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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01006 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Diary aboard the U.S.S. Nantucket |
| Date | February-May 1864 |
| Author | Allen, George Walter (1842-1912) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Allen was an officer on the USS "Nantucket" during and before the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The diary appears to have been written within days of the actions. Includes manuscript pencil and ink "Sketch of Charleston Harbor and fortifications," and with his drawings of Fort Sumter after its bombardment and the ironclad USS Nantucket. An interesting table at the end lists the damage made by every mortar shot at Fort Sumter from his ship. |
| Subjects | Ironclad Art, Music, Theater, and Film Navy Fort Sumter Military History Union Forces Civil War Fortification Artillery |
| People | Allen, George Walter (1842-1912) |
| Place written | Various |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |
| Civil War: Unit | USS Nantucket |