Letters, 1863 June - October

1. 1863 June 28, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Inspection duties; waiting for the ironclad; worries about composition of his squadron; reports of deserters; fortification of Apalachicola Bay; worries about the fighting; confesses flirtations; steamer in sight.
2. 1863 August 2, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Beginning of the end; war with England?; speculates on foreign wars.
3. 1863 August 6-21, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: A Southern visitor; war goes badly for the Confederates; conditions in refugee camp; treatment of refugees.
4. 1863 August 24, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Longs to see Mary; rebukes her chiding; scolds her for making him feel guilty for his loyalty to his cause; waiting on the ironclad; laments the length of the war.
5. 1863 August 30, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Speaks of his love.
6. 1863 September 5-9, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Refugees' condition; appeals for aid from prisoners' families; Chattahoochee raised but not repaired.
7. 1863 September 13, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Complains of health and boredom.
8. 1863 September 16, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: No southern news.
9. September 18, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Small boat escapes; destroys some liquor, gives food to citizens.
10. 1863 September 29, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Repairs.
11. 1863 September 21, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Rumors of other blockade runners; inquiries concerning family.
12. 1863 September 24, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Capture of three sloops.
13. 1863 September 28, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Temporarily aground; boredom with duties; trying to read through the entire Bible this cruise.
14. 1863 September 29, Port Royal, St. George's Sound: Anxieties for his men; longing to see her; trimmed mustache, will get new photo.
15. 1863 October 8, Port Royal, Key West: Sails to Key West, Florida.