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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09012 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Tunis A.M. Craven to William W. Smith requesting items to repair the USS Tecumseh |
| Date | 29 July 1864 |
| Author | Craven, Tunis A. M. (1813 -1864) |
| Additional authors | Faron, John, (fl. 1864) Smith, William W. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Faron, the Chief Engineer of the United States Navy requests items needed to repair the USS Tecumseh. Signed approved by Tunis as Captain and William Smith as Commodore Commanding. Requires, "120 spikes with nuts, of iron, as per sketch, 40 spikes of iron, for deck plating as per sketch, and 2 machinists to secure plates to deck. J. Whittaker, Chief Engineer U. S. Navy signs certifying that the signatures are genuine, and "that this was the last requisition signed by Chief Engineer Faron before the Tecumseh was blown up Aug 5 /64 Mobile Bay while passing Fort Morgan." |
| Subjects | Ironclad Navy Union Forces Battle Confederate States of America |
| People | Craven, Tunis Augustus Macdonough (1813 -1864) Faron, John (fl. 1864) Smith, William W. (fl. 1864) Whittaker, J.W. (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Pensacola, Florida |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The USS Tecumseh was struck by a torpedo while attacking the Confederate ironclad, the Tennessee, in the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. The Tecumseh capsized and sank killing Tunis and 92 members of his crew. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |