William P. Brooks scrapbook, 1861-1869

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William P. Brooks scrapbook, 1861-1869

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The first thirteen pages contain a narrative account of his service on the CSS Sumter (formerly Habana) with Captain Raphael Semmes. The remainder of the volume is a scrapbook of papers relating to his service: Commission as Acting Second Assistant Engineer CSA, May 11, 1861, signed by S.R. Mallery; Raphael Semmes to Brooks, Bay of Gibraltar, April 9, 1862, detaching Brooks from Sumter as ship will be laid up; Raphael Semmes to Brooks, CSS Alabama, off Tercaira, August 24, 1862, assigning him to duty on Alabama; receipt by M. Mauger, acknowledging 500f from Messrs. Armstrong and Brooks of the late Alabama, for picking them up after the fight [with Kearsage] June 19th, Cherbourg, July 15, 1864, with newspaper clipping of incident; Raphael Semmes to Brooks, Liverpool, July 26, 1864, stating that he will be supplied with funds by Captain Bulloch for return to Confederate States; S. Banon (?), Flag Officer to Brooks, Paris, August 7, 1864, saying he has not yet decided to send him home, will let him know; C. Warren Adams to Brooks, London, July 28, 1864; thanking him for whale's tooth and asking him to accept copy of Cruise of the Alabama; S. Banon to Brooks, Paris, August 15, 1864, ordering him to report to Lt. Comdg. Fauntleroy at Calais for duty on Rappahannock; countersigned by Chs. M. Fauntleroy; S. Banon to Brooks, Paris, December 22, 1864, ordering him to be in readiness for active service; Thomas J. Page, Captain, CSS Stonewall, at sea, March 25, 1865, announcing painful duty of resigning the Stonewall into custody of Spanish authorities and detaching the crew; 3 documents in Spanish certifying his service as Chief Engineer 1st Class on Frigate Neustra Senora del Carmen, July 7, 1865-June 24, 1866, and as Chief Engineer of the fleet, on board the Vasco Nunez del Balboa, March 1867-January 16, 1869; and a proclamation by Isabel II, Queen of Spain, naming Brooks Knight 1st Class, Order of Naval Merit, for his services, February 17, 1868, signed "Yo la Regna JS." There is a translation of another document, no longer in book re Brooks' separation from the service, August 21, 1869. Laid in loose is Brooks' certificate of membership, Confederate Veterans Association of Savannah, Georgia, signed by Lafayette McLaws, and typed copy of inscription on a silver trumpet presented to Captain Jordan P. Brooks, father of William, by the officers of the U.S. Army serving with him on the Steamer Santee at Fort Mellon in 1837.

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