Morris, Charles Manigault (1820-1895) [Excerpt from ship's log for the CSS "Florida"]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03440 Author/Creator: Morris, Charles Manigault (1820-1895) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 9 July 1864 - 10 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 43.5 x 28 cm. Order a Copy
Written aboard the USS Florida at sea. Exerpt or clerical copy of log of the CSS "Florida" from 9 July-10 July. Gives the speed, course, direction of wind, force of wind, weather, barometer, and thermometer readings for every hour of each day. Also provides longitude and latitude for location. 9 July: came across the Canadian ship "Eugenia," and let her go. Burned the schooner "Margaret Y. Davis." Also captured the American ship "Greenland," which had a cargo of coal, as a prize. 10 July: tells of the capture of the barque "General Berry" of Baltimore that had 1,000 bales of government hay. The ship was burned. Also captures "Zeliuda" and "Howard." The "Zeliuda" was burned, while the "Howard" was bonded for $6,000 and allowed to proceed. Captured the mail steamer "Electric Spark" out of Philadelphia. Captured the schooner "Lane" with a fruit shipment on board. Morris purchased the fruit for $720 and had the "Lane" transport the prisoners to land. Charles Morris Manigault resigned his commission in the United States Navy in January 1861. In March of that year, he was appointed a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy. Morris served on the Savannah, Georgia Station in 1861-63 and commanded CSS "Florida" from January 1864 until her capture the following October. During the remainder of the U.S. Civil War, he served abroad as an agent of the Confederacy. Following the war, he settled in England, but in 1880 returned to the United States and lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
Charles Morris Manigault resigned his commission in the United States Navy in January 1861. In March of that year, he was appointed a First Lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy. Morris served on the Savannah, Georgia Station in 1861-63 and commanded CSS "Florida" from January 1864 until her capture the following October. During the remainder of the U.S. Civil War, he served abroad as an agent of the Confederacy. Following the war, he settled in England, but in 1880 returned to the United States and lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
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