1 January 1865-11 April 1865
Shallenburger, George W. (d. 1872)
Autograph manuscript signed
Title: [Union Navy diary of 2nd Assistant Engineer George W. Shallenburger on the USS Silver Cloud and USS Forest Rose with 2 cartes de visite]
Brown wrap-around leather diary. Signed three times by Shallenburger, with his name written in block letters below the second signature. First two signatures on first page and third signature on penultimate page. Written mostly along the White and Mississippi Rivers. Includes an almanac with important statistics before the diary begins. Each page has space for three days of entries. Each entry has 1-2 sentences. Most entries deal with the weather, ships that he passed, correspondence sent and received, condition of the river, and ship repairs. The diary begins with Shallenburger on the "…
GLC02263.02