11-02-200311-02-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2218Boston
November 2, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
203

(Civil War, Ironclad Naval Operations)

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$470$400
Auction: Sale #2218 - 2218Location: BostonDate / Time: November 02, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

(Civil War, Ironclad Naval Operations), Autograph Letter Signed, from a Union sailor from the U.S.S. Chickasaw, August 20th, (1864),four pages, concerning the activities of the Chickasaw during the Battle of Mobile Bay, the capture of the C.S.S. Tennessee and the C.S.S. Velma, a skirmish near shore, and general life on an ironclad, folio, (folded, some toning). Note: According to the Naval Historical Center, the U.S.S. Chickasaw was commissioned in 1864. The 1300-ton "Milwaukee" class ironclad performed most of her duty with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. After the war she was renamed twice, used as a railroad ferry and eventually broken up in 1944.
Estimate $150-200

Keywords

United States, Union sailor , Mobile Bay, Naval Historical Center, Milwaukee, West Gulf Blockading Squadron