Published copy of a letter Henry Algernon du Pont wrote to Charles Francis Adams defending the service of the 5th and 6th Regiments of Delaware Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. This letter was part of a larger effort by Henry A. du Pont to...
Correspondence from wife to husband regarding every day life, which she says she condenses on account of bad eyesight. She discusses the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard and others, and comments on the letters he has sent her. Sophia laments over not...
Caption on reverse: "Picture taken on board the U.S.S. Wabash, in the harbor of Port Royal, South Carolina in 1862, and presented by J. C. Vail of Morristown, N.J. to Senator H. A. du Pont of Delaware in memory of Rear-Admiral S. F. Du Pont, April...
Caption: "Discovery of a rebel batter and camp on Vernon River, Geo. Dec. 11th 1861, by the U.S. gun boats 'Ottowa,' 'Seneca,' 'Pembina,' and 'Mary Andrew' under command of Capt. Rogers of the 'Wabash.' Presented to Commodore Dupont with the...
Transcript of an address that Senator Henry Algernon du Pont made to the U. S. Congress discussing the service of the 5th and 6th Regiments of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. This address was part of du Pont's attempts to obtain military pensions for...
Henry Algernon du Pont's narrative of his service during military operations in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley during 1864. Du Pont served as commander of Light Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery and later as chief of artillery for Major General George...
