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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | David Glasgow Farragut to Thornton A. Jenkins discussing naval strategy and suggesting that Pensacola be warned in case a Confederate ram attacks |
| Date | 1 March 1864 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Recipient | Jenkins, Thornton A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Copy of a letter discussing naval strategy and suggesting that Pensacola, Florida be warned, in case a Confederate ram tries a sneak attack there. Says the rebel rams Tennessee and Baltic are nearby. Written on board the U.S.S. Calhoun, in the Mississippi Sound, during the blockade of Mobile Bay. Farragut was the first Admiral in the United States navy and Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Navy during the Civil War. |
| Subjects | Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America |
| People | Jenkins, Thornton Alexander (1811-1893) 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 | Thornton A. Jenkins was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. 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. |
| 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 |