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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01430.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Joseph E. Brown to Madison S. Perry about taking control of Pensacola |
| Date | 8 January 1861 |
| Author | Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson) (1821-1894) |
| Recipient | Perry, Madison S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Georgia Governor Brown writes to Florida Governor Perry about the importance of taking control of Pensacola, Florida. Acknowledges "that it will be regarded as a bold move, but it is better to look danger full in the face, than by inaction to give our enemies the advantage." Explains that it is "a key position" because "a strong Naval force there may control the commerce of the Gulf of Mexico" and that "its occupation by federal troops would place us in imminent danger." Marked private. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Latin and South America Commerce Merchants and Trade Union Forces |
| People | Brown, Joseph Emerson (1821-1894) Perry, Madison Starke (1814-1865) |
| Place written | Milledgeville, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |