Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861

Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861

A letter written by Union sailor, J. D. Rence, to his mother while serving on the U.S.S. St. Louis, moored near Fort Pickens, in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Rence describes some excitement created by movement of Rebels on the opposite side of the Bay. He also comments that Lieutenant Warden is still a...

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Main Author: Rence, J. D. (Correspondent)
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Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861
Rence, J. D. (Correspondent)
fulltopic Documents
Rence, J. D.--Correspondence; Mothers and sons; Sailors; United States. Navy--Sailors; St. Louis (Gunboat); Gunboats--Florida--Pensacola; letters (correspondence)
description A letter written by Union sailor, J. D. Rence, to his mother while serving on the U.S.S. St. Louis, moored near Fort Pickens, in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Rence describes some excitement created by movement of Rebels on the opposite side of the Bay. He also comments that Lieutenant Warden is still a prisoner at Montgomery and fears that he will be treated harshly.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.
spelling Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861Rence, J. D. (Correspondent)Text1861-06-10engelectronic; image/jpeg; 4 p.A letter written by Union sailor, J. D. Rence, to his mother while serving on the U.S.S. St. Louis, moored near Fort Pickens, in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Rence describes some excitement created by movement of Rebels on the opposite side of the Bay. He also comments that Lieutenant Warden is still a prisoner at Montgomery and fears that he will be treated harshly.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Rence, J. D.--Correspondence; Mothers and sons; Sailors; United States. Navy--Sailors; St. Louis (Gunboat); Gunboats--Florida--Pensacola; letters (correspondence)Fort Pickens (Fla.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Florida--Santa Rosa Island--Fort PickensThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWade Hall collection of Civil War materialsu0003_0004273Box 4273.001, Folder 003u0003_0001945_0000001http://purl.lib.ua.edu/22222https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/4873Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17336coll58/id/73
title Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861
titleStr Letter from J. D. Rence, aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis near Fort Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida, to mother, June 10, 1861
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