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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02466.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter to Lieutenant Commander J. P. Robertson |
| Date | 7 November 1864 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written on stationery of the "North Atlantic Squadron, U.S. Flag-Ship 'Malvern.'" Signed by Rear Admiral Porter to Lieutenant Commander Robertson as commander of the USS "Monticello" at New London, Connecticut. Tells him to "follow of course." Tells him an officer "should never wait for instructions under such circumstances." Marked at top "Telegraph!" |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Navy |
| Place written | Hampton Roads, Virginia |
| 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 |