Preble, George Henry:

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THE CHASE OF THE REBEL STEAMER OF WAR ORETO, COMMANDER J.N. MAFFITT, C.S.N. INTO THE BAY OF MOBILE, BY THE UNITED STATES STEAM SLOOP ONEIDA.... A presentation copy, inscribed to Portland, Maine lawyer John Rand (Rand's name partially trimmed) and initialed by Preble. Sabin calls for sixty pages, but there are only forty-eight in the present edition, published by Allen and Farham (both editions were apparently printed for "private circulation"). As temporary commander of the Mobile blockade, on September 4, 1862, Preble moved too slowly in challenging a Confederate cruiser flying the British flag, and he was dismissed from the navy by Secretary Gideon Welles. This pamphlet was Preble's first challenge to the decision, which was rescinded in February 1863.

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