Box 1
Container
Contains 248 Results:
Letter signed A.M. Pennock, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, St. Louis, includes extract of letter from David D. Porter to Pennock dated March 4, 1863. (3 pages), 1863 Mar 12
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 12
Letter of [Phelps?], U.S.S. Eastport, Mound City, Illinois, provides his report on the problems with Mr. Lanning, the U.S.S. Choctaw and the U.S.S. Lafayette. (4 pages), 1863 Mar 14
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 14
Letter signed A.M. Pennock, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, Cairo, Illinois. (1 page), 1863 Mar 17
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 17
Telegram from A.M. Pennock, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Mar 19
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 19
Letter signed A.M. Pennock, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport, Cairo, Illinois. (1 page), 1863 Mar 23
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 23
Letter signed David D. Porter, Yazoo River, to Phelps, Cairo, Illinois. (1 page), 1863 Mar 30
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Mar 30
Letter signed Phelps, U.S.S. Eastport, Mound City, Illinois. (2 pages), 1863 Apr 2
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Apr 2
Letter signed A.M. Pennock, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, U.S.S. Eastport, Cairo, Illinois. (1 page), 1863 Apr 3
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Apr 3
Letter signed David D. Porter, Yazoo River, to Phelps, U.S.S. Eastport, gives him command of naval forces on the Tennessee River. (3 pages), 1863 Apr 15
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Apr 15
Letter signed Phelps, U.S.S. Eastport, Cairo, Illinois, to David D. Porter. (1 page) (photocopy only), 1863 Apr 19
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1863 Apr 19