Letter
Secretary of the Navy to E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, January 16, 1865
NAvy DEPARTMENT
NAvy DEPARTMENT, January 16, 1865.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
SIR: The following-named persons, belonging to the naval service, who were concerned in the destruction of the rebel ram Albemarle at. Plymouth on the night of the 27th of October last, were captured and are still in the hands of the insurgents: Actg. Masters’ Mates W. L. Howorth and Thomas S. Gay; Actg. Third Asst. Engineer O. L. Steever;
William Stotesbury; R. H. King, Wilkes, Demming, landsmen; Bernard Harley, William Smith, ordinary seamen, and Richard Hamilton, coal heaver. I have the honor to request that their names may be presented to the commissioner in order that they may receive the benefits. of exchange.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Secretary of the Navy.
{Indorsement. JANUARY 17, 1865,
Respectfully referred to the Commissary-General of Prisoners, who
is requested to make a note of the contents, including the names, in
{Indorsement. JANUARY 17, 1865,
Respectfully referred to the Commissary-General of Prisoners, who
is requested to make a note of the contents, including the names, in
order that when an exchange shall be authorized these men may by no
means be overlooked. The undersigned requests the return of this
letter.
means be overlooked. The undersigned requests the return of this
letter.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: NAvy DEPARTMENT. Summary: Secretary of the Navy requests Secretary of War to present names of naval personnel captured after destroying the rebel ram Albemarle for prisoner exchange consideration.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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