John M. Dillingham to mother, March 1, 1863
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Seaman John Monroe Dillingham is aboard the U.S. Sloop of war Housatonic in Port Royal, South Carolina, where they are doing some maintenance work, probably recoaling, and adding sandbags to the boiler room and magazine.
He talks about ironclads and a rumor (false) that the blockade has been broken. He also mentions President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
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- Title: John M. Dillingham to mother, March 1, 1863
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1863-03-01
- Subject Date: 1863
- Town: Freeport, Port Royal
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, SC
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1863-03-01 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Freeport Historical Society
45 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-3170
http://www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org
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LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Housatonic (Sloop of war)
Armored vessels
Nahant (ironclad)
Blockade--Charleston (SC)
African Americans
Ships--Maintenance and repair
Slaves--Emancipation
Dillingham family
Patapseo (ironclad)
Prejudices
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Racism
Wehwkin (ironclad)
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Stockbridge, William H.
Lincoln, Abraham
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Emancipation Proclamation
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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