Papers of John Marston, 1850-1862.

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Papers of John Marston, 1850-1862.

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Official correspondence, orders to duty, circulars, and general orders relating to Marston's duties as senior officer of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Includes plans for blockading Confederate ports. Correspondents include James F. Armstrong, Samuel L. Breese, Louis M. Goldsborough, Samuel V. Merrick, Garrett J. Pendergast, Silas H. Stringham, Isaac Toucey, and Gideon Welles.

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Merrick, S. V. (Samuel Vaughan), 1801-1870

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Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869

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Breese, Samuel L. (Samuel Livingston), 1794-1870

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Armstrong, James F., d. 1873.

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Marston, John, 1796-1885

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of John Marston, 1850-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80974143 ...

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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United States. Navy. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865)

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Stringham, Silas Horton, 1798-1876

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American naval officer. From the description of Endorsement of an order : Norfolk, Va., 1851 Nov. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580762 Stringham was an admiral in the Union navy during the Civil War, 1861-1865. From the description of Letter, July 11, 1864. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 741500251 Naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1861-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451542 ...

Pendergast, Garrett J.

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