James Dunwody Bulloch Collection, 1847-1954.

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James Dunwody Bulloch Collection, 1847-1954.

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This collection consists of spy reports, commissions, correspondence, a scrapbook of obituaries, and the "Original Contract for the Building of the Confederate States Steamship Alabama." The spy reports by Matthew Maguire include specific information pertaining to the CSS Alabama. The correspondence in this collection shows the relationship between Bulloch and members of his family as well as other officers including Francis Lawley, R. J. Armstrong, and Neil Harrison. These letters span from Bulloch's time serving in the Navy in 1847 to after his death in 1901. Also included are Bulloch's U.S. naval commission as master and his Confederate States naval commission as commander. The commission as master is dated 17 January 1853 and is signed by President Millard Fillmore; Bulloch's Confederate commission is dated 17 January 1862 and is signed by President Jefferson Davis.

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