Charles K. Mallory letters, 1862-1866.
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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, Charles K. (Charles King), 1844-1863.
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Charles King Mallory was a native of Hampton, VA, the eldest son of Judge Charles King Mallory, Esq., of Elizabeth City County, VA, and Martha A. (Skinner) Mallory of Edenton, NC. His father was well known for owning the first slaves to escape to Fort Monroe and receive protection there under General B. F. Butler, in May of 1861. The younger Mallory joined the Confederate cause as a midshipman. He served aboard the CSS Beaufort and was the gallant 'Young Mallory' who had been the first to board ...
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