Woolsey, Melancthon B., 1817-1874 to John B. Marchand

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GLC#
GLC02680.28-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
6 April 1864
Author/Creator
Woolsey, Melancthon B., 1817-1874
Title
to John B. Marchand
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Letter enclosing papers [no longer present] regarding "Information obtained from four rebel deserters" and other reports. Written on board the U.S.S. Princess Royal, commanded by Woolsey off Sabine Pass, Texas during the blockading of Confederate ports in that area. Woolsey commanded the "Princess Royal" in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. After the war, he commanded the Navy Field at Pensacola, where he died from yellow fever.

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