Box 2
Container
Contains 107 Results:
Letter signed J. Schuyler Crosby, Grand Ecore, Louisiana, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport. (1 page), 1864 Apr 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:
1864 Apr 12
Letter signed James M. Prichett, U.S.S. Tyler, mouth of White River, to Phelps. (1 page), 1864 Apr 14
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:
1864 Apr 14
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, off Grand Ecore, Louisiana, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport. (1 page), 1864 Apr 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:
1864 Apr 15
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, off Grand Ecore, Louisiana, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport. (1 page), 1864 Apr 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:
1864 Apr 15
Special Order signed by David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, Red River, orders commander of every vessel to have guns positioned to protect the U.S.S. Eastport. (2 pages), 1864 Apr 22
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:
1864 Apr 22
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, Red River, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport, orders him to take any measures to decrease the weight of the U.S.S. Eastport, even if it means destroying the vessel. (4 pages), 1864 Apr 22
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:
1864 Apr 22
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, 2 miles below Montgomery, Louisiana, to Phelps, commanding U.S.S. Eastport, 2 miles below Montgomery, Louisiana, orders Phelps to remove supplies from the U.S.S. Eastport, then blow up and burn the vessel. (6 pages), 1864 Apr 25
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:
1864 Apr 25
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, suggests that the U.S.S. Eastport be destroyed. (1 page), 1864 Apr 25
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:
1864 Apr 25
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, below Point of Rocks, to Phelps, U.S.S. Fort Hindman, reports on attack against the U.S.S. Cricket on the Red River with a brief mention of casualties. (2 pages), 1864 Apr 27
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:
1864 Apr 27
Letter signed David D. Porter, U.S.S. Cricket, off Alexandria, Louisiana, to Phelps, Alexandria, Louisiana. (1 page), 1864 Apr 28
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:
1864 Apr 28