Civil War Letter from Key West aboard U.S. Bark Gemsbok
Entry/Object ID
2015.01.0007
Tags
Civil War
Description
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 Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1863 - 1863
Time Period
19th Century
Notes
Date: February 4, 1863
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
9-3/4 in
Width
7-3/4 in
Depth
2 in
Dimension Notes
The letter is a single sheet of lined stationary, folded to make 4 pages measuring 7.5 x 9.5 inches.
