03209cpcaa2200529 4500 mm 70052639 DLC 20260227111613.0 cr ||||||||||| 730215|||||||||||| eng mm 70052639 ms 68002050 DLC dacs DLC DLC W lcmd Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897. Samuel Phillips Lee papers, 1860-1869 (bulk 1862-1865). 19,000 items. 65 containers. 26 linear feet. Arranged in 4 series. Series 1: Letter and Letterpress Books, 1862-1865; Series 2: Copies of Incoming Correspondence, 1861-1865; Series 3: North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-1864; and Series 4: Miscellany, 1860-1869. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Correspondence, memoranda, logbook abstracts, reports, lists, requisition orders, printed matter, and other papers relating to the naval activities of the Union forces in the Civil War. Pertains chiefly to Lee's service commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1862-1864) and the Mississippi Squadron (1864-1865). Subjects include the Union blockade, Confederate and Northern blockade runners, the command of Benjamin F. Butler in and around the Newport News, Virginia, area; and the Mississippi River campaign. Includes a logbook for the USS Mississippi (Paddle frigate) in the summer of 1861. Correspondents include James B. Devoe, John G. Foster, Gideon Welles, and the U.S. Navy Dept. Naval officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011176 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Devoe, James B. Correspondence. Foster, John G. (John Gray), 1823-1874 Correspondence. Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 Correspondence. United States. Navy Department Correspondence. United States. Navy. Mississippi Squadron. United States. Navy. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865) Mississippi (Paddle frigate) Mississippi River Valley History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns. Newport News (Va.) History. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Blockades. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865. Naval officers. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011176 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011176.3 39181 39181