Captain's letter copy book from the U.S. Steamer Currituck [manuscript], 1862-1863.

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Captain's letter copy book from the U.S. Steamer Currituck [manuscript], 1862-1863.

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The volume contains copies of Linnekin's routine correspondence and reports from his station on the Rappahannock to superior officers including Commodore Andrew Allen Harwood and Navy Secretary Gideon Welles. Of interest are entries mentioning deserters, deaths in the crew, contrabands as informants, and capture of Confederate vessels. A letter, 1865 June 26, regarding a court martial of a man from the U.S.S. Tallahatchie.

1 volume.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8126325

University of Virginia. Library

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Currituck (Steamer)

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Tallahatchie (Steamer)

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Linnekin, Thomas J., 1833-1904.

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Harwood, A. A. (Andrew Allen), 1802-1884

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American naval officer. From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to the Secretary of the Navy, 1863 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508980 Harwood joined the Navy in 1818 as a midshipman. He was promoted to Commodore in 1862 and was in charge of the Washington Navy Yard. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list in 1869 and died in 1884. From the description of Letter, January 9, 1862. (Naval War College). WorldCat record i...