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4 November 1862
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
to John G. Walker
Admiral Porter commands Lieutenant Commander Walker to take command of the "Baron de Kalb" and "to get her ready for service with all dispatch."
GLC03804.03
11 January 1863
Walker, John G., 1835-1907
[List of those killed and wounded at Arkansas Post aboard the USS "Baron de Kalb"]
Lists 2 killed, 2 seriously wounded and probably mortal, 4 seriously wounded, and 9 slightly wounded from the crew of the USS "Baron de Kalb" at the battle for Arkansas Post. A carte de visite photograph (9.6 x 6.1 cm) of Theodore Zendon, one of the...
GLC03804.04
12 February 1863
Meacham, J.W., fl. 1863
Written by Acting Master's Mate Meacham to Lieutenant Commander Walker. Co-signed by Acting Lieutenant and Executive Officer Jonathan V. Johnston, attesting to the veracity of this letter. Meacham says he ordered Henry Hines to sweep down the boiler...
GLC03804.05
13 February 1863
Gorringe, Henry Honeychurch, 1841-1885
Written by Acting Ensign Gorringe to Lieutenant Commander Walker. Reports that William Fordam and Henry Hines both disobeyed orders while he was officer of the deck on 10 February 1863. The order was repeated and they both refused to do any more duty...
GLC03804.06
3 July 1863
Dorr, S.B., fl. 1863
to W.H.S. Fintress
Written by Dorr as commander of USS "Hamilton" to Fintress as the commander of the USS "Rattler." Recommends that Dr. W.H. Wilson of the U.S. Navy on board the "Rattler" be forwarded to the North "to be designated for the benefit of his health." Dorr...
GLC03804.07
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