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LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.SITE FOR A NAVY YARD OR NAVAL STATION ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERby Welles, Gideon
DescriptionWashington: U.S. Senate, 1865. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. First leaf slightly tanned. 28pp text; 23 folding sketch-maps (21 Mississippi River, 2 Ohio River), and 9 large, folding maps of locales on the rivers. Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy presents to Congress the report of a commission appointed to "select the most appropriate site for a navy or naval station on the Mississippi River or upon one of its tributaries." Sites discussed and mapped include: Arsenal Island, St. Louis, Evan's Landing, Mound City, Memphis, New Albany, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. 8.75" x 5.75". Similar books from this booksellerFrom this bookseller's military catalog.
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