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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02680.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy |
| Title | William E. Leroy to John B. Marchand worrying that his ship is not in proper position in the blockade and hoping to rectify this problem |
| Date | 16 February 1864 |
| Author | Leroy, William E. (1818-1888) |
| Recipient | Marchand, John B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Has heard that Jenkins thinks his ship is not in proper position in the blockade, and hopes to rectify this problem. Says he felt he was in the proper position, states he takes "pride in endeavouring to go where I am ordered," and asks if he should move his ship, and where to. Says he can "hear our friends the 'Bummers' [mortar schooners] at work in the Sound." Written on board the U.S.S. Oneida, which LeRoy was commanding, during the blockade of Mobile, Alabama. Admiral LeRoy, "the Chesterfield of the Navy," eventually reached the rank of rear admiral. He commanded the steamer "Keystone State" and was in on the capture of Fernandina, Florida in 1862 and an engagement of ironclads in 1863. In 1864, he commanded the "Oneida" and "Ossipee" which captured the "CSS Tennessee" in the Battle of Mobile Bay. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Navy Union Forces Union General Blockade Artillery |
| People | LeRoy, William Edgar (1818-1888) 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 | William E. LeRoy was an officer in the U.S. Navy. 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 |