Scope and Contents This collection contains typewritten transcripts of approximately one hundred letters written by Leaman between 1862 and 1865. The bulk of the letters are to family members about daily life in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Of particular note are details he gives about Confederate prisoners, ironclad warfare, and the Union’s failed attempt to retake Fort Sumter in 1863. He shares his impressions of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren and the close encounters he had...

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This collection is comprised of one letter from Charles Lucian Jones, to an unknown officer in the Confederate States Navy, detailing of the Battle at Wassaw Sound. Jones provides specific times of events and explains why the CSS Atlanta surrendered so quickly to the Union Navy.