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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08533 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | David Dixon Porter to Henry Walke about tugboats for emergencies |
| Date | 5 November 1862 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Recipient | Walke, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Captain Walke as commander of the USS "Carondolet." Wants to have the tugboats in order so they can be ready for emergencies. Tells him to keep a few of them under steam. Says it will do the men good to pull in their own boats and that the squadron should follow that plan as much as possible. |
| Subjects | Mississippi River Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Navy Blockade |
| People | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) Walke, Henry (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Cairo, Illinois |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |