George A.Tittle to his sister, reporting that they will leave for Madeira tonight and from there the U.S. - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02828.15
From Archive Folder	Letters written by George A. Tittle while cruising the North Atlantic aboard the USS Kearsarge
Title	George A.Tittle to his sister, reporting that they will leave for Madeira tonight and from there the U.S.
Date	16 May 1864
Author	Tittle, George A. (fl. 1862-1864)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Says this will probably be the last letter she will receive from him this cruise. Arrived in Dover from Flushing, Holland yesterday. Says they will leave for Madeira tonight or tomorrow and from there to the U.S. Says he has reason to think their plans will not change.
Subjects	Global History and Civics Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter
People	Tittle, George A. (fl. 1862-1864)
Place written	Aboard USS Kearsarge at Dover, England
Theme	The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Folder Information: Surgeon steward Tittle details the "Kearsarge's" 1862-1864 cruise, including her engagement with the CSS "Alabama." The USS "Kearsarge" eventually fought and sank the Confederate raider off the French coast on 19 June 1864.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Sister