Records, 1862-1865.

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Records, 1862-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155460877

Papers include lists of survivors of the two ships, correspondence, bills, and receipts. Some of the items pertain to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

350 items.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6873542

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Congress (Frigate : 1794-1834)

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Cumberland (Ship)

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Committee of Reception to the Crews of the Frigates Cumberland and Congress.

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On March 8, 1862, the ironclad Confederate ship Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack ) attacked and destroyed the USS Cumberland and USS Congress at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Responding to the human casualties of this encounter, efforts were made in New York City to raise funds to contribute to the relief of crew members or surviving family. A Committee of Reception to the Crews of the Frigates "Cumberland" and "Congress" was formed to arrange an April 1862 reception at the Academy of Music in Ne...