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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07363 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Montgomery Meigs to C. L. Pascal about plans to sink the CSS Merrimac |
| Date | 11 April 1862 |
| Author | Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) |
| Recipient | Pascal, C.L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Brigadier General Meigs as Quartermaster General of the Army. References Pascal's letter of 6 April 1862 that enclosed illustrations of his plan for sinking the CSS "Merrimac." Says they have been referred to the Secretary of the Navy. Written on letterhead of the Quartermaster General's Office. File includes a small (5.1 x 4.1 cm.) engraving of Meigs's head. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Navy Ironclad Confederate States of America Lincoln's Cabinet |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |