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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03631 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | David Glasgow Farragut to Mr. Denison regarding a captured steamer |
| Date | 3 March 1863 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Rear Admiral Farragut to a Mr. Denison. Sends along a letter (not included here) in relation to the "Frank Mumford," "a steamer we captured alone & now lease out until she can be brought before a court." Cryptically says "I wish to let her make another trip so as to catch her captain & those concerned." Asks him to be on the look out for the ship. Paper is beginning to tear along a fold. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Steamboat Navy Prisoner of War |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Place written | Aboard USS Hartford at New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | USS Hartford |