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Log book and journal kept by William W. Dwier, acting carpenter, aboard the Steam Sloop Wyoming during the United States Civil War. The ship was sent to the Pacific to search for the CSS Alabama. The first part of this volume contains a log and documents the date, the days steaming, latitude, longitude, distance run, and remarks for most days from 1861 to 1864. On page 48, Dwier continues his journal (from volume 1) with the first entry describing the battle of Shimonoseki on July 16, 1863. The next entry is for September 17, 1863 and runs until July 23, 1864 when the voyage ended in Philadelphia. As in Dwier’s journal contained in Volume 1, these journal entries describe the weather and sailing conditions, port cities, and passing ships as the ship and crew traveled from Japan to Malaysia to South Africa to Saint Helena to Saint Thomas to Philadelphia.

Title: Steam Sloop Wyoming logbook and journal
Authors: Dwier, William W.
Call number: 1978.5.2
(Philadelphia (Pa.), J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library, Independence Seaport Museum)
Publisher: J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library, Independence Seaport Museum
Language: English.
Date: From 1862 to 1863
Place: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subjects: Wyoming (Sloop of war), United States–History–Civil War 1861-1865–Naval operations
Genres: Diaries, Ships’ logs

Table of Contents
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• Insert recto — Letter to Dwier from the United States Treasury Department, November 6, [1865]
• 1 — Abstract log of the U.S. Steam Sloop Wyoming, 1861
• 2 — 1861 November-December
• 3 — 1861 December-1862 February
• 4 — 1862 February-March
• 5 — 1862 March-April
• 6 — 1862 April-May
• 7 — 1862 May-June
• 8 — 1862 June-July
• 9 — 1862 July-August
• 10 — 1862 August-September
• 11 — 1862 October-November
• 12 — 1862 November-December
• 13 — 1862 December-1863 January
• 14 — 1863 January-February
• 15 — 1863 February-March
• 16 — 1863 March-May
• 17 — 1863 May-June
• 18 — 1863 June-July
• 19 — 1863 July-August
• 20 — 1863 August-October
• 21 — 1863 October-November
• 22 — 1863 November-1864 January
• 23 — 1864 February-April
• 24 — 1864 April-May
• 25 — 1864 May-June
• 26 — 1864 June-July
• 47 — Dried [seaweed]
• 48 — July 16, 1863
• 53 — September 17-24, 1863
• 56 — September 5-October 1, 1863
• 57 — October 2-6, 1863
• 58 — October 7-10, 1863
• 59 — October 11-14, 1863
• 60 — October 15-20, 1863
• 61 — October 21-23, 1863
• 62 — October 24-31, 1863
• 63 — November 1-8, 1863
• 64 — November 9-13, 1863
• 65 — November 14-17, 1863
• 66 — November 18-21, 1863
• 67 — November 22-25, 1863
• 68 — November 26-30, 1863
• 69 — December 1-5, 1863
• 70 — December 6-11, 1863
• 71 — December 12-17, 1863
• 72 — December 18-22, 1863
• 73 — December 23-26.1863
• 74 — December 27-30, 1863
• 75 — December 31, 1863-January 6, 1864
• 76 — January 7-11, 1864
• 77 — January 12-17, 1864
• 78 — January 18-24, 1864
• 79 — January 25-30, 1964
• 80 — January 31-February 7, 1864
• 81 — February 8-11, 1864
• 82 — February 12-17, 1864
• 83 — February 18-23, 1864
• 84 — February 24-29, 1864
• 85 — March 1-6, 1864
• 86 — March 7-12, 1864
• 87 — March 13-19, 1864
• 88 — March 20-25, 1864
• 89 — March 26-April 1, 1864
• 90 — April 2-7, 1864
• 91 — April 8-11, 1864
• 92 — April 12-16, 1864
• 93 — April 17-21, 1864
• 94 — April 22-28, 1864
• 95 — April 29-May 3, 1864
• 96 — May 6-8, 1864
• 97 — May 9-12, 1864
• 98 — May 13-16, 1864
• 99 — May 17-20, 1864
• 100 — May 21-28, 1864
• 101 — May 29-June 2, 1864
• 102 — June 3-6, 1864
• 103 — June 7-12, 1864
• 104 — June 13-18, 1864
• 105 — June 19-25, 1864
• 106 — June 26-July 2, 1864
• 107 — July 3-7, 1864
• 108 — July 8-12, 1864
• 109 — July 13-17, 1864
• 110 — July 18-23, 1864