- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- David D. Wemple letter
- Creator:
- Wemple, David Duane, 1843-1864
- Publisher:
- David D. Wemple letter, MS 853, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date of Original:
- 1862-08
- Subject:
- Potomac (Frigate)
Savannah (Ga.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - People:
- Wemple, David Duane, 1843-1864
- Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection consists of a letter from David D. Wemple to his brother, Zeiley, written from the Frigate Potomac stationed off the coast of Ship Island, in 1862. In the letter, Wemple tells of his life on the ship; he tells of meeting people on Oat Island who told him of the high prices for commodities in Savannah and Mobile. The last part of the letter may be missing, as there is no signature. The creator was identified as David Duane Wemple by the donor of the letter.
David Duane Wemple (1843-1864) was born in New York. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. In 1864, white attacking Fort Fisher on Cape Fear, North Carolina, a 100-pound Parrott Rifle on Wemple's ship, the USS Juniata, burst, mortally wounding the Union sailor. Wemple died in North Carolina.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_ghs0853-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ghs/turningpoint/do:ghs0853-001
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Identification of item], David D. Wemple letter, MS 853, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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