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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03097.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | James Henry Bulkley to Samuel Mercer reports details of the 28 and 29 August capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark |
| Date | 28 August 1861 |
| Author | Bulkley, James Henry (b. 1834) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Bulkley, Captain's Clerk on board the Wabash, reports to Mercer, commander of the Wabash. Records details of the 28 and 29 August capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, located on the Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Reports times when firing occurred, details related to the actions of other ships in the squadron, and orders received. The Wabash was the flagship of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Silas Horton Stringham. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Blockade Navy Fortification Confederate States of America Battle |
| People | Bulkley, James Henry (b. 1834) Mercer, Samuel (fl. 1861) Stringham, Silas H. (1798-1876) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Wabash was the flagship of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Silas Horton Stringham. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |