Mallory is careful to inform Wood of the specifics of the operation. and take command of the Confederate States Steamer 'Tallahassee' formerly Atlanta." He spells out Wood's mission: "The character and force of your vessel point to the enemy's commerce as her most appropriate field of action, and it is hoped that her speed and capacity for carrying fuel will enable her to pay proper attention to the shores of New England and its fisheries." Mallory directs Wood to "Proceed to Wilmington N.C. The Confederate Navy was severely outnumbered by its Union counterpart and raiding became an important alternative to direct naval combat. 3½ pages, 4to, Confederate States of America Navy Department lined blue stationery, minor fraying along right edge of page 1, otherwise in fine condition.ĭIRECTING OPERATIONS OF THE FEARED CONFEDERATE RAIDER 'TALLAHASSEE'Īn important letter by which the Confederate Secretary of the Navy commissions Wood to command the newly named steamer Tallahassee and directs his operations for raiding the commerce of the United States. Letter signed ("S R Mallory") as Confederate Secretary of the Navy, to Jonathan Taylor Wood, Richmond, 23 July 1864.
(1813-1873), Confederate Secretary of the Navy.
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