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'''1863 - USS GETTYSBURG (Screw Steamer)'''<br/>Named for a Pennsylvania town, and site of important battle in American Civil War, USS GETTYSBURG was built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1858 (first named "Douglass", then "Margaret and Jesse").  In 1863, she was a Confederate blockade runner and was captured off Wilmington, NC.  Taken into federal service, her most notable Civil War experience was attacking Fort Fisher, NC.  In October 1876, USS GETTYSBURG sailed for Europe, where she spent the next two years, before decommissioning in May 1879.
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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
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This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
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Side-wheel Steamer<br/>
Built 1858 as the Steamer SS MARGARET and JESSIE<br/>
Captured November 5 1863 as the Blockade Runner SS DOUGLASS<br/>
Purchased from the New York Prize Court by the U.S. Navy<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GETTYSBURG'''<br/>
Commissioned May 2 1864 - Decommissioned June 23 1865<br/>
Recommissioned December 3 1866 - Decommissioned March 1 1867<br/>
Recommissioned March 3 1868 - Decommissioned October 8 1869<br/>
Recommissioned November 6 1873 - Decommissioned April 9 1875<br/>
Recommissioned September 21 1875 - Decommissioned June 26 1876<br/>
Recommissioned September 20 1876 - Decommissioned May 6 1879<br/><br/>
Sold May 8 1879<br/>
Fate unknown
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of
earliest known usage.
 
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
existing example.
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the  
classification types for all postmarks based on the [[Locy_System | Locy System]].
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</th><th valign="center" align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Front Image
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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<h4>6th Commissioning September 20 1876 to May 6 1879</h4>
 
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N/A
New York NY<br/>Duplex
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1877-02-18
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18770218_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18770218_1_AgentMark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18770218_1_AgentMark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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1877-02-18<br/>USPS Duplex<br/>New York NY
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Personal letter
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Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked in New York on February 18th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on March 5th, 1877. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)<br/>Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.
Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked in New York on February 18th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on March 5th, 1877. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)<br/>Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.
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N/A
New York NY<br/>Duplex #22
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1878-01-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18780122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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No Image
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1878-01-22<br/>USPO Duplex #22<br/>New York NY
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Personal letter
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Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked in New York on January 22th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on February 4th, 1878. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)<br/>Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.
Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked in New York on January 22th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on February 4th, 1878. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)<br/>Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.
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New York NY<br/>Duplex 
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1878-10-29
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[[Image:JonBurdett gettysburg 18781029.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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No Image
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Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.
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N/A
Hudson NY<br/>Duplex 
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1878-11-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18781122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gettsburg_ScrewSteamer_18781122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
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N/A
No Image
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1878-11-22<br/>USPO CDS<br/>Hudson NY
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Personal letter
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Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked from Hudson NY on November 22th 1878 and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on December 5th, 1878. Cover also bears a London PAID marking dated December 3 1878.<br/>Cover courtesy of George DeKornfeld.
Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.  Postmarked from Hudson NY on November 22th 1878 and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on December 5th, 1878. Cover also bears a London PAID marking dated December 3 1878.<br/>Cover courtesy of George DeKornfeld.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Civil War Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a Pennsylvania town, and site of important battle in American Civil War
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Revision as of 18:31, 18 July 2016

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Side-wheel Steamer
    Built 1858 as the Steamer SS MARGARET and JESSIE
    Captured November 5 1863 as the Blockade Runner SS DOUGLASS
    Purchased from the New York Prize Court by the U.S. Navy

  1. USS GETTYSBURG
    Commissioned May 2 1864 - Decommissioned June 23 1865
    Recommissioned December 3 1866 - Decommissioned March 1 1867
    Recommissioned March 3 1868 - Decommissioned October 8 1869
    Recommissioned November 6 1873 - Decommissioned April 9 1875
    Recommissioned September 21 1875 - Decommissioned June 26 1876
    Recommissioned September 20 1876 - Decommissioned May 6 1879

    Sold May 8 1879
    Fate unknown

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

6th Commissioning September 20 1876 to May 6 1879


 

New York NY
Duplex

1877-02-18

Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London. Postmarked in New York on February 18th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on March 5th, 1877. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)
Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.


 

New York NY
Duplex #22

1878-01-22

No Image

Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London. Postmarked in New York on January 22th and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on February 4th, 1878. (Note: The spelling of "despatch" is still acceptable, but "dispatch" is more common in current usage.)
Research and cover courtesy of Glenn Smith.


 

New York NY
Duplex

1878-10-29

No Image

Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London.


 

Hudson NY
Duplex

1878-11-22

No Image

Cover mailed to a Lieutenant Colvocoresses in USS GETTYSBURG, in care of B.F. Stevens, Esq., Despatch Agent, in London. Postmarked from Hudson NY on November 22th 1878 and marked as received by the agent (red marking) on December 5th, 1878. Cover also bears a London PAID marking dated December 3 1878.
Cover courtesy of George DeKornfeld.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Civil War Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a Pennsylvania town, and site of important battle in American Civil War

 

 

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

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