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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | Gideon Welles to John B. Marchand ordering officers to set up boards to review all Assistant Engineers for possible promotion |
| Date | 22 December 1863 |
| Author | Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Printed circular from the Navy Department ordering officers to set up Boards to review all Assistant Engineers for possible promotion. Lays out the rules under which these review boards are to be conducted, and the requirements for promotion, such as "knowledge of the first six books of Euclid, of plane geometry...of conic sections, and of the strength of materials." Orders the board to score the candidates, and pass their opinions on to the Navy Department. Marchand was captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics Mathematics Science and Technology Navy Union Forces Union General |
| People | Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gideon Welles was the Secretary of the Navy. 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 |