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Department of Humanities & Communication -
Daytona Beach College of Arts & Sciences
4-2002
The Civil War Gulf Blockade: The Unpublished Journal of a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Aboard the USS Vincennes, 1861-1864
by Robert M. Oxley
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, [email protected]
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts & Sciences at ERAU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Department of Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach by an authorized administrator of ERAU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected].
LYNCH’S JOURNAL
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1822, Nicholas Lynch was apprenticed to a sailmaker in his youth. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1859 at the age of 37, and received his warrant as a sailmaker in June 1861. From 1861 to 1877, Lynch kept a journal while on board ship, recording events that were out of the ordinary, his opinions and gripes, lists of equipment and supplies, and occasionally his moods. The autograph manuscript, never published, is written in a fine hand with few emendations. Pages 1–47 cover the Civil War period, 1861–1865, during which time he was aboard the USS Vincennes (1861–1864) and the USS Colorado. He was aboard the Colorado during the two bombardments of Fort Fisher (Wilmington, North Carolina) in December 1864 and January 1865.
https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=db-humanities
2546
Cheers,
USS ALASKA
Daytona Beach College of Arts & Sciences
4-2002
The Civil War Gulf Blockade: The Unpublished Journal of a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Aboard the USS Vincennes, 1861-1864
by Robert M. Oxley
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, [email protected]
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts & Sciences at ERAU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Department of Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach by an authorized administrator of ERAU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected].
LYNCH’S JOURNAL
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1822, Nicholas Lynch was apprenticed to a sailmaker in his youth. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1859 at the age of 37, and received his warrant as a sailmaker in June 1861. From 1861 to 1877, Lynch kept a journal while on board ship, recording events that were out of the ordinary, his opinions and gripes, lists of equipment and supplies, and occasionally his moods. The autograph manuscript, never published, is written in a fine hand with few emendations. Pages 1–47 cover the Civil War period, 1861–1865, during which time he was aboard the USS Vincennes (1861–1864) and the USS Colorado. He was aboard the Colorado during the two bombardments of Fort Fisher (Wilmington, North Carolina) in December 1864 and January 1865.
https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=db-humanities
2546
Cheers,
USS ALASKA