1. Christmas aboard USS Vandalia

    · Port of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

    Christmas aboard USS Vandalia
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    Grant spent Christmas aboard the USS Vandalia while it was docked at Palermo. Month-level dating is used because the source gives Christmas 1877 rather than a calendar day.

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