Scharf collection of Confederate naval papers.

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Scharf collection of Confederate naval papers.

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The letters were written by various officers of the Confederate States of America and the Confederate Navy. While many concern routine matters such as requests for munitions and provisions, transfers of officers to different duty stations, or docking ships for repairs, there are a considerable number that relate to naval engagements.

260 letters

Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6815254

Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library

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Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898

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J. Thomas Scharf was an author of numerous books on Maryland history and a noted collector of manuscripts. From the description of Scharf collection of Confederate naval papers. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 123550923 Author. From the description of Essay on John Hanson, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980679 Historian J. Thomas Scharf was born and raised in Baltimore. He joined the Confederacy as an infantryman, was hospitalized...

Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...