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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03309 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | David Glasgow Farragut to Virginia Farragut regarding his time aboard the USS Hartford |
| Date | 26 July 1864 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Recipient | Farragut, Virginia |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written aboard the USS Hartford. Written by Rear Admiral Farragut to his wife Virginia in Hastings on the Hudson, New York. Signed by Farragut as well as initialed after a postscript. Says he wanted to let her know he was well. Remarks that he gave General Sickles a passage home in the USS "Governor Hahn." Writes: "He is the little fellow who made such a flourishing speech for me, on my arrival, at New Orleans when I came down the River after passing Port Hudson..." Says "Eaton takes my sword Home to you, if the pirates do not get it." Claims there is nothing of interest, but reports that the entire fleet is in good health. |
| Subjects | Civil War Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Union General Navy Transportation Children and Family Weaponry Privateering Women's History Health and Medical |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) Farragut, Virginia (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Mobile, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |