Papers, 1835-1891 [microform].

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Papers, 1835-1891 [microform].

The collection includes correspondence and scrapbooks documenting Worden's career with the Navy. Much of the correspondence relates to his service during the Civil War and dates from the period after January 11, 1862 when he was placed in command of the MONITOR while it was still under construction in New York. Included are letters to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont describing the battle with the Confederate ironclad VIRGINIA, formerly the frigate MERRIMACK. Also included is a manuscript entitled "Record of Service of Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden" which contains biographical material and describes his naval career through March 4, 1863 when he was in command of the MONTAUK.

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