Papers of John Lorimer Worden, 1861-1898.

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Papers of John Lorimer Worden, 1861-1898.

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Letters exchanged between Samuel F. Du Pont and Gideon Welles concerning Worden's incarceration as a prisoner-of-war (1861) and his service in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1863); letter to Worden from William Reynolds concerning the squadron's visits to German ports; general orders, mostly issued by Worden as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy (1869-1874) and as commander of the U.S. Naval Forces, European Station (1875-1877); and photograph of Worden.

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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Reynolds, William, 1815-1879

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United States. Navy. European Station

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