McCann, William Penn, 1830-1906 to Richard T. Renshaw
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02254.12 Author/Creator: McCann, William Penn, 1830-1906 Place Written: Hill's Point, North Carolina Type: Letter signed Date: 14 April 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 36 cm Order a Copy
Mentions a change of plans in the attack on Hill's Point Battery. Reports location, activities and condition of several Union ships, including the Collier, Phoenix, Hunchback, Southfield, Valley City, Whitehead and Granite. Complains that "there is not a boat here in which we can mount a Howitzer to clear the channel of the rebel picket boats."
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