U.S. Brig Dragoon Journal

This collection contains a journal (December 15, 1861-April 15, 1865) kept by Isaac Liscomb, Master (Commander) of the U.S. Brig <emph render="italic" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9">Dragoon</emph>. <emph render="italic" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9">Dragoon</emph> was a private merchant vessel (formerly called the Remington) leased or purchased by the Union Army for use in the Civil War. As part of General Burnside's fleet, the <emph render="italic" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9">Dragoon</emph> was involved in the Battle of Roanoke Island. Liscomb kept detailed accounts of that battle and of the voyages the ship made during the Civil War to transport troops and supplies to ports including Port Royal and Folly Island (SC), Pensacola (FL), and Morehead City (NC).