| Title: |
Letter from David Dixon Porter to Gustavus Vasa Fox, May 24, 1862
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| Document type: |
Letter
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| Accessibility: |
Paid Only
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| Repository: |
Alexander Street Press
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| Collection: |
The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
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| URL: |
http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1998-D042
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1862
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| Speaker: |
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1897
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
08-Jun-1813
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Chester County, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
49
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| Document location: |
Ship Island, MS
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| Document date: |
24-May-1862
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| People discussed: |
David Glasgow Farragut; Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
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| Organizations discussed: |
Octorara, Ship; U.S. Navy
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| Locations discussed: |
Alabama; Florida; Mississippi; Mobile, AL; North America; Pensacola, FL; Ship Island, MS; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Alabama; David Glasgow Farragut; Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870; Florida; Mississippi; Mobile, AL; North America; Octorara, Ship; Pensacola, FL; Ship Island, MS; U.S. Navy; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Blockades; Chain of command; Economics; Entertainment and recreation; Gossip; Military; Military engineering; Military occupations; Military officers; Military promotions; Navy bases; Navy sailors; Navy ships; Post-battle writings; Writing formats; Writing from field
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| ASP release: |
2006-01
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| Document code: |
S1998-D042-3525
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