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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

C. H. Hunt letter, 1862 Nov 19

 File — Box 23, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 428
Scope and Contents

Holograph letter signed of a Union sailor in USS Pembina near Pensacola, Fla., to his friend Jessie, relating his voyage from New York to Pensacola, a layover in the Bahamas, repairs to the ship, rebel destruction of the navy yard and the town of Warrenton, Fla.

Dates: 1862 Nov 19

C. H. Hunt letter, 1863 Jan 3

 File — Box 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 429
Scope and Contents

Holograph letter of a Union Sailor in USS Pembina, off Mobile, Ala. to friend Jessie mentioning Christmas presents received, a request for her carte de visite, the blockade of Mobile, capturing Confederate schooners, a shot from Fort Morgan and the slowness of mail. He closes with a poem to Jessie.

Dates: 1863 Jan 3