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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.17 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | James Charles Prevost to John G. Walker thanking him for the honor of being saluted by him when he came to his ship |
| Date | 11 October 1869 |
| Author | Prevost, James Charles (1810-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Rear Admiral Prevost of the Royal Navy to Captain Walker of the USS "Sabine." Writes that he is obliged for the honor "you did me in saluting me when I visited your ship - and I regret very much I have not the opportunity of returning it, except by thanking you which I now do." Says he is especially honored because his flag was not raised and Walker did not have to do it. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Navy Union General Global History and Civics Military History Diplomacy American Flag |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | In the Dockyard at Gibraltar |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Prevost was born in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England and joined the navy in 1823 and by 1850 was a Commander aboard the HMS "Portland," flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, whose daughter (Ellen Mary) he married on 18 October 1842. He was the Commissioner for Britain in the negotiations to determine the boundary between British Columbia and the United States. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |