Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877 to Stephen C. Rowan

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GLC#
GLC02254.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 22, 1862
Author/Creator
Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877
Title
to Stephen C. Rowan
Place Written
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 34 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Congratulates Rowan on his victory at New Bern and confides, "I expected nothing less. I trust that Beaufort and Fort Macon will soon share a similar fate with Newberne [sic] -- that is be in your possession."

Rowan was a captain in the United States Navy when he assisted in the capture of New Bern, North Carolina, on 14 March 1862. The battle was led by Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside.

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