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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | William E. Fitzhugh to Thornton A. Jenkins reporting on the amount of coal aboard his ship, the U.S.S. Sebago |
| Date | 12 February 1864 |
| Author | Fitzhugh, William E. (1832-1889) |
| Recipient | Jenkins, Thornton A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Fitzhugh reports on the amount of coal aboard his ship, the U.S.S. Sebago. Written on board the U.S.S. Sebago, as part of the blockade on Mobile, Alabama. Docket contains signed note regarding blockade ship assignments; may be in Jenkins' hand with his signature. Fitzhugh was a commodore in the US Navy, noted for his capture of the Confederate Ironclad Missouri in June of 1865. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Navy Military Supplies Maritime Blockade |
| People | Fitzhugh, William E. (1832-1889) Jenkins, Thornton Alexander (1811-1893) 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 | Thornton A. Jenkins was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. |
| 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 |