4 April 1861
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
[Selecting officers to expedite the U.S.S. Powhatan]
He "ordered by the President to select such officers as may be necessary to expedite the ship." Porter was initially supposed to take his ship, the steam frigate Powhatan, to South Carolina to reinforce Fort Sumter in case the Confederates chose to...
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