Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 to Thornton A. Jenkins
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02680.22 Author/Creator: Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 1 March 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy
Copy of a letter discussing naval strategy and suggesting that Pensacola, Florida be warned, in case a Confederate ram tries a sneak attack there. Says the rebel rams Tennessee and Baltic are nearby. Written on board the U.S.S. Calhoun, in the Mississippi Sound, during the blockade of Mobile Bay. Farragut was the first Admiral in the United States navy and Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Navy during the Civil War.
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