Fitzhugh, William E., 1832-1889 to Thornton A. Jenkins
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02680.16 Author/Creator: Fitzhugh, William E., 1832-1889 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 12, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy
Fitzhugh reports on the amount of coal aboard his ship, the U.S.S. Sebago. Written on board the U.S.S. Sebago, as part of the blockade on Mobile, Alabama. Docket contains signed note regarding blockade ship assignments; may be in Jenkins' hand with his signature. Fitzhugh was a commodore in the US Navy, noted for his capture of the Confederate Ironclad Missouri in June of 1865.
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