J. Monroe Dillingham to Margaret Dillingham, January 25, 1863
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Naval seaman John Monroe Dillingham is stationed aboard the U.S. Sloop of war Housatonic off Charleston, S.C. He talks about several incidents of Confederate ships trying to run the U.S. blockade, describing the engagements, the capture of cargo.
There are also some comments about life aboard the Housatonic.
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- Title: J. Monroe Dillingham to Margaret Dillingham, January 25, 1863
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1863-01-25
- Subject Date: 1863
- Town: Charleston, Freeport, Nassau, Port Royal
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, SC
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1863-01-25 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Freeport Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Charleston (SC)--History--Seige, 1863
Housatonic (sloop of war)
Prize money
Huntress (Steamer)
Armored vessels
Blockade--Charleston (SC)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Ottawa (gunboat)
Cotton trade
Quaker City (gunboat)
Powhatton (frigate)
Coast defense
Dillingham family
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Hyde, John A.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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