A.T. Mahan letter to Gen. James Wilson

Collection

Identifier: MS 0182

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and contents

Letter written from American naval officer and historian A.T. Mahan to Gen. James Wilson regarding the publication of Mahan’s biography of Farragut. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), an American naval officer who served during the U.S. Civil War, is quoted as having said at the Battle of Mobile Bay, “…Damn the torpedoes … full speed ahead!”

Dates

Creation: 1893

Creator

Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) (Person)

Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the A.T. Mahan letter to Gen. James Wilson, 1893 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Sketch

A.T. Mahan was an American naval officer and historian. He authored the highly influential book, The Influence of Seapower Upon History.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Letter written from American naval officer and historian A.T. Mahan to Gen. James Wilson regarding the publication of Mahan’s biography of Admiral James Glasgow Farragut.