Letters, 1866-1869.

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Letters, 1866-1869.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38991297

Collection contains six letters from Virginia (Loyall) Farragut, wife of Admiral David G. Farragut. Subjects include Admiral Farragut's health, family news, and references to military and political figures, including George Henry Preble. Ms. Farragut gave an unfavorable review of Edward Alfred Pollard's book, THE LOST CAUSE, A NEW SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAR OF THE CONFEDERATES, saying it only had "brazen assertions, illiterate opinions, and narrow-minded prejudices." She also advised Welles to turn his studies to alimony and divorce law, mentioning how lucrative it could be for the man "who can make the most advantageous settlement upon discontented wives."

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

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David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition. Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Farragut was fostered by naval officer David Porter after the death of his mother...

Welles, Thomas Glastonbury, d. 1892.

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Attorney from Hartford, Conn.; served with distinction as an officer during the Civil War. He was the son of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy in the 1860s. From the description of Letters, 1866-1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38991297 ...

Pollard, Edward Alfred, 1831-1872

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Author and journalist. From the description of Letter, 1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38929583 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, unaddressed and marked private, [no year] Nov. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617827 Pollard, an Albemarle County, Va., native and student at the University of Virginia, was a clerk for the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and e...

Farragut, Virginia.

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David G. Farragut, U.S. Naval officer, was born near Knoxville, Tennessee in 1801 and died in Portsmouth, NH in 1870. He went to sea in 1810, served in the Mediterranean, the Mexican War, and during the Civil War captured New Orleans and Mobile for the Union. He was promoted to admiral in 1866 and commanded the European Squadron that year. From the description of Letter, October 29, 1872. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17997151 ...

Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885

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George Henry Preble was born 25 February 1816 Portland ME. He was elected a member of NEHGS in 1866 and became a life member in 1869. He died 1 March 1885 Brookline MA [memoir in Memorial Biographies 8:206]. From the description of George Henry Preble Papers, 1791-1873. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50057646 U.S. Navy officer and author; b. in Portland, Me. From the description of George Henry Preble memorandum book, 1859 and un...