Archival Adventures: USS Dacotah Engineer’s Journal Part 5 – On the James River
Event box
Archival Adventures: USS Dacotah Engineer’s Journal Part 5 – On the James River
It's time for an adventure! This week we return to the Phillip Peltz Journal and the USS Dacotah, joining them on the James River in June and July 1862 while they attacked batteries and hosted President Lincoln as he met with General McClellan at the end of the Peninsular Campaign. We also get our first look at the Union Army Balloon Corps! The USS Dacotah was a steam powered sloop commissioned by the United States Navy. It launched on March 23, 1859, from Norfolk Navy Yard and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On March 9, 1862, Dacotah joined the Union blockade of the North Atlantic. It was stationed near Hampton Roads, Virginia, through September 1862 and then patrolled the Atlantic seaboard throughout the rest of the war. Learn more about Peltz’s journal in the finding aid bit.ly/Ms2022-090
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and University Archives covering topics including university history, NASA pioneers, architecture, science fiction, cooking, LGBTQ+ history, Black history, urban legends, and more. Recordings of previous streams are available on the Libaries' Youtube page.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 business days prior to the event.
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Show more dates
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 4:30pm
- Audience:
- Advanced Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Event > Livestream
Event Contact
he/they
Contact:
Email Me
Community Collections Archivist
Special Collections and University Archives (0434)