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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | Percival Drayton to John B. Marchand enclosing copies of two circulars issued by the Bureau of Ordnance with orders to distribute them |
| Date | 15 March 1864 |
| Author | Drayton, Percival (1812-1865) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Enclosing twenty copies each "of 2 circulars issued by the Bureau of Ordnance" with orders to distribute them to all the vessels on Marchand's station. Written on board the U.S.S. Hartford, of which Percival was captain, off Pensacola, Florida, during the Union blockade of major Southern ports. On "Western Gulf Squadron" stationery. Drayton was Fleet Captain to Farragut, who was commanding the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. As commander of the "Hartford," Drayton fought in the Battle of Mobile Bay. He was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Navigation the next year. |
| Subjects | Blockade Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Artillery Ammunition |
| People | Drayton, Percival (1812-1865) 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 | Percival Drayton 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 |