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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09334 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Kidder Randolph Breese to Eugene Mack, sending urgent orders for more men |
| Date | 25 May 1863 |
| Author | Breese, Kidder Randolph (1831-1881) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | During the Vicksburg bombardment, the Union naval commander on board the flagship Black Hawk sends urgent orders to gunner Eugene Mack. "The bearer of this brings fifty men detailed to work the mortars. Man as many as possible with them and relieve our men. Let one of the old mortar men attend on each boat until these Soldiers are sufficiently instructed to work them.... I want as many of our men sent back as can be spared as it will take all our force to keep the mortars supplied with ammunition.... All the iron mortar boats will be sent down as fast as possible and they are to be put in position below those now in use.... Send me word the average amount of shell & powder used per day and just what is necessary to fill up before sunset." |
| Subjects | Ammunition Artillery Navy Union Forces Military History Battle of Vicksburg |
| People | Breese, Kidder Randolph (1831-1881) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |