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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | William E. Fitzhugh to John B. Marchand regarding James Byrnes, a deserter from the U.S. Army |
| Date | 20 February 1864 |
| Author | Fitzhugh, William E. (1832-1889) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Enclosing communications regarding James Byrnes, a deserter from the U.S. Army, who now works on board the ship. "I herewith enclose the communications relating to James Byrnes, a deserter from the U.S. Army and now serving on board this ship as Coal Heaver, also my statement concerning him." Written on board the U.S.S. Sebago as part of the blockade of Mobile, Alabama. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Military Law Desertion |
| People | Fitzhugh, William E. (1832-1889) 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 | 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 |