Drowne, Byron P., 1848-1933 Letter to his mother and photograph of Byron P. Drowne [Decimalized .01- .02]

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Letter from 16-year-old Drowne to his mother, written on the USS "Catalpa" off Charleston. Accompanying photograph.

GLC#
GLC01008.02-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
21 October 1864
Author/Creator
Drowne, Byron P., 1848-1933
Title
Letter to his mother and photograph of Byron P. Drowne [Decimalized .01- .02]
Place Written
Charleston, South Carolina
Pagination
2 items.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Blockade
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Steamboat
Navy
Union Forces
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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to his mother

October 21, 1864

Drowne, Byron P., 1848-1933

Letter from 16-year-old Drowne to his mother, written on the USS "Catalpa" off Charleston. He says he did not have time to have his picture taken in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Reports no late war news, only that there will be no more fighting in...

GLC01008.02.01
Collection Item
Photograph

[Byron P. Drowne]

October 21, 1864

Photograph of Byron P. Drowne sitting. He was aboard the U.S.S. Midnight

GLC01008.02.02