Box 1
Container
Contains 99 Results:
Letter signed Jas. Laning, Cairo, Illinois, to Porter. Reports himself ready for any service. (1 page), 1863 Sept 17
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02190
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Sept 17
Letter signed N.P. Banks, headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, to Porter. Regarding gunboats to be sent to the Atchafalaya and Berwick’s Bay. (3 pages), 1863 Dec 15
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02191
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 15
Letter signed Jas. P. Foster, U.S.S. LaFayette, off Bayou Sara, Louisiana, to Porter. Regarding the firing on the Von Phul. (2 pages), 1863 Dec 22
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02192
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 22
Letter signed E.K. Owen, U.S.S. Louisville, off Skipwith Landing, to Porter. Regarding stores sent on Champion No. 5 and Great Western. (1 page), 1863 Dec 25
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02193
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 25
Letter signed Jas. M. Prichett, U.S. Gun Boat Tyler, mouth of White River, to Porter. Regarding J.F. Wright, a resident of Mississippi, who brings salt from Napoleon to Bolivar County. (1 page), 1863 Dec 27
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02194
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 27
Letter signed N.P. Banks, headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, to Porter. Regarding the removal of the guns mounted on the river at Port Hudson, and gunboats to be sent to the Atchafalaya and Berwick’s Bay. (2 pages), 1863 Dec 29
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02195
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 29
Letter signed A.S. Bowen, U.S. Naval Rendezvous, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Porter. Mentions men working for him. (1 page), 1863 Dec 31
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02196
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1863 Dec 31
Letter signed M.R. Kintzing, Marine Barracks, Cairo, to Porter. Reports arrival of detachment of U.S. Marines. (1 page), 1864 Jan 1
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02197
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1864 Jan 1
Letter signed James W. Shirk, U.S.S. Peosta, Savannah, Tennessee, to Porter. Mentions bands of rebels in Tennessee. (1 page), 1864 Jan 8
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02198
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates:
1864 Jan 8