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Collection Reference Number GLC08284.091
From Archive Folder Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy 
Title Horatio L. Wait to "darling Cherry" describing a lavish naval funeral
Date 8 November 1866
Author Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  
Recipient Wait, Chara Conant  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He attends a lavish naval funeral and describes the reception of the American expedition in Russia. He tells the story of the chief engineer of a party who lost his cap.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Navy  Soldier's Letter  Union Soldier's Letter  Photography  Art, Music, Theater, and Film    
People Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  Wait, Chara Conant Long (1839-1908)  
Place written Lisbon Harbor
Theme Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945