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formance of the U.S.S. New Ironsides, and the battle between
the U.S.S. Kearsarge and C.S.S. Alabama.
Finding aid available.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Bell, George (d. 1907) USA
Papers, 1853 — 66. ca. 120 items.
Correspondence, orders, circulars, and forms. Relates
largely to the acquisition and distribution of military supplies.
Also includes lists of officers in the Subsistence Department,
1864-65.
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Bell, Henry Haywood (1808-1868) Capt., USN
Letter, 1862. 1 item.
Report written from the U.S.S. Hartford off New Orleans,
La., Apr. 26,1862. Describes how gunboats commanded by Bell
ran the Confederate batteries at Forts St. Philip and Jackson.
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Bellows, Henry Whitney Chairman, U.S. Sanitary
(1814-1882) Commission
Letters, 1861, 1866. 2 items.
Letter from Bellows to "Cousin Harry," June 17, 1861,
discussing commission affairs; letter from Bellows to Senator
Morgan of New York, May 28, 1866, introducing the former
Union surgeon, Horatio Stone.
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Belmont, August (1816-1890) Banker, New York
Letters, 1861-72. 5 items.
In part, transcripts.
Contains copies of four letters to Salmon P. Chase, July —
Dec. 1861, concerning public reaction to the American Civil
War in England and France, the effect of the Federal blockade,
the need for cotton in Europe, and reaction to the Trent affair.
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Benham—McNeil Families
Papers, 1772-1907. 145 items.
Includes two letters from Gen. George B. McClellan to
Capt. Henry W. Benham (1813-1884), May 16 and 21, 1861,
concerning fortifications at Cairo, 111.
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