Gorringe, Henry Honeychurch, 1841-1885 to John G. Walker

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GLC#
GLC03804.06-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 13, 1863
Author/Creator
Gorringe, Henry Honeychurch, 1841-1885
Title
to John G. Walker
Place Written
Louisiana
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written by Acting Ensign Gorringe to Lieutenant Commander Walker. Reports that William Fordam and Henry Hines both disobeyed orders while he was officer of the deck on 10 February 1863. The order was repeated and they both refused to do any more duty on the "Baron de Kalb." Written aboard the USS "Baron de Kalb" on the Yazoo River.

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