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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | David Glasgow Farragut to John B. Marchand requesting the names and positions of all the vessels in Marchand's division |
| Date | 15 March 1864 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A brief communication from Farragut, requesting the "names and positions of all the vessels in your division on the first and fifteenth of every month." Written on board the U.S.S. Hartford, off Pensacola, Florida, during the Union blockade of major Southern ports. On "Western Gulf Squadron" stationery. |
| Subjects | Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | David G. Farragut was the first Admiral in the United States navy and Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Navy during the Civil War. John B. Marchand was an officer in the United States Navy. He captained the steamer "Memphis" during the Paraguay expedition, served as Captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the Civil War, later promoted to Commodore. |
| 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 |