Box 1
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Philip G. Peltz Journal, 1862-03-02 - 1863-03-28
File — Box: 1, item: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection contains the journal of Philip G. Peltz, chief engineer of the U.S.S. Dacotah during the American Civil War. It also includes a typed, bound transcription of the journal. Peltz wrote about his experiences aboard the ship in 1862 and 1863, including the destruction of the U.S.S. Merrimack, his experience with yellow fever, and encounters with people escaping enslavement who sought out the Union Army.Of...
Dates:
1862-03-02 - 1863-03-28
Philip G. Peltz Journal Transcription
File — Box: 1, item: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection contains the journal of Philip G. Peltz, chief engineer of the U.S.S. Dacotah during the American Civil War. It also includes a typed, bound transcription of the journal. Peltz wrote about his experiences aboard the ship in 1862 and 1863, including the destruction of the U.S.S. Merrimack, his experience with yellow fever, and encounters with people escaping enslavement who sought out the Union Army.Of...
Dates:
1862 - 1863