Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Naval seaman John M. Dillingham, aboard the U.S. sloop of war Housatonic off Charleston, S.C., writes about a Union attack on Charleston which was repulsed and about which he was angry. He describes the battle, which was followed by a return to routine blockade duty.
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About This Item
- Title: John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, April 14, 1863
- Creator: John Monroe Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1863-04-14
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Charleston, SC
- Port Royal, SC
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: 1863-04-14 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Dillingham family
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Blockade--Charleston (S.C.)
- Military art and science
- Housatonic (sloop of war)
- United States--History--Civil War, 186-1865
- Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863
- Coast defenses
- Fort Sumpter (Charleston, S.C.)
- Armored vessels
- Monitors (boats)
- Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
- Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
People
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