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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.025 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to the Jeffery/Woodlief families and naval matters |
| Title | General Orders for the Engineers Department of the U.S.S. Sloop "Lancaster" |
| Date | 1859 |
| Author | Wood, William W. W. (d.1882) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | The General Orders includes 7 articles regarding duties assigned according to rank, 19 articles on day-to-day operations and procedures, and orders while "In Port," "At Sea - Steaming," "At Sea - Not Steaming," "Coming to," "Loading Ship," and orders regarding "Lights." Signed on docket by Wood, Chief Engineer. Wood, a pioneer of the steam Navy, oversaw construction of the Merrimac. He later served as engineer and Chief of the Navy and reached the rank of commodore. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Maritime |
| People | Wood, William W.W. (d.1882) |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |