Daniel D. Colcock letters, 1864-1865.

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Daniel D. Colcock letters, 1864-1865.

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Collection contains letters (1864-1865) from Daniel D. Colcock while aboard the flagship Charleston to his uncle William Ferguson Colcock. Letters (1864-1865) mainly pertain to naval and military operations during the Civil War including the shelling of Fort Sumter by Union troops. Letters also concern family matters and politics.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338020

South Carolina Historical Society

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Charleston (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of New London, Conn., mastered by Braddock Chester, on voyage 26 June 1844-9 Mar. 1847; owner-agent: N. & W.W. Billings; built at Kennebunk, Me., in 1836. From the description of Logbook, 1844 June 26-1847 Mar. 9. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973334 ...

Colcock, Daniel DeSaussure, b. 1846.

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Confederate naval officer. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Daniel D. Colcock was the son of Richard Woodward Colcock (1806-1856) and the nephew of William Ferguson Colcock (1804-1889). In 1864, with the rank of passed midshipman, Daniel D. Colcock was ordered to Charleston harbor and assigned to the flagship Charleston. After the Civil War Colcock moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and became a businessman there. From the description of Daniel D. Colcock letters, 1864-1865. (The Sou...

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...

Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889

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South Carolina attorney, plantation owner, and politician. William Ferguson Colcock married Emmeline Lucia Huguenin in 1838. From the description of William Ferguson Colcock autobiography, 1858-1886 (bulk 1877). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141797 ...