Saltpeter
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Samuel Francis du Pont letter to Gustavus Vasa Fox (photocopy)
Collection
Accession: 1418
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The letter from du Pont to Navy Officer, Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821-1883) discusses the possibility of saltpeter shortage in the Union in the early years of the Civil War.
Dates:
1861 October 23
