Tag: Social History

  • Sheets from the Fleet: Tattoos & Scars Aboard USS Acacia

    Sheets from the Fleet: Tattoos & Scars Aboard USS Acacia

    In our second instalment of the Sheets from the Fleet series, which explores a random sheet from the Civil War Bluejackets Project, we are looking at entries aboard USS Acacia from the closing days of the war, on 1st April 1865. The Acacia was a steam-powered tugboat that entered U.S. service in late 1863. The…

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