Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865 to John B. Marchand

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GLC#
GLC02680.12-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 June 1862
Author/Creator
Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865
Title
to John B. Marchand
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Copy of a circular letter from the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography ordering captains to "instruct the officers commanding Prize vessels to deliver to the ordnance officer of the nearest Navy Yard, all arms belonging to the service, immediately on their arrival." The circular letter was first sent to DuPont, who now sends a copy to Marchand, and orders him to distribute it "to the vessels in your Division." DuPont signs as Flag Officer Commanding of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. DuPont was a noted American naval officer. He figured prominently in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, and helped to modernize the US Navy. He reached the rank of rear admiral.

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