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John C. Robinson to Gideon Welles, April 22, 1861
iy Fort McHenry, Mp. iy Fort McHenry, Mp., April 22, 1861. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.: DEAR SiR: Please inform the War Department that I…
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Letters to Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles was an American government official who was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election. Although opposed to the Union blockade of Southern ports, he duly carried out his part of the Anaconda Plan, largely sealing off the Confederate coastline and preventing the exchange of cotton for war supplies. This is viewed as a major cause of Union victory in the Civil War, and his achievement in expanding the Navy almost tenfold was widely praised. Welles was also instrumental in the Navy's creation of the Medal of Honor. Lincoln nicknamed him his "Neptune".
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John A. Dix to Gideon Welles, August 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Baltimore, Md., August 21, 1861. SIR: The Secretary of the Navy is in error in supposing that I have the means of effectually blockading the Patuxent.…
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Simon Cameron to Gideon Welles, October 1, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, October 1, 1861. October 1, 1861. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy: SIR: Your communication of the 21st ultimo, asking that General Sumner may be instructed to…
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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, October 19, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Welles. Department of State,Washington, October 19, 1861. Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of a note from the British minister of the 11th instant, and of…
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S. steamer Saginaw to Gideon Welles, April 13, 1862
Lieutenant McDougal to Mr. Welles. U. S. Steamer Saginaw, Macao, April 13, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report the following: The anticipated troubles with England having subsided, on…
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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, October 31, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Welles. Department of State, Washington, October 31, 1862. Sir: It is thought expedient that instructions be given to the blockading and naval officers that in case…
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ARMSTRONG, Commander, commanding to Gideon Welles, November 13, 1862
[Forwarded by A. A. Harwood, Commandant.] United States Steamer State of Georgia, Washington Navy Yard, November 13, 1862. Sir: Your communication of November 13th has been received. In reply, I…
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Henry W. Halleck to Gideon Welles, April 6, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., April 6, 1863. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy: Sr: The Secretary of War directs me to acknowledge the recefpt of your letter of…
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WINSLOW, Captain to Gideon Welles, December 11, 1863
[Untitled] No. 17.] United States Steamer Kearsarge, Brest, France, December 11, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, during the last cruise of the Kearsarge from this…
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WINSLOW, Captain to Gideon Welles, June 21, 1864
Captain Winslow to Mr. Welles. No. 211.] United States Steamer Kearsarge, Cherbourg, France, June 21, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to report that towards the close of the action…
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CHARLES WILKES, Rear-Admiral, Commanding West India Squadron to Gideon Welles, September 21, 1864
Acting Rear-Admiral Bailey to Mr. Welles.. Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, September 21, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commxxnication dated August 6,…
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H. A. Allen to Gideon Welles, January 19, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FORT WARREN, Boston Harbor, January 19, 1865. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. O.: SIR: The officers and seamen of the steamer Florida are willing to…
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H. A. Allen to Gideon Welles, February 2, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FORT WARREN, Boston Harbor, February 2, 1865. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: In pursuance of instructions received from the Navy Department the officers…
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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, June 19, 1865
Mr. Seward to Mr. Welles Department of State, Washington, June 19, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information a correspondence between Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce…
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WEST, Lieutenant Commander, Commanding Naval Station to Gideon Welles, July 28, 1865
Lieutenant West to Mr. Welles Naval Station, Beaufort, N. C., July 28, 1865. Sir: The dismasted schooner Douglas, which was picked up at sea, abandoned, by the United States steamer…
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William H. Seward to Gideon Welles, April 16, 1866
[7] *Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, to Mr. Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy…