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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04664.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | General order issued by Farragut, requesting the fleet to thank God for victory |
| Date | 7 August 1864 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | A clerical copy of the General Order issued by Farragut on 7 August 1864. The order asks the fleet to give thanks to God for their victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Navy Ironclad Battle Religion |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Place written | Mobile Bay, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Thanks to officers & men for gallant conduct in battle of Mobile Bay, signed by Rear Admiral Farragut |