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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03479.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1853 |
| Title | Richard Wainwright to A.D. Bache regarding naval matters |
| Date | 4 June 1853 |
| Author | Wainwright, Richard (1817-1862) |
| Recipient | Bache, A.D. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Wainwright of the Coast Survey to Professor Bache as superintendent Coast Survey. Says he referred to the Navy Register and found out Lieutenant Trenchard outranks Lieutenant Murray, which eliminates all problems of having Murray with him. Says he received a letter from Trenchard that said he was making soundings one mile below Aikins[?], but that he is on his way to Richmond. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Surveying |
| People | Wainwright, Richard (1817-1862) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Wainwright was commissioned in the United States Navy on 11 May 1831. Between 1841 and 1857, Wainwright served in the Coast Survey and on the Navy's Home Station. He cruised in Merrimack on special service from 1857 to 1860. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Wainwright commanded Hartford, flagship of Admiral David G. Farragut's West Gulf Blockading Squadron. During the passage of forts below New Orleans, Louisiana on the night of 24 and 25 April 1861, he performed gallant service in extinguishing a fire on Hartford while continuing the bombardment of the forts. Commended by Admiral Farragut for his actions, Wainwright later participated in the squadron's operations below Vicksburg until taken ill with fever. He died in New Orleans on 10 August 1862. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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