George Weber papers, 1861-1862.

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George Weber papers, 1861-1862.

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Consisting of Civil War letters, originals and photocopies, from Confederate seaman George Weber to his younger brothers, Louis and James. Correspondence describes daily regimen onboard the steamship Patrick Henry; military engagements involving ironclad vessels in the vicinity of Jamestown, Mulberry Island, and Newport News, Va.; and new technologies and methods in naval warfare, including ironclad ships, underwater and floating torpedoes, and the testing of the system against the Patrick Henry using floating torpedoes filled with rice. Letters, August-November 1861, describe a visit by Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury; the Federal blockade of the James River; and naval bombardments between the Patrick Henry, Federal frigates and gunboats, and land batteries, near Newport News, Va. Letters, 1862, describe the ironclad Merrimac's victories over the U.S.S. Cumberland and U.S.S. Congress, and the production of Confederate gunboats then nearing completion in Charleston, S.C.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7291019

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Merrimack (Frigate)

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Weber, James

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Resident of Frankenmuth, Mich. From the description of Family papers, 1890-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965302 ...

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873

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American naval officer and oceanographer. From the description of Letter to Capt. Charles Wilkes [manuscript], 1848 March 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808228 From the description of Letter to Andrew Hull Foote [manuscript], 1856 April 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817495 Epithet: Astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x000219 ...

Weber, Louise

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Weber, George T.

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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...