Letter signed : Walnut Hills, Miss., to Admiral David Dixon Porter, 1863 Jun. 3.

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Letter signed : Walnut Hills, Miss., to Admiral David Dixon Porter, 1863 Jun. 3.

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About a shipment of hand grenades.

1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Taylor, Ezra, d. 1885.

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American army officer. From the description of Letter signed : Walnut Hills, Miss., to Admiral David Dixon Porter, 1863 Jun. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580935 ...

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...