M ARITIME H ERITAGE M INNESOTA Log Book of the USS Essex October 3, 1876 – March 31, 1877 Digitization of this log book housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, was made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants program, also known as the Legacy Amendment, supported by the People of Minnesota. MHM IS a 501.(c).3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the documentation, conservation, and preservation of Minnesota’s finite maritime cultural resources. M ARITIME H ERITAGE M INNESOTA Log Book of the USS Essex October 3, 1876 – March 31, 1877