Name/Title
Civil War Letter from Key West aboard U.S. Bark GemsbokEntry/Object ID
2015.01.0007Tags
Civil WarDescription
Civil War Letter written on February 4, 1863 aboard U.S. Barque Gemsbok stationed in Key West, Florida. It was written by William H. Hendrick to Miss Esther P. Goodspeed. Transcription of the letter is attached to this record.
USS Gemsbok (1861) was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the navy as a gunboat, but, later in the war, she was also used as a collier and a storeship. The U.S.S. Gemsbok was part of the Union’s South Atlantic Blockade and the bombardment of Fort Macon and the incidents of the wreck of the transport Steamer Sanford and the Rebel steamer Alabama are well documented in various Official Records to include the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in War of the Rebellion.Collection
Archive CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1863 - 1863Time Period
19th CenturyNotes
Date: February 4, 1863Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
9-3/4 inWidth
7-3/4 inDepth
2 inDimension Notes
The letter is a single sheet of lined stationary, folded to make 4 pages measuring 7.5 x 9.5 inches.
