Papers of Thomas Scott Fillebrown, 1861.

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Papers of Thomas Scott Fillebrown, 1861.

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Holograph letter (1861 Nov. 16) of Fillebrown, on board the U.S.S. Roanoke, Old Point Comfort, Va., to Samuel Heintzelman, discussing war news, including the arrival of troops from Massachusetts and Connecticut, the anticipated attack by the C.S.S. Merrimack, and Capt. Charles Wilkes' capture of John Slidell and James M. Mason (the "Trent affair").

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Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Roanoke (Ship)

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Fillebrown, Thomas Scott, 1834-1884

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of Thomas Scott Fillebrown, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448788 ...

Merrimack (Frigate)

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