Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865 to J. C. Palmer

GLC01545.07

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GLC#
GLC01545.07
Type
Letters
Date
September 17, 1864
Author/Creator
Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865
Title
to J. C. Palmer
Place Written
Aboard the USS Hartford
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.8 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Drayton served as captain of Admiral David Farragut's flagship, the sloop of war "Hartford," and also as fleet captain of the West Gulf Blockade Squadron. Tells Palmer, the fleet surgeon on board the "Pensacola," that he sent a box and small package by the "Sebago" for Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Wants Palmer to ask Buchanan when the 15 inch shot that almost penetrated the port side of the CSS "Tennessee" during the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864 was delivered. Both Buchanan and the "Tennessee" were captured during the battle -- Buchanan was wounded. Wants to know if anything has been done to protect the vessel from worms. Says there is no obligation to answer these questions.

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