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By Nichole Delasalas
Collection Overview
Title: William Conway Whittle, Jr. Papers, 1855-1910
Predominant Dates:1864
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-241
Primary Creator: Whittle, William C. (William Conway), 1840-1920
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/1964
Subjects: Baltimore (Md.), Calais (France), Norfolk (Va.), Paris (France), Richmond (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate, United States. Navy, United States Naval Academy, Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Forms of Material: Certificates, Correspondence, Diaries, Envelopes, Financial records, Military records, Orders (military records), Printed ephemera
Languages: English, French
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence, diaries, clippings, military service records, and an 1864 register of Confederate officers in the Civil War. Most of the materials date between 1863 and 1865 and concern the Conderate Navy's operations in England and France.
Biographical Note
William Conway Whittle, Jr. was born on January 16, 1840 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1858. Whittle was stationed on the USS Colorado and USS Preble before joining Confederate forces in 1861. He served as an aide to Commodore Samuel Barron in France. Whittle served as executive officer aboard the CSS Shenandoah in 1864. Immediately following the war, Whittle spent time in Buenos Aires, Argentina before returning to Norfolk, Virginia in 1867. He worked for the Old Bay Line Steamship Company, Norfolk and Western Railway, and Virginia National Bank. He married Elizabeth Calvert Page on November 13, 1872 in Norfolk, Virginia. He died on January 5, 1920 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
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:
Edmonia L. Whittle by donation
Preferred Citation:
William Conway Whittle, Jr. Papers, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 5, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Accounting Documents, 1864
- Includes payroll of men in the Naval Hospital at Cherbourg, amounts due to those killed and missing aboard the C. S. S. Alabama, and payment of rent.
- Folder 2: Booklet, Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States to January 1, 1864, 1864
- Richmond, Virginia: MacFarlane & Fergusson.
- Folder 3: Military Service Records, 1858-1895
- Item 1: Naval Orders to William Conway Whittle, Jr., 1858 June 12
- Item 2: Naval Orders to William Conway Whittle, Jr., 1858 June 15
- Item 3: Naval Orders to William Conway Whittle, Jr., 1859 October 14
- Item 4: Commission Certificate, 1861 May 2
- Item 5: Appointment Letter, 1861 June 11
- Item 6: Appointment Letter, 1861 September 26
- Item 7: Appointment Letter, 1862 February 8
- Item 8: Appointment Letter, 1862 October 23
- Item 9: Appointment Letter, 1864 June 2
- Item 10: Records of Service for William Conway Whittle, Jr., 1894 January 23
- Item 11: Records of Service for William Conway Whittle, Jr., 1895 February 20
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1855-1863
- Item 1: Letter from L. M. Goldsborough to Mrs. E. B. Whittle, 1855 June 20
- Item 2: Letter from R. D. Minor to unknown, 1860 March 23
- Item 3: Letter from Stephen R. Mallory to Samuel Barron, 1863 October 28
- Item 4: Letter from Stephen R. Mallory to Samuel Barron, 1863 December 3
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1863-1864
- Item 1: Letter from John M. Brooke to Girard & Co., 1863 August 17
- Item 2: Letter from John M. Brooke to Girard & Co., 1863 August 17
- Item 3: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 February 8
- Item 4: Letter from W. E. Evans to Samuel Barron, 1864 February 9
- Item 5: Letter from Douglas F. Forrest to Samuel Barron, 1864 February 11
- Item 6: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 February 28
- Item 7: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 February 29
- Item 8: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 3
- Item 9: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 7
- Item 10: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 8
- Item 11: Letter from Thomas Bolder to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 14
- Item 12: Letter from James D. Bulloch to "Commodore", 1864 March 14
- Item 13: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 14
- Item 14: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 14
- Item 15: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 16
- Item 16: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 16
- Item 17: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 17
- Item 18: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 18
- Item 19: Letter from William A. Campbell to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 21
- Item 20: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 21
- Item 21: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 23
- Item 22: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 24
- Item 23: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 March 26
- Item 24: Letter from W. E. Evans to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 2
- Item 25: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 5
- Item 26: Letter from S. Mallory to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 6
- Item 27: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 6
- Item 28: Letter from John M. Brooke to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 7
- Item 29: Letter from John M. Brooke to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 7
- Item 30: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 8
- Item 31: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 12
- Item 32: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 16
- Item 33: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 24
- Item 34: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 April 30
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1864
- Item 1: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 3
- Item 2: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 4
- Item 3: Letter from W. E. Evans to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 9
- Item 4: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 15
- Item 5: Letter from R. F. Chapman to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 15
- Item 6: List of Officers and Crew of the C. S. Steamer "Rappahannock", 1864 May 16
- Item 7: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 21
- Item 8: Letter from B. W. Green to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 24
- Item 9: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 25
- Item 10: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 25
- Item 11: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 May 31
- Item 12: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 6
- Item 13: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 8
- Item 14: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 9
- Item 15: Letter from unknown to R. Laramour, 1864 June 14
- Item 16: Letter from George Sinclair to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 20
- Item 17: Letter from L. R. Hamilton to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 20
- Item 18: Letter from George Sinclair to Samuel Barron, 1864 June 21
- Item 19: Letter from R. Laramour to unknown, 1864 June 28
- Item 20: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 July 1
- Item 21: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 July 11
- Item 22: Letter from unknown to unknown, 1864 July 12
- Item 23: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 July 14
- Item 24: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to unknown, 1864 July 19
- Item 25: Letter from A. E. Boulogne to M le Commissaire de Police, 1864 July 20
- Item 26: Letter from unknown to unknown, 1864 July 20
- Item 27: Letter from A. Segrand to Charles M. Fauntleroy, 1864 July 22
- Item 28: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 July 22
- Item 29: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1864
- Item 1: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 3
- Item 2: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 9
- Item 3: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 9
- Item 4: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 12
- Item 5: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 23
- Item 6: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 23
- Item 7: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 27
- Item 8: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 August 31
- Item 9: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 2
- Item 10: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 2
- Item 11: Letter from E. G. Read to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 7
- Item 12: Letter from M. P. Robertson to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 8
- Item 13: Letter from M. P. Robertson to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 9
- Item 14: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 10
- Item 15: Letter from George Sinclair to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 11
- Item 16: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 12
- Item 17: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 September 15
- Item 18: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 October 1
- Item 19: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 October 3
- Item 20: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 October 11
- Item 21: Letter from M. P. Robertson to Samuel Barron, 1864 October 13
- Item 22: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 October 17
- Item 23: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 November 19
- Item 24: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 November 22
- Item 25: Letter from A. G. L. to Samuel Barron, 1864 December 16
- Item 26: Letter from Charles M. Fauntleroy to Samuel Barron, 1864 December 17
- Item 27: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 December 19
- Item 28: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1864 December 21
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1865
- Item 1: Letter from M. G. P. to "Mr. Samuels", 1865 January 5
- Item 2: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 January 5
- Item 3: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 January 9
- Item 4: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 1
- Item 5: Letter from E. G. Read to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 4
- Item 6: Letter from W. R. to unknown, 1865 February
- Item 7: Letter from multiple people to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 4
- Item 8: Letter from Girard & Co. to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 5
- Item 9: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 6
- Item 10: Letter from Girard & Co. to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 8
- Item 11: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 10
- Item 12: Letter from W. H. Murdaugh to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 11
- Item 13: Letter from Thomas Page to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 12
- Item 14: Letter from Thomas Page to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 14
- Item 15: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 15
- Item 16: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 15
- Item 17: Letter from unknown to James D. Bulloch, 1865 February 16
- Item 18: Letter from James D. Bulloch to Samuel Barron, 1865 February 16
- Folder 9: Correspondence, 1885, 1886
- Item 1: Letter from John K. Mitchell to W. C. Whittle, 1885 April 7
- Item 2: Letter from W. C. Whittle to John K. Mitchell, 1885 April 11
- Item 3: Postcard, S. W. Averett to W. C. Whittle, 1886 March 10
- Folder 10: Printed Materials, 1863-1910, undated
- Item 1: Clipping, Naval Court of Inquiry, 1863 January 5
- Item 2: Newspaper, The News and Observer, 1902 May 11
- Item 3: Newspaper, Our Confederate Column, 1907 June 30
- The Times-Dispatch.
- Item 4: Clipping, "The Cruise of the Shenandoah", 1907 December
- In the Southern Historical Society Papers.
- Item 5: Newspaper, Our Confederate Column, 1908 August 9
- The Times-Dispatch.
- Item 6: Clipping, Our Confederate Column, 1910 December 16
- The Times-Dispatch.
- Item 7: Clipping, "From Richmond to Washington", undated
- Item 8: Clipping, "The Operations at Mobile", undated
- Folder 11: Whittle Diaries, 1863-1865
- Two diaries.
- Folder 12: Certificates, 1858, 1863
- Located in Oversize Miscellaneous Box 1.
- Item 1: Certificate, Midshipman in the Navy, 1858 June 11
- Item 2: Certificate, First Lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States, 1863 March 4
- Folder 13: Diploma, 1858
- Located in Oversize Miscellaneous Box 4.
- Item 1: Diploma, United States Naval Academy, 1858 June 10
- Folder 14: Manuscripts, 1800s
- Item 1: Coasting Manifest, 1887 May 14
- Item 2: Will of James Whittle, 1829 April 10
- Item 3: Shares deed-Conway Whittle, 1840 March 13
- Item 4: Contract, 1773 July 8
- Item 5: Bill of Sale, 1817 September 1
- Item 6: Correspondence, Conway Whittle to H. McCullock, 1865 September 17
- Item 7: Correspondence, Mary Sinclair to Aunt Fanny, 1870 April 18
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