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USS Morning Light - Reports of Capture

Report (on the bottom of this page) dated January 26, 1863, by Lieutenant-Commander Read, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. New London, to Rear-Admiral Farragut (Page 2 of 2 pages). This report is in Volume 19 of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.

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Report of Lieutenant-Commander Read, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. New London,
dated January 26, 1863

(Following is a transcription of the above report on this page)

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(This report iscontinued from page 555) object. At Sabine City the rebels have two companies of cavalry of 80 men each and two companies of infantry of about 100 men each.

Captain Childs, of the Tennessee, by whom I send this dispatch, will inform you of some items of personal interest.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. Read,

Lieutenant-Commander

Rear-Admiral D. G. Farragut,

Comdg. West Gulf Blockdg. Squadron, Flagship Hartford.

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