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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02149 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Stephen R. Mallory to Joseph Claybrook with news the president has appointed him a midshipman in the Confederate Navy |
| Date | 23 July 1862 |
| Author | Mallory, Stephen Russell (1813-1873) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written on stationery of the Confederate Navy and signed by Secretary of Navy Mallory to Acting Midshipman Claybrook. Says the president has appointed him a midshipman in the Confederate Navy and he needs to respond if he accepts. Says if should accept, he should be ready to report before the Board of Officers. Is being assigned to the second class after his time in the third class. Docketed at bottom by George N. Hollins, flag officer, who said Claybrook reported to them in Mobile on 29 August. Document appears to have been framed. The paper behind the frame is a brighter hue of blue than the paper exposed to the sun. Hollins later was Commodore of the Confederate navy. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy |
| People | Mallory, Stephen Russell (1813-1873) Claybrook, Joseph (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| 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 |