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Showing posts with label USS Powhatan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Powhatan. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Wednesday, August 2, 1865

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 General Butler called on me to-day. Came direct from the Executive Mansion. Says the President is no better. He could not see him. Is confi...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Gustavus V. Fox to Flag Officer Samuel F. Dupont, June 11, 1862

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Navy Department             June 11 1862  My Dear Flag Officer  I have your notes, and today the box came, and the distribution shall be mad...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Lieutenant David D. Porter to Commander Andrew H. Foot, April 5, 1861

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ASTOR HOUSE [NEW YORK, N. Y., April 5?,] 8 o’clock. DEAR CAPTAIN: I am with Captain Meigs and we are telegraphing to Mr. Seward. Meigs ...

William H. Seward to Lieutenant David D. Porter, April 6, 1861

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[Telegram.] APRIL 6, 1861. Give the Powhatan up to Captain Mercer. SEWARD. [Lieutenant D. D. PORTER.] SOURCE: Official Reco...

Lieutenant David D. Porter to William H. Seward, April 6, 1861

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[Telegram.] APRIL 6, 1861. I received my orders from the President and shall proceed and execute them. D. D. PORTER. [Hon. WILL...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Gustavus V. Fox to Virginia Woodbury Fox, May 2, 1861

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Washington , May 2 d 61 Dr V— I have delayed for a few days writing you in hopes to be able to give you all particulars about the Po...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Result Of Gustavus V. Fox's Plan For Reinforcing Fort Sumpter; In His Own Writing

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My plan for reinforcing Fort Sumpter was this— From the outer edge of the bar to Sumpter through the swash channel it is four miles in a...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Montgomery Blair to Gustavus V. Fox, April 26, 1861

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Dear Fox I have not written you because it was easy for you to understand what I thought of the Fort Sumpter business and not agreeable ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Gustavus V. Fox to Montgomery Blair, April 17, 1861

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Baltic, 17th April At Sea, 1861    Dr Blair, As I have no writing materials and wish to save tomorrow's mail I use a pencil. ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Lieutenant Francis Asbury Roe to Commander Andrew H. Foote, Saturday, April 6, 1861 – 5 p.m.

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Saturday 5 P.M. Sir: The despatch entrusted to me for Lieut. Porter has been delivered into his hands. The Powhatan was below Quaran...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Commander Andrew H. Foote to Gideon Welles, April 6, 1861 – 6 p.m.

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Navy Yard, New York 6 P.M. Apr. 6/61 Sir: By great exertions, highly commendable, Lieut. Roe overhauled the Powhatan and I send Lie...
Friday, June 8, 2018

Commander Andrew H. Foote to Gideon Welles, April 6, 1861

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Navy Yard,      New York, April 6/61. Sir: I hastily informed the Department by mail to-day of the circumstances under which the “P...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Commander Andrew H. Foote to Gideon Welles, April 6, 1861

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Navy Yard       New York April 6/61 Sir, Your orders of the 5th were received by Captain Mercer to-day. Captain Meigs, Lieut. Porte...
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Gideon Welles to Commander Stephen Clegg Rowan, April 5, 1861

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Navy Department April 5th. l861 Commander S. C. Rowan, Com'dg U.S.S. “Pawnee” Norfolk, Va. Sir: After the “Pawnee” shall...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Gideon Welles to Commander John P. Gillis, April 5, 1861

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Navy Department April 5th, 1861. Commander J. P. Gillis Com'dg U.S.S. Pocahontas, Norfolk, Virginia.   Sir: You will proc...
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Gideon Welles to Captain Samuel Mercer, April 5, 1861

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Navy Department April 5th, 1861. Captain Samuel Mercer Com'dg. U.S.S. Powhatan, New York. The United States steamers “Powhata...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Gideon Welles to Captain John A. Faunce, April 5, 1861

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Navy Department, April 5th, 1861. Capt. Faunce, Commander of U.S. Revenue Steamer "Harriet Lane" New York. Sir: The r...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Commander Andrew Hull Foote to Gideon Welles, April 5, 1861

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[Telegram] New York, April 5, 1861 To Hon. Gideon Welles Secretary of Navy I am executing orders received from the Government t...
Monday, April 2, 2018

Commander Andrew Hull Foote to Gideon Welles, April 1, 1861

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[Telegram—Copy] Brooklyn, April 1st, 1861. Secretary of the Navy, The “Powhatan” after landing her stores went out of commission a...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Gideon Welles to Commodore Samuel Livingston Breese, April 1, 1861 – Received 6:30 p.m.

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[Telegram—Copy] Washington April 1st 1861 Rec'd. Brooklyn, 6.30 p.m.      Commandant, Navy Yard. Fit out the Powhatan to go ...