Civil War Letters from a Gunboat Sailor

Previously unpublished letters from a gunboat sailor during the Civil War. From the Other People’s Mail series, comes this manuscript from the past, a unique look at Civil War service through the words of Acting Master’s Mate E.C. Ellis. His ship was the USS Fort Hindman, Tinclad #13, of the River Squadron, and his words are the best description of life on a Civil War gunboat ever published.