Letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox to Lieutenant Commander George Upman Morris, 1864 December 9

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Letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox to Lieutenant Commander George Upman Morris. Dated December 9, 1864. In this letter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox replies to Morris' November 22, 1864, note. Topics include the application of Commodore George Frederick Pearson, the reassignment of Commander Alexander Murray to Portsmouth, Morris' desire to join Acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's attack, and other naval operations during the Civil War.

Subject

Colhoun, Edmund Ross, 1821-1897.

Morris, George Upham, 1830-1875.

Murray, Alexander, 1816-1884.

Pearson, George F.

Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891.

Sailors -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Shawmut (Screw gunboat).

Smith, Joseph, 1790-1877.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.

United States. Navy -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Source

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 300.006

Date

1864 12 09

Contributor

Morris, George Upham, 1830-1875

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2018/029/038

Coverage

United States -- Washington, D.C.

Is Part Of

Carl E. Wahlstrom ephemera collection.

Extent

1 item (3 pages) ; 21 x 13 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Estate of Carl Wahlstrom

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Collection

American Civil War Collection

Citation

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883, “Letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox to Lieutenant Commander George Upman Morris, 1864 December 9,” digitalVGW, accessed December 5, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1142.