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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00684.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John McIntosh Kell, Commander in the Confederate Navy |
| Title | John McIntosh Kell to Julia Blanche Kell concerning the illness of their son |
| Date | 22 March 1861 |
| Author | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) |
| Recipient | Kell, Julia Blanche |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife about the ill health of their son. Mentions that "Commodore Tattnall is here & I am to report to him tomorrow: Morris' Steamer the Huntress has arrived." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Confederate General or Leader Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Children and Family Health and Medical Navy Civil War Military History |
| People | Kell, John McIntosh (1823-1900) Kell, Julia Blanche (1836-1917) Tattnall, Josiah (1794-1871) |
| Place written | Savannah, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Commodore Josiah Tattnall became the senior flag officer of the Navy of Georgia in February 1861 after his resignation from the United States Navy. Tattnall had come to Savannah to examine the Huntress and the Savannah, two ships recently secured for the Georgia Navy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |