1826 Journal (aboard USS BRANDYWINE)
- Title
- 1826 Journal (aboard USS BRANDYWINE)
- Description
- Journal of William S. W. Ruschensberger. William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1807-1895) was a physician in the U.S. Medical Corps from 1826 through the middle of the nineteenth century. He was born in Cumberland, NJ; educated in Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY; and was appointed surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1826. This journal is from 1826, during his first cruise aboard the U.S. frigate Brandywine (from 1826-1829) which made port in several cities in South America including Callao, Peru; Valparaiso, Chile; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In this volume of the diary he describes the Brandywine itself, mentioning the number of guns, the number of sailors and marines aboard, and the names of the officers. Ruschenberger describes his visits to Brazil and Chile, and their people and customs. Sea life and regimen, as well as weather conditions, are described throughout the diary. Each volume of the diary mentions the activities of Simon Bolivar in Chile and Peru.
- Date
- 1826
- Original Format
- manuscripts
- Extent
- Local Identifier
- 0629-b2-fc
- Creator(s)
- Subject(s)
- Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830
- United States. Navy--Military life--Diaries
- United States. Navy--Medical personnel
- Brandywine (Frigate)
- United States. Navy. Medical Department
- Medicine, Naval--United States--History--19th century
- Brazil--Description and travel
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
- Rights
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- Location of Original
- William S. W. Ruschenberger Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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