Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 to John B. Marchand

GLC02680.14

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GLC#
GLC02680.14-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 22, 1863
Author/Creator
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Title
to John B. Marchand
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 26.1 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Printed circular from the Navy Department ordering officers to set up Boards to review all Assistant Engineers for possible promotion. Lays out the rules under which these review boards are to be conducted, and the requirements for promotion, such as "knowledge of the first six books of Euclid, of plane geometry...of conic sections, and of the strength of materials." Orders the board to score the candidates, and pass their opinions on to the Navy Department. Marchand was captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna.

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