Letter from William H. Moody to Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Subject(s): Dixie (Screw steamer), Military operations, Naval, Military orders, Orders, Preparation of (Military science), Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Revolution (Panama : 1903), United States. Navy
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Secretary of the Navy Moody orders Rear Admiral Coghlan to retain 12 named marines and sailors, as well as 438 enlisted personnel, and to send 14 other named individual marines and sailors, and 375 others, to various locations on the USS Dixie. Moody orders the hand-off of certain positions and the route by which the Dixie should sail.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-02
Creator(s)
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917
Recipient
Coghlan, Joseph Bullock, 1844-1908
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Moody to Joseph Bullock Coghlan. [March 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44434. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917. Letter from William H. Moody to Joseph Bullock Coghlan. [2 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44434.
APA:
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917., [1904, March 2]. Letter from William H. Moody to Joseph Bullock Coghlan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44434.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
