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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.02 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | David Dixon Porter to John G. Walker instructing him to turn over command of the "Chillicothe" |
| Date | 28 October 1862 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Admiral Porter orders Lieutenant Commander Walker to report to him to take command of the "Baron de Kalb." Tells him to turn over command of the "Chillicothe." Docket says he reported on 4 November. Docket on recto is signed by W.G. Boggs as paymaster who gave Walker $33.85 for mileage to Cairo. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Civil War Military History Navy Union General Union Forces Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| 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: Unit | 15th Army Corps |