CW ship/transport question

[Sprowls]

The below quote is from the 1906 History of Co. K, 140th Penna Volunteers 1862 - '65
Does anybody have any documentable proof of the "Governor"? I've checked the ORs and other sources, but no luck so far.

NOTE. - Mr. Amos Sprowls, of Liberty, Neb., a brother of Comrade Geo. Sprowls, wrote in answer to inquiry concerning George that he was wounded and made prisoner at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, kept in hospital at Richmond two months; thence sent to Andersonville prison; thence, owing to Sherman's march to the sea, sent to North Carolina; thence, at close of war, sent to Fortress Monroe to be conveyed by ship to Annapolis, Md. Three transports were loaded; and one of these, the "Governor," encountered a storm on Chesapeake Bay and sank with 1,600 souls. Sprowls was among them, as he was never heard of afterwards. A Mr. W. S. Crafto, living near Washington, Pa., reported seeing him on his way to Fortress Monroe.


Chuck Sprowls

[thecivilwardude]

Re: CW ship/transport question

This is taken from the Dictionary of Transports and Combatabt Vessels, Union Army, 1861-1868
Governor; steamer; 195 tons
Chartered Mar 28-Apr 21, 1863. Later while under a Navy charter, she was lost in a gale off the Carolinas.
You might be able to gather more information by looking at HR-337. This is Executive Document No. 337, House of Representatives, 40th Congress, 2nd Session. Look at page 114 which covers vessels "lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States."
Also try the Offical Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. I see a notation in Vol. 1 page 27.
All of the above info is from the first volume of the Dic. of Transports. etc. page 136. Hopefully this will help some.

[Sprowls]

Re: CW ship/transport question

David,

Thank you very much for the info and research leads.
I appreciate it.


Chuck Sprowls

[1stMaine]

Re: CW ship/transport question

Comrade,

There may have been more than one transport ship "Governor", or there ,ight be some discrepancies with dates, etc.

See hereL

http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/jenkins/timeline.php

and this entry:

1 November 1861 (Friday) [View Jenkins' entry for the day | View Jenkins Chronology]
General Scott formally relinquishes his post as General in Chief of the United States Army, allowing 34-year-old General George Brinton McClellan to assume control. President Lincoln and his cabinet bid General Scott farewell. Confederates under General John B. Floyd attack General Rosecrans' troops in western Virginia near Gauley Bridge and Cotton Hill. Floyd continues the attack for three days, but ultimately withdraws. Without Lincoln's permission, General Fremont agrees to exchange prisoners with General Price. Fremont refuses to see any military personel because he knows Lincoln has sent the letter ordering his removal. General Curtis sends a captain disguised as a farmer with a grievance to deliver the order. When he reads the order, Fremont imprisons the captain to keep things quiet. In the Atlantic, the storm off Cape Hatteras leaves the Union Port Royal expedition scattered. During the storm, the U.S.S. transport Governor sinks, but the crew is rescued by the U.S.S. Sabine.

(Emphasis mine)

respects,