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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08577 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Gideon Welles to unknown about a pass for journalist William H. Russell for a tour through the Southern states |
| Date | 11 April 1861 |
| Author | Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Pass for London Times correspondent William H. Russell, on a "tour through the Southern states." Addressed "To the Commander of the Home Squadron or Commandant of any U. S. Vessel of the Squadron." Parts of Howard's book, "My Diary North and South," would come from this trip. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Civil War Military History Union Forces Journalism |
| People | Welles, Gideon (1802-1878) Russell, William Howard (1820-1907) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gideon Welles was the Secretary of the Navy for the duration of the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |