The entire crew survived the sinking, but 11 died while sailing towards land in a small cutter. The other 22 reached Siberia...

Alliance (Screw gunboat)

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U. S. naval vessel commissioned in 1877 that served in the Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic, the West Indies, and Asia before being decommissioned in 1911. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts (Large), ca. 1881, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863681 ...

Ticonderoga (Sloop of war)

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Shawmut (Screw gunboat)

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