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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 to Admiral T. Bailey re: inexperienced troops, sunken gunboats, rebel raiders

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06966 Author/Creator: Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863/02/07 Pagination: 3 p. 24.6 x 19.2 cm Order a Copy

"I hear of it all the time, send more force is the constant cry, or we will be overpowered -- & now that I have no more to send." Written aboard the Flagship "Hartford".

Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

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