Box 2
Container
Contains 107 Results:
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. General Lyon, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Sept 4
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 4
Letter signed W. Renton Roggs, Office of Purchasing Paymaster, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Sept 4
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 4
Letter signed K.R. Breese, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Sept 10
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 10
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. General Lyon off White River, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Sept 12
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 12
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Black Hawk, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Sept 20
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 20
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Black Hawk, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, White River. (1 page), 1863 Sept 26
Item — Box: 2
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 Sept 26
Letter signed Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy, to David D. Porter, Cairo, Illinois. (1 page), 1863 Oct 8
Item — Box: 2
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 Oct 8
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Black Hawk, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps. (1 page), 1863 Oct 15
Item — Box: 2
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 Oct 15
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Black Hawk, Cairo, Illinois, to Phelps, U.S.S. Hastings. (1 page), 1863 Oct 16
Item — Box: 2
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 Oct 16
Letter signed Phelps, U.S.S. Hastings, Cairo, Illinois, to Judge Treat, Springfield, Illinois, regarding money received for the sale of captured steamer Jefferson Davis. (2 pages), 1863 Oct 20
Item — Box: 2
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 Oct 20