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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01920.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Four manuscripts on the Confederate Navy |
| Title | Charles Barclay to Lester A. Beardslee submitting his version of events from the night of 29 October |
| Date | 7 November 1864 |
| Author | Barclay, Charles J. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Acting Ensign Barclay to Lieutenant Commander Beardslee. Both were serving on the recently captured ship "Florida." As requested, Barclay is submitting his version of events from the night of 29 October, which have caused accusations of dereliction of duty from Beardslee's superior Commander Napoleon Collins. Says he was officer on deck that night and gives description of the sails that night. Says he noticed the "Florida" was drifting from the "Wachusett," where Collins was, but that it was nothing out of the ordinary. Describes how the "Wachusett" caught up to the "Florida." Collins claims that Beardslee let the "Florida" drift 20 miles, which Barclay says could not have happened. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Navy Military Law Global History and Civics Latin and South America Confederate States of America Maritime |
| People | Barclay, Charles J. (fl. 1864) Beardslee, Lester Anthony (1836-1903) Collins, Napoleon (1814-1875) |
| Place written | Aboard U.S. Prize Steamer Florida |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |