Scope and Contents
This private journal kept by Francis M. Gunnell, M.D., U.S. Navy, whose appointment was dated March 23, 1849, describes a cruise in the sloop of war "U.S.S. Falmouth." The crew began sailing for the Pacific on May 16, 1849, where the "Falmouth" was charged with protecting the new American settlements on the west coast. The ship also voyaged to various Pacific islands before returning to Norfolk on January 29, 1852. This account of the cruise occupies pages 1-72 of the volume. The second...
Dates:
1850-1858