Box 25
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Charles Washburn letter, 1862 Mar 4
File — Box: 25, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 483
Scope and Contents
Autographed letter signed from USS Preble, Mississippi River, to Joshua Blake, Boston, Mass., describing the capture of the Confederate Steamer Magnolia with 1,100 bales of cotton on it. It was captured by the Union ships the Brooklyn, South Carolina, and Merridita as it ran the blockade. Three other Confederate steamers successfully ran from the blockade, avoiding capture.
Dates:
1862 Mar 4
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
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Manuscript Items