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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | John McIntosh Kell to Julia Blanche Kell concerning leave and a court martial |
| Date | 6 October 1859 |
| Author | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Recipient | Kell, Julia Blanche |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife while commandant at Warrington Navy Yard. Discusses a month long leave of absence to visit his family. Mentions that he is a member of a court investigating the grounding of the Fulton and that his cousin, Captain James McKay McIntosh, is unwell. |
| Subjects | Military History Military Law Navy Confederate General or Leader Soldier's Letter Children and Family Health and Medical |
| People | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) Kell, Julia Blanche (1836-1917) |
| Place written | Warrington Navy Yard, Florida |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Kell was a member of the United States Navy from 1843 until 19 January, 1861, the day of Georgia's secession from the United States. He served in the Confederate Navy for the duration of the Civil War, commanded the C.S.S. Savannah, and was made a captain for his work as First Lieutenant under Captain Raphael Semmes on the C.S.S. Alabama. In 1886, he became the Adjutant General of Georgia. In 1900, the year of his death, he published a book, "Recollections of a Naval Life; Including the Cruises of the Confederate Steamers Sumter and Alabama." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |