The papers consist of diaries, letters, and miscellanea documenting Charles Griswold Gurley Merrill’s voyages as a seaman on the ship Merrimac and experiences as a Union army surgeon, including the command of black troops, during the Civil War. Tags: EmancipationManuscriptsNineteenth CenturyUnited StatesManuscripts and Archiveshttp://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1326
