Bulkley, James Henry (b. 1834) to Samuel Mercer
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03097.03 Author/Creator: Bulkley, James Henry (b. 1834) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 August 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Bulkley, Captain's Clerk on board the Wabash, reports to Mercer, commander of the Wabash. Records details of the 28 and 29 August capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, located on the Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Reports times when firing occurred, details related to the actions of other ships in the squadron, and orders received. The Wabash was the flagship of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Silas Horton Stringham.
The Wabash was the flagship of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Silas Horton Stringham.
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