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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09252 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Letter from Matthew Fontaine Maury to C. G. Memminger recommending Mr. Caldwell for an appointment |
| Date | 28 August 1862 |
| Author | Maury, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873) |
| Recipient | Memminger, Christopher Gustavus |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asking Confederate Secretary of the Treasury C. C. Memminger to find an appointment for "Mr. Caldwell of Fredericksburg…a respectable citizen," who has been discharged from the Army after being injured. Endorsed by R. M. T. Hunter and L. C. De Jarrette, both recommending appointment. Maury was America's foremost oceanographer and was commissioned into the Confederate States Navy as Chief of Harbor Defenses. |
| Subjects | Confederate States of America Navy Injury or Wound Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Maury, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873) Memminger, Christopher Gustavus (1803-1888) |
| Place written | Richmond |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| 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 Eastern Theater |