Letter, 1863 Jan. 1.

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Letter, 1863 Jan. 1.

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Letter from Pensacola Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla., to wife, discussing outfitting of Union ships with ballast, use of U.S.S. Potomac as mail ship, and news of General Burnside's defeat. Note: Burnside was defeated at Fredericksburg in December and submitted request to resign to Lincoln. Date of letter is date of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which affected Pensacola.

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University of West Florida, John C. Pace Library

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University of West Florida, John C. Pace Library

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Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

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Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in...

Collins, Lem.

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Civil War soldier. From the description of Letter, 1863 Jan. 1. (University of West Florida). WorldCat record id: 64446925 ...

Potomac (Ship : ca. 1861-1867)

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