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WELLES, GIDEON

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WELLES, GIDEON
(1802 - 1878) Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy who proposed the blockade of Southern ports and the construction of an ironclad fleet. War-date D.S. ""G. Welles"" on Navy Department letterhead, Washington, Mar. 28, 1865 concerning a leave of absence for First Lt. French of the Marine Corps. Very good.