Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870 to Lewis West

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GLC#
GLC03836.74-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
19 September 1864
Author/Creator
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
Title
to Lewis West
Place Written
Port Royal Harbor, Jamaica
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Rear Admiral John Dahlgren as commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron to Acting Commander West. References West's letter of 12 September. Praises him for finding a channel at St. Catherine's, Georgia. Will send a small steamer to verify the channel and help buoy it. Written while abraod the USS "Philadelphia".

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