Group of 10 letters from ship’s surgeon Aaron S. Oberly of the US Gunboat Kineo to his wife. The Kineo was part of Admiral Farragut’s river fleet, which participated in numerous battles to include running to Forts St. Philip and Jackson below New Orleans, Battle of Baton Rouge, Battle of Fort Butler in Donaldsonville, Battle and Siege of Port Hudson, and others. Available for sale as a group or as an individual item. All but two letters have their envelope. (kb7642200) $2650 for group, Individual letters are listed below by dates. Every letter gets a copy of photo of Aaron Oberly, and a history of the US Gunboat Kineo.

Letter dated 5/3/62 6 pgs with addressed envelope. Oberly writes about Louisiana’s system of river levees; plantation life, slavery, New Orleans night life, ferrying troops north (kb1200285) $400

Letter dated 6/2/62 4 pgs with envelope. Writes from onboard ship off Baton Rouge. Writes about going on shore and exploring the Louisiana State capitol building; which he describes in detail. (kb1200100) $200

Letter dated 6/13/62 4 pgs with envelope. Letter written onboard the Kineo stationed off New Orleans. Writes about the fleet being out fitted and being towed upriver to Vicksburg, coming under fire from rebel guns. (kb1200225) $450

Letter dated 8/25/62 4 pgs onboard the Kineo, off New Orleans. Describes getting supplies at double the cost, visiting the custom house on Canal St, visiting with the 18th Connecticut. (kb1200101) $200

Letter dated 9/14/62 4 pgs with envelope, onboard Kineo off New Orleans; complains about deserters, new orders outlawing onboard ship except that controlled by the ships surgeon. (kb1200100) $200

Letter dated 9/22/62, 4 pgs with envelope, on the Kineo off New Orleans, talks about Confederate fort at Manchac, failure to capture CS guerillas. (kb120085) $200

Letter dated 9/29/62 4 pgs with envelope, onboard the Kineo off New Orleans, preparing to sail, outfitted with new guns, heading to Port Hudson. (kb120090) $325

Letter dated 12/4/62 4 pgs, onboard Kineo, on Mississippi River; taking land excursion to abandoned CS camps. (kb120086) $200

Letter dated 3/24/63 4 pgs with envelope, onboard the Kineo off New Orleans; complains about army being unwilling to fight, They prefer speculation, stealing and having the Navy to protect them. “They won’t fight.”(kb120075) $325

Letter dated 4/26/63 4 pgs with envelope, onboard the Kineo on the Mississippi river, writes about the death and burial of Captain McDermott. (kb1200150) $325