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Previously unpublished letters from a gunboat sailor during the Civil War.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.