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Manuscripts
Charles Steedman correspondence
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- Description
- The letters discuss the naval operations off the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia between the fall of 1861 and the spring of 1863, including the expedition to Port Royal, Steedman's operations at St. John's River, Pocotaligo Bridge, and the assault on Fort Sumter in the spring of 1863. Also included are rather spirited discussions of national politics, e.g. Abraham Lincoln's war powers and John E. Wool's alleged assistance to the "rebels" in Baltimore; news of George B. McClellan's and John Pope's operations, comings and goings at the War Department and the office of the Secretary of the Navy, etc. Correspondents include Samuel F. Dupont, C.R.P. Rodgers, Sally Steedman, William Sylvanus Godon, Edgar Brodhead, and others.
- Production date
- 1861-1863.
- Call number
- mssHM 78243-78267
- Creator
