Philip Lansdale diary, 1864

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Philip Lansdale diary, 1864

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Diary kept by Philip Lansdale, a surgeon in the U.S. Navy who served aboard the U.S.S. Hartford in 1864. Lansdale lived in Pennsylvania. His diary contains a variety of information, including addresses, recipes, newspaper clippings about the Hartford, and copies of correspondence. One of the copied items was orders, written by Connecticut's Gideon Welles.

1 volume.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Hartford (Ship)

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USS Hartford, a sloop-of-war, was first commissioned in 1859. She was a part of the East India Squadron, was David Farragut's flagship during the Civil War, and was Stephen B. Luce's flagship as part of the Pacific Squadron. She was decommissioned in 1926. From the description of [Watch, quarter and station bills of USS Hartford.] (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17939597 ...

Lansdale, Philip

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Collector of autographs. From the description of Autograph collection of Philip Lansdale, 1771-1816. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015052 ...

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...