Holograph letter of Union Sailor George ______ to his wife and children from USS Circassian, Hampton Roads, VA, telling them of a trip to the James River, waiting for a flag of truce ship, taking Confederates aboard, and river traffic on the way to join General U. S. Grant. He hopes to return home soon.

Holograph letter of Union Sailor George _____ to his wife and children from USS Circassian at sea, telling about the search for the MANATEZ and a steamer lost in a storm near Charleston, SC, the weather and his arrival at Key West, FL.

Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents during his time as a student at the Naval Academy in Newport, RI. Breed addresses upcoming examinations, the weather, fencing lessons, and gratitude for money they sent. He closes by asking their opinion of a time he was "so nearly out" that he had "to engage the Master on my own responsibility."

8x10 black and white photographic print of a map showing Forts Walker and Beauregard.

8x10 black and white photographic print of the morning detail - the fourth New Hampshire volunteers going to their work on the fortifications at Hilton Head

8x10 black and white photographic print of the Naval recruiting office in Cherry Street, NY

8x10 black and white mounted photo that shows the order of sailing, Port Royal Expeditionary Corps and Fleet.

5x7 black and white photo showing the quarter-deck of a frigate, ca 1865. The information on the back does not match the front. The HMS Sutleg was not laid down until 1898.