US NAVY HERO USS CONGRESS & IRONCLAD MERRIMACK BATTLE 1862 CIVIL WAR LETTER

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US NAVY HERO USS CONGRESS & IRONCLAD MERRIMACK BATTLE 1862 CIVIL WAR LETTER:
$350.00

US Navy Hero & Master Gunnery Mate Peter Hargous, at age 22, led the escape of the surviving seamen off the burning USS Congress during the battle with ironclad CSS Virginia- Hargous was believed dead following the explosion on the ship. An original March 16, 1862 letter from US Navy Captain Thomas W Wilson, Baltimore, to Peter\'s father Louis w good news that Peter & crewmen may have been taken aboard a rebel steamer; the writer has a pass from General Dix and is traveling to Fortress Monroe to get more news from the USS Minnesota officers who also took part in the battle. Young Hargous was also cited for bravery during the 1864 Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina. 3p ink, 8 x 5\" . Age stains, folds, overall VG.