Box 1
Container
Contains 248 Results:
Letter signed John Rodgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Phelps. (2 pages), 1861 July 27
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:
1861 July 27
Letter signed John Rodgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Phelps. (2 pages), 1861 July 29
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:
1861 July 29
Letter signed Phelps, U.S.S. Conestoga, Louisville, Kentucky, to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives regarding Congress' act of June 1860, payment for sea service. (2 pages), 1861 July 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:
1861 July 30
Letter signed Salem P. Town, Floyd County, Indiana, to Phelps orders him to have William J. Stephens in his custody before Judge George A. Bicknell in New Albany, Indiana. (1 page), 1861 Aug 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:
1861 Aug 3
Letter signed George W. Cullum to Bernard[?]. (1 page), [1861 Aug?]
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:
[1861 Aug?]
Telegram from John Rodgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Phelps. (1 page), 1861 Aug 5
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:
1861 Aug 5
Telegram from John Rodgers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Phelps. (1 page), 1861 Aug 5
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:
1861 Aug 5
Letter signed Phelps, New Albany, Indiana, to Hon. George Bicknell regarding the problem with William J. Stephens, a minor who enlisted. (2 pages), 1861 Aug 6
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:
1861 Aug 6
Letter signed Phelps, Mound City, Illinois, to Colonel John Cook, Cairo, Illinois. (2 pages), 1861 Aug 13
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:
1861 Aug 13
Letter signed Phelps, U.S.S. Conestoga, Cairo, Illinois, to Hobart Berrien, Washington, D.C. (2 pages), 1861 Aug 21
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:
1861 Aug 21