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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.052 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Richard Jeffery to Aaron Jeffery about his transfer from Charleston to Savannah, the Union attach on Charleston and fears for Confederate armies in the west |
| Date | 20 April 1863 |
| Author | Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Concerning information about his unexpected transfer from Charleston to Savannah where "...my responsibilities are greater & the means of meeting them less..." Discusses the anti-climactic Union attack on Charleston including the unimpressive performance of Federal ironclads, and requests information about the family and news of Hill in North Carolina. Also, expresses his fears that either Gen. Bragg's [Army of the Tennessee] or Johnston's [Army of the Mississippi] forces will encounter the numerically superior army of Grant's in Tennessee, and be forced to abandon Vicksburg. Letter is splotched and blotted with ink and concludes with "the pen is horrid". |
| Subjects | Civil War Ironclad Confederate States of America Navy Union Forces Battle Military History Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899) Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891) |
| Place written | Savannah |
| 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 |