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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.10 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | David Dixon Porter to John G. Walker after the sinking of his ship on the Yazoo River |
| Date | 16 July 1863 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Lieutenant Command Walker, the former commander of the USS "Baron de Kalb," which sunk on its recent excursion up the Yazoo River. Asks him to call on General Grant 24 hours before he is ready to start up the Yazoo River "for the purpose of raising the De Kalb." Porter wants to save the hull of the "Baron de Kalb" if possible. Tells him to get all the materials necessary to do this. Asks him to save the machinery and everything movable on board if he cannot save the hull. Says the "Champion" will be used for a short time to help pump out the "Cincinnati" and then Walker can take command of the "Champion." Wants Walker to take a new torpedo catcher that the staff of Mr. Pickens has developed. When he returns wants him to pick out a good coal barge and place everything in it and get the vessel ready to go up the Red River. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Civil War Military History Navy Union General Union Forces Maritime Invention Science and Technology |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Place written | Aboard USS "Black Hawk" off Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| 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: Unit | 15th Army Corps |