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| Keywords: outdoor (from Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War..., edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) "While being used as a transport, off Cape Hatteras, November 2d, 1861, the steamer ‘Governor,’ Commander Phillips, foundered in the rough sea. Those on board, a battalion of marines under Major Reynolds, were transferred with great difficulty to the ‘Sabine.’ The ‘Governor’ was a sidewheel steamer of 650 tons burden. She was built in New York city in 1846, and was originally intended for river navigation." (from Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War..., edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) "While being used as a transport, off Cape Hatteras, November 2d, 1861, the steamer ‘Governor,’ Commander Phillips, foundered in the rough sea. Those on board, a battalion of marines under Major Reynolds, were transferred with great difficulty to the ‘Sabine.’ The ‘Governor’ was a sidewheel steamer of 650 tons burden. She was built in New York city in 1846, and was originally intended for river navigation." | ||||
