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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | John P. Gillis to William H. Dana instructing him to patrol specific waterways and giving orders regarding "prizes seized at the Rio Grande" |
| Date | 12 March 1864 |
| Author | Gillis, John P. (1803-1873) |
| Recipient | Dana, William H. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Copy of a letter to Dana, the first page ordering Dana to patrol specific waterways, the second page giving orders regarding "prizes seized at the Rio Grande." Written on board the U.S.S. Ossipee, commanded by Gillis off Galveston, Texas, during the Union blockade. Dana was a Union Naval officer in command of the U.S.S. Cayuga. |
| Subjects | Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Texas American West Confederate States of America |
| People | Gillis, John P. (1803-1873) Dana, William H. (fl. 1864) Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John P. Gillis was a Union Naval officer, and commander of the U.S.S. Ossipee. William H. Dana was a Union Naval officer in command of the U.S.S. Cayuga. |
| 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: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |