Tuscarora (1875): links, questions, comments, coordination, ...

[Michael]

Maybe that's why everyone is deserting. They want to be there for the big event. After all, who wouldn't!!!

Anyway, better to sit in Apia than spend your month doing this:

[pommystuart]

Looks like they were moving target practice for the batteries.

[Michael]

Looks like they were moving target practice for the batteries.

They were very careful to stay just out of range. That changes on Christmas when they get much closer to bombard the batteries and then land troops on the beaches. They had to take them off a day or so later. However, they try again in January 1865, I think it was, when they successfully take control of the forts. I can't remember the dates of the second battle for the forts. I think it's in January, but it could be a month or so later. It's been a while since it was 1865 for me. This is the fifth time for me I've done 1864. I think I get to do it again twice more. Groundhog day in extremis!!!

[pommystuart]

Which ship were you on?

[Michael]

Kearsarge
Sacramento
Shenandoah
Yantic

Now Tuscarora

Soon, I will be processing Lackawanna 1863, which has been blockading Mobile (Randi's transcribing it right now)
When I've done transcribing and processing Tuscarora 1865, 1866 and 1867, then I'll be on Ticonderoga, 1863-1867.

Lucky me, I'll get logs like this. The good news is that for this batch, the log-writer uses the columns.



And yes, the science team very much want these ships from the early 1860s. Not as much fun as the early 1960s!!!