Name/Title
"Verbatim Copy of Text of Holograph Letter by William Conway to His Brother, Frederick Conway"Entry/Object ID
CRHS 2013.26.1Scope and Content
The letter was written while Conway was on the USS Frigate Mississippi off the mouth of the Mississippi River. He tells about receiving a Gold Medal from the Citizens of San Francisco, California for his conduct in not hauling down the flag at the Pensacola Navy Yard.Collection
Civil War CollectionAcquisition
Accession
CRHS 2013.26Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Search Terms
Civil War, Pensacola, Florida