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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.05 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | J.W. Meacham to John G. Walker regarding men not following orders |
| Date | 12 February 1863 |
| Author | Meacham, J. W. (fl. 1863-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Acting Master's Mate Meacham to Lieutenant Commander Walker. Co-signed by Acting Lieutenant and Executive Officer Jonathan V. Johnston, attesting to the veracity of this letter. Meacham says he ordered Henry Hines to sweep down the boiler casemates to prepare them for whitewashing. Hines refused to follow the order. He was sent to the executive officer who threw him in the brig. Afterward William Fordham also refused the duty, "saying he was not contented while on board this boat." |
| Subjects | Mississippi Civil War Military History Navy Union General Union Forces Military Law Prisoner |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) Meacham, J.W. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | In the Mouth of the Yazoo River |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American 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: Unit | 15th Army Corps |