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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01545.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Percival Drayton to J. C. Palmer with questions about a ship |
| Date | 17 September 1864 |
| Author | Drayton, Percival (1812-1865) |
| Recipient | Palmer, J. C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Drayton served as captain of Admiral David Farragut's flagship, the sloop of war "Hartford," and also as fleet captain of the West Gulf Blockade Squadron. Tells Palmer, the fleet surgeon on board the "Pensacola," that he sent a box and small package by the "Sebago" for Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Wants Palmer to ask Buchanan when the 15 inch shot that almost penetrated the port side of the CSS "Tennessee" during the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864 was delivered. Both Buchanan and the "Tennessee" were captured during the battle -- Buchanan was wounded. Wants to know if anything has been done to protect the vessel from worms. Says there is no obligation to answer these questions. |
| Subjects | Battle Blockade Military History Civil War Union Forces Navy Maritime Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Injury or Wound Ammunition Ironclad |
| Place written | Aboard the USS Hartford |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |