Secretary Of The Navy Gideon Welles Orders Lieutenant A.R. Langthorne To Report To Hampton Roads And The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

GIDEON WELLES (1802-1878). Welles was Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War.SAMUEL LEE (1812-1897). Lee, a cousin of General Robert E. Lee, was an United States Navy officer during the Civil War. He was involved with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.DS. 1pg. November 21, 1864. Washington D.C. A partially-printed document signed Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy and co-signed in the upper left corner S.P. Lee A.R. Admiral. Welles ordered Lieutenant Langthorne to leave the Mississippi Squadron and report to Hampton Roads, Virginia to serve in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Lee notes Respy forwarded Nov 25th 64 S.P. Lee A.R. Admiral Comg Miss Sqdn. The letter has mailing folds. It is matted in blue with an engraving of Welles and framed to a size of 20 x 16.