23 August 1862

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 534 (August 23, 1862)]

Disbanding Hunter's Negro Brigade in South Carolina, The Blockade of Nassau by the Yankees, General Bragg and the Press.

GLC05959.43.08

25 March 1864

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 84, no. 12, 019 (March 25, 1864)]

The Mobile Blockade Squadron.

GLC05959.43.37

1800/07/21

Hudson & Goodwin, fl. 1787-1800

Newspaper

Title: Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]

Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and Germany, and a proclamation by Toussaint L'Overture announcing a blockade over the southern ports of St. Domingo (present day Haiti).

GLC08726.02

1813/09/15

Bronson, Enos, 1774-1823

Newspaper

Title: United States gazette. [Vol. XIII, no. 1284 (September 15, 1813)]

Published by Enos Bronson & Elihu Chauncey from 1804-1818. Uncut newspaper covering various aspects of the War of 1812. Contains news from Paris and elsewhere in Europe as well as from around the United States. Contains reports on a naval victories, a British blockade of the port of New Haven, military intelligence, and government issues.

GLC08430.09

February 18, 1862

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

Document signed

Title: [Declaration to citizens of Roanoke Island to renew allegiance to Union]

Historically significant proclamation to the citizens of Roanoke Island, typifying the moderate approach to warfare of Ambrose Burnside, his patron George B. McClellan, and Northern Democrats. Promises not to "interfere with your laws constitutionally established, your institutions of any kind whatever, your property of any sort [i.e., slavery] …," if the citizens of this district returned their loyalties to the United States. Signed by Burnside as Brigadier General Commanding the Department of North Carolina and by Goldsborough as Flag Officer Commanding the North Atlantic Blockading…

GLC01886

February 9, 1862

Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877

Letter

Title: To the men under his command

Written aboard the flag steamer USS Philadelphia. General order, signed clerically, sent by Flag Officer Goldsborough as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron thanking his men for a victory "worthy of yourselves and the sacred cause the flag upholds." Says they have more work to accomplish and they "will soon deliver another blow to crush the Hydra of rebellion." At some point another sheet of paper seems to have been pasted and torn off the document. During his command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron from October 1861 to September 1862, Louis Goldsborough led his…

GLC02252

1805/07/10

N.B., fl. 1805

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Patterson re: naval blockades

N.B. states that a British fleet has just sailed to France and established a naval blockade. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04499

1807/02/09

Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Patterson re: hope for a return to free trade

Skipwith writes that he hopes the British will cease their blockade of French ports so that free trade may resume. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04502

[1863/08/24]

Autograph letter signed

Title: Anonymous civilian report re: difficulty of communication, running blockade

GLC07063.02

1861/11-1862/06

United States. Navy

Document

Title: 18 Civil War dispatches, extracts, and general orders issued by U.S. Navy

Topics include payment of persons called "contrabands", British ships attempting to run the blockade, Naval intelligence, sanitation during the "hot and sickly" season in the south, and legal requirements with regard to captured vessels. Probably printed aboard U.S.S. Minnesota.

GLC07717

1865/07/30

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Details Archer's life from his departure from London bound for Bermuda on June 13, 1864 to his return from Florida through the blockade on March 23, 1865. "...[I] made every narrow escape from, starving to death, and being eaten up by alligators..." Included in his travelogue are the ruminations undertaken by himself and several other Confederates through Bermuda, Havana, Florida's marshy coasts, through St Marks Tallahassee and Quincy to Albany and Macon before finally discovering the fate of the Confederacy. Numerous graphite additions have been inserted into the text in a hand rather…

GLC01896.079

1865/01/14

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his father

Archer announces that the "Hawk" has been sold at public auction for a little more than ten thousand pounds, leaving a balance of more than five thousand pounds outstanding to cover travel costs. A ship built for a "particular" purpose [blockade running], the Hawk would require a complete refit to be useable by the buyer and that, Archer asserts, depressed the price. Most of the letter continues the theme of his previous letter to his mother in which he refers to his father [GLC 1896.071]. Archer claims that he is totally broke and informs Edward that he is going to use the proceeds of his…

GLC01896.072

1865/05/25

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Newcomb

Written on Archer's return from Cuba through the blockade around Florida. First half of the letter details his belief that the war was lost because of the failure of the public to support the war effort. "...[I]f the people had have stood by them [the Confederate soldiers] and given them all their aid instead of speculating and quarreling among themselves everything would have gone as we could have desired..." However, Archer expresses his belief that the south will rise again--"...but still there exists a smouldering flame which I have no doubt will one day burst forth and fire again the…

GLC01896.076

1864/03/18-1864/11/15

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Letterbook

Title: [Copy Book of E. R. Archer]

"Wedgewood's Improved Copy Book." Letterpress copy book from Europe to Archer's family and fellow officers in the C.S.V.N. [Confederate States Volunteer Navy] with index of letters copied. Written while visiting London and Bermuda. On the cover it indicates the number of the book as '1'. Blue and white printed paper covers, product label pasted to front cover, tissue paper leaves. (18 Mar) "Some of my letters have been destroyed whist running the Blockade … You are now ready to supply Genl Beauregard with a 15" gun."; (29 Mar) "[Allow] us to make our sortie amongst the enemies fleet which…

GLC01896.159

20 March [no year]

Autograph note

Title: to Mrs. Thackmorton

Two separate letters with the same GLC number. First one was written by an anonymous member of the U.S. Navy who served with Henry McSherry to a Mrs. Thackmorton. In response to a previous letter from Mrs. Thackmorton, he says she will write a letter to "Mr Welles" -- probably Gideon Welles -- about "Dr McSherry." She thinks there will be no problem getting Henry's resignation withdrawn because "he has been a good and faithful officer throughout the war." The creator says he served with McSherry through the Mississippi Campaign and in the North Atlantic Blockade Squadron. Claims there is…

GLC03523.21.63

February 9, 1863

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R. West

Signed twice by West. Says his destination has been changed from Key West to Bull's Bay, 12 miles north of Charleston. Says the damage to the "Weehawken" did not occur from the stormy voyage, but from "treachery at home." Mechanics took her machinery apart and found 50 pounds of iron bolts and old pieces of iron between the cylinder head and the piston. Says "Somebody's neck deserves stretching." Continues letter on 12 February, saying he is at Charleston assisting with the blockade. Says they might be going to Key West soon. Says he is very impressed with the armor of the Monitors.

GLC03836.43

1863/01/01 - 1863/08/03

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1863

Pages numbered 1-190. This volume introduces themes that recur throughout the diaries. The author corresponds with Henry A. Dupont (entry of January 24) and takes a lively interest in both finance and the important happenings of the day, as in the following entries: February 9: "Better news from Charleston … very high prices for all cotton goods. … Wm. Parker came to see my mother gave … quite an interesting account of the Army Hospitals at Washington their excellent order & the great comfort of the soldiers who expressed entire satisfaction." February 10: "Ad. Du Ponts dispatch is in…

GLC06846.02

February 8, 1864

Jenkins, Thornton A., 1811-1893

Letter signed

Title: to John B. Marchand

Regarding promotion of Assistant Engineers. Reads in part: "You will please report the names and rank or grade of all Assistant Engineers on board the vessel who are entitled to an examination for promotion under the Circular of the Secretary of the Navy dated December 22 1863." Written on board the U.S.S. Richmond, as part of the blockade off Mobile, Alabama. Signed by Jenkins as captain and sr. officer commanding. 3rd Div., West Gulf Blockading Squadron.

GLC02680.15

1864/02/12

Manuscript document

Title: Names of vessels and commanders off Mobile Bar

Lists the names of 19 vessels engaged in the blockade of Mobile Bay, their respective captains, and their exact location. Docket notes "several absent."

GLC02680.17

February 9, 1864

Jenkins, Thornton A., 1811-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John B. Marchand

Requesting various information pertaining to Marchand's ship, including coal, draft, and speed of the ship. Written on board the U.S.S. Richmond.

GLC02680.30

February 9, 1864

Jenkins, Thornton A., 1811-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John B. Marchand

Ordering Marchand to move his boat to replace a departing ship in the blockade. Written on board the U.S.S. Richmond during the Union blockade of Mobile Bay.

GLC02680.31