Stephen R. Mallory correspondence, 1861.

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Stephen R. Mallory correspondence, 1861.

Letter (7 May 1861) addressed to Mallory regarding a naval appointment.

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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...

Mallory, Stephen R. (Stephen Russell), 1813-1873

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Confederate secretary of the Navy. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1862 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70976218 U.S. senator and Confederate secretary of the Navy, from Florida. From the description of Stephen R. Mallory papers, 1835-1873 [microfilm manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864421 United States senator and Confederate secretary of the Navy, from Florida. From the guide to the Stephen R. Mallory Papers, ., 1...