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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | Melancthon B. Woolsey to John B. Marchand regarding information obtained from four rebel deserters |
| Date | 6 April 1864 |
| Author | Woolsey, Melancthon B. (1817-1874) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter enclosing papers [no longer present] regarding "Information obtained from four rebel deserters" and other reports. Written on board the U.S.S. Princess Royal, commanded by Woolsey off Sabine Pass, Texas during the blockading of Confederate ports in that area. Woolsey commanded the "Princess Royal" in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. After the war, he commanded the Navy Field at Pensacola, where he died from yellow fever. |
| Subjects | Texas American West Confederate States of America Desertion Prisoner of War Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General |
| People | Marchand, John B. (John Bonnett) (1808-1875) Woosley, Melancthon Brooks (1817-1874) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Melancthon B. Woosley was an officer in the United States Navy. John B. Marchand was an officer in the United States Navy. He captained the steamer "Memphis" during the Paraguay expedition, served as Captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the Civil War, later promoted to Commodore. |
| 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 |