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FRANKLIN BUCHANAN
FRANKLIN BUCHANAN
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(1800 - 1874) Confederate admiral who commanded the ironclad C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimac) and was severely wounded in the famous engagement. Manuscript D.S. 'Ex[amine]d Frank'n Buchanan Commander', 2pp. legal folio, [Mississippi, 1842], a portion of the ship's log of the steamer U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI while at Pensacola from Sep. 29 to Oct. 2, 1842, commanded by W. D. Salter who signs at the top of the extract. The log describes work done to a paddle-wheeler just offshore including caulking, carpentry, and other repairs. Salter also mentions 'punishing with the cat' several men, their charges including drunkenness and desertion. Fine.
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FRANKLIN BUCHANAN

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