Turner, Thomas, 1808-? Divisional order

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GLC#
GLC08576
Type
Documents
Date
16 May 1863
Author/Creator
Turner, Thomas, 1808-?
Title
Divisional order
Place Written
Charleston, South Carolina
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Signed by Commodore Turner. This copy of the order could have been sent to Captain Thomas H. Patterson of the USS "James Adger," as the docket says "Jas Adger." Demands great vigilance of the blockaders. Has received information on a large fleet of steamers at Nassau ready to run the blockade. Reports that 1 steamer and 5 sailing vessels escaped Charleston Harbor last night, and only 2 were captured. Says two nights earlier a steamer ran into the north channel of the harbor without a shot being fired at it. Claims that most ships that attempt to run the blockade do so at high tide, but that last night one slipped out at low tide. Written while aboard the USS "New Ironsides".

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