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BOX 1-15 Letter and Letterpress Books, 1862-1865
Copies of letters, telegrams, and reports sent by Lee as commander, first of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, then of the Mississippi Squadron.
The letter and/or letterpress books are arranged chronologically by the first date in each volume, are indexed, and are divided into subject categories.
BOX 1 North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
BOX 1 Miscellany Letterbook, 4 Sept.-15 Oct. 1862
BOX 1 Squadron Letterbook, 16 Oct. 1862-4 July 1863
BOX 2 Navy Department Letterbook, 18 Oct. 1862-4 July 1863
BOX 2 Confidential Correspondence Letterbook, 2 Dec. 1862-12 Nov. 1863
BOX 2 Navy Department Letterbook, 13 Jan.-14 Mar. 1863
BOX 2 Squadron Letterbook, 2 Feb.-14 Apr. 1863
BOX 3 Navy Department Letterbook, 14 Mar.-22 June 1863
BOX 3 Letterbook of Correspondence Forwarded, 26 Mar.-7 Dec. 1863
BOX 3 Squadron Letterbook, 14 Apr.-4 July 1863
BOX 3 Navy Department Letterbook, 22 June-10 Dec. 1863
BOX 4 Squadron Letterbook, 4 July-10 Nov. 1863
BOX 4 Confidential Correspondence Letterbook, 4 July 1863-25 Apr. 1864
BOX 4 Miscellany Letterbook, 6 July 1863-4 June 1864
BOX 4 Squadron Letterbook, 10 Nov. 1863-20 Mar. 1864
BOX 4 Letterbook of Medical Surveys Ordered, 6 Dec. 1863-9 Aug. 1964
BOX 5 Letterbook of Correspondence Forwarded, 7 Dec. 1863-16 May 1864
BOX 5 Navy Department Letterbook, 10 Dec. 1863-31 May 1864
BOX 5 Squadron Letterbook, 20 Mar.-5 July 1864
BOX 5 Squadron Letterpress Book, 5 Mar.-2 May 1864
BOX 6 Navy Department Letterpress Book, 5 Mar.-1 July 1864
BOX 6 Miscellany Letterpress Book, 5 Mar. -7 Sept. 1864
BOX 6 Confidential Correspondence Letterpress Book, 25 Apr.-2 Oct. 1864
BOX 7 Squadron Letterpress Book, 2 May-23 July 1864
BOX 7 Official Letterbook, 4 May-25 June 1864
BOX 8 Letterbook of Correspondence Forwarded, 16 May-11 Oct. 1864
BOX 9 Navy Department Letterbook, 1 June-11 Oct. 1864
BOX 9 Miscellany Letterbook, 5 June-10 Oct. 1864
BOX 9 Navy Department Letterpress Book, 1 July-15 Oct. 1864
BOX 10 Miscellany Letterbook, 1 July-15 Oct. 1864
BOX 10 Squadron Letterbook, 5 July-10 Oct. 1864
BOX 10 Detail Forwarding Letterbook, 16 July-10 Oct. 1864
BOX 11 Squadron Letterpress Book, 25 July-10 Oct. 1864
BOX 11 Miscellany Letterpress Book, 8 Sept.-10 Oct. 1864
BOX 12 Mississippi Squadron
BOX 12 Squadron Letterpress Book, 1 Nov. 1864-27 Apr. 1865
BOX 13 Miscellany Letterpress Book, 3 Nov. 1864-31 May 1865 and Squadron Letterpress Book, 25 Apr.-31 May 1865
BOX 13 Detail Forwarding Letterpress Book, 28 Feb.-12 Aug. 1865
BOX 14 Letterbook of Correspondence Forwarded, 1 Apr.-13 Aug. 1865
BOX 14 Detail Forwarding Letterbook, 27 Apr.-17 July 1865
BOX 14 Court-Martial Letterpress Record Book, 24 Apr.-1 Aug. 1865
BOX 15 Miscellany Letterpress Book, 31 May-24 July 1865
BOX 15 Detail Forwarding Letterbook, 17 July-13 Aug. 1865
BOX 15 Miscellany Letterpress Book, 24 July-12 Aug. 1865 and a Letterpress Book of Fleet Captain Bryson, 22 June-1 Aug. 1865
BOX 15 Detail Forwarding Index and Letterbook, undated
BOX 16-53 Copies of Incoming Correspondence, 1861-1865
Retained copies and a few originals of correspondence received by Lee as commander, first of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, then of the Mississippi Squadron, supplemented by copies of reports, lists, memoranda, requisitions, charts, drawings, and other miscellaneous papers.
Arranged alphabetically by name of vessel.
BOX 16 North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
BOX 16 Department of the Army, Sept. 1862-Oct. 1864
BOX 17 Court-Martial Record Cases, Feb. 1863-Nov. 1864
BOX 18 Miscellaneous Correspondence
BOX 18 Oct. 1861-Apr. 1863
BOX 19 May-Dec. 1863
BOX 20 Jan.-Oct. 1864
BOX 21 Department of the Navy
BOX 21 Sept. 1862-Sept. 1863
BOX 22 Oct. 1863-Oct. 1864
BOX 23 Squadron Dispatches
BOX 23 Beaufort, N.C., Sept. 1862-Dec. 1863
BOX 24 Hampton Roads, Va.
BOX 24 Sept.-Nov. 1862
BOX 25 Dec. 1862-Feb. 1863
BOX 26 Mar.-May 1863
BOX 27 June-Nov. 1863
BOX 28 Dec. 1863-Mar. 1864
BOX 29 Apr.-Oct. 1864
BOX 30 Upper James River, May-June 1864
BOX 31 Sounds of North Carolina
BOX 31 Jan.-Nov. 1863
BOX 32 Dec.-Sept. 1864
BOX 33 Wilmington, N.C.
BOX 33 Sept. 1862-Mar. 1863
BOX 34 Apr.-Oct. 1863
BOX 35 Nov. 1863-Jan. 1864
BOX 36 Feb.-May 1864
BOX 37 June-Oct. 1864
BOX 38 York River and Chesapeake Bay Area, Md.
BOX 38 Sept. 1862-Aug. 1863
BOX 39 Sept. 1863-Sept. 1864
BOX 40 Secretary of the Navy
BOX 40 Sept. 1862-Jan. 1863
BOX 41 Feb.-May 1863
BOX 42 June-Oct. 1863
BOX 43 Nov. 1863-Apr. 1864
BOX 44 May-Sept. 1864
BOX 45 Missisippi Squadron
BOX 45 Captured and Abandoned Property, Nov. 1864-June 1865
BOX 45 Confidential Correspondence, Nov. 1864
BOX 45 Desertion of United States Seaman, Mar.-Aug. 1865
BOX 45 Discharge Requests, Apr.-Aug. 1865
BOX 45 Fuel (coal) Requirements, Mar.-Aug. 1865
BOX 46 Acknowledgments of General Orders, Apr.-Aug. 1865
BOX 46 Medical Survey Reports, 1864-Aug. 1865
BOX 47 Miscellaneous Correspondence
BOX 47 Jan.-May 1865
BOX 48 June-July 1865
BOX 49 Aug. 1865
BOX 49 Department of the Navy, Apr.-Aug. 1865
BOX 49 Reports of Prisoners and Refugees Taken, Nov. 1864-June 1865
BOX 50 Requests for Leave, Acceptances of Resignation, and Appointments, Feb.-Aug. 1865
BOX 51 Requisition Requests, Apr.-Aug. 1865
BOX 51 Inventories and Quarterly Returns of Stores
BOX 51 Jan.-June 1865
BOX 52 July-Aug. 1865
BOX 53 United States Vessels
BOX 53 Inspection Reports, Apr. 1865
BOX 53 Lists and Descriptions, May-Aug. 1865
BOX 53 Repairs Needed, Apr.-Aug. 1865
BOX 53 Reports on Vessels Sunken or Destroyed, May-June 1865
BOX 53 Vacancies in Crews, Apr.-Oct. 1865
BOX 54-58 North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-1864
Retained copies and a few original of correspondence, reports, prize lists, and logbook abstracts received by See as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Includes supplementary memoranda, charts, drawings, and miscellaneous papers.
Arranged alphabetically by name of vessel in the squadron.
BOX 54 Alabama
BOX 54 Aries
BOX 54 Ascutney
BOX 54 Banshee
BOX 54 Britannia
BOX 54 Calypso
BOX 54 Cambridge
BOX 54 Cherokee
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