Thursday, May 24, 2018

Navy Drawings of Private Herbert E. Valentine


From the Civil War Day By Day by the UNC Library.

13 October 1862:  Drawing of USS Steamer Allison By Herbert E. Valentine.

He also has drawings of the Monitor USS Weehawken and the Gunboat Princess Royal.  There are also 6 other drawings pertaining to operations of the 23rd Massachusetts Infantry along the coast of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

You can see all three ships by going  to Herbert. Valentine: Civil War Day By Day.

The Weehawken drawing, however is mislabeled 27 April 1863 Drawing of the USS Steamer Allison.

The Gunboat  Princess Royal is on 5 April 1863

The Allison is actually 13 October 1862.

--Old B-Runner


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