Autograph despatch signed : "Head Quarters 15th A.C.", to Admiral Porter, [no year] Feb. 5th.
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Hammond, John Henry, 1833-1890
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Hammond was an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. After the war he worked for the railroads and as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Dakota Territory. From the description of Hammond, John Henry, 1833-1890 1860-1890 Papers. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49235917 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Head Quarters 15th A.C.", to Admiral Porter, 1863 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...
Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891
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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...
