Richard Lucian Page Letters, 1864 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Richard Lucian Page Letters, 1864

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-619

Primary Creator: Page, Richard Lucian (1807-1901)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army, Fort Morgan (Ala.), Mobile Bay (Ala.), New Orleans (La.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Two 1864 letters. The first letter requests permission for a vessel to pass Fort Morgan with sick and wounded on board. The second letter concerns allegations against R. L. Page during the surrender of Fort Morgan.

Biographical Note

Richard Lucian Page was born on December 20, 1807 in Clarke County, Virginia. He married Sarah Alexina Taylor on November 4, 1842 in Norfolk, Virginia. Page joined the United States Navy in 1824 and served during the Mexican American War and the Civil War. In 1864, Page left the Confederate States Navy for a commission in the Confederate States Army as Brigadier General at Fort Morgan. After surrendering the fort in August 1864, he was a prisoner until September 1865. After the war, Page moved to Norfolk and was superintendent of the public schools from 1875 to 1883. He died on August 9, 1901 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Confederate States of America. Army
Fort Morgan (Ala.)
Mobile Bay (Ala.)
New Orleans (La.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Mary Beverley Dabney and William Minor Dabney by donation

Preferred Citation: Richard Lucian Page Letters, MSS 0000-619, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 14, 2016.

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Box 7: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: Correspondence to and from R. L. Page, 1864

Item 1: Correspondence, D. G. Farragut to R. L. Page, 1864 August 5: Written by Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, Commanding W. G. B. Squadron and sent to Brigadier General Richard Lucian Page, Commanding at Fort Morgan.
Item 2: Correspondence, R. L. Page to E. R. S. Canby, 1864 October 1: Written by Richard Lucian Page, Brigadier General, Confederate States Army, and sent to Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby.