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The Civil War Letters of Charles H. Tillinghast, U.S.N Sunland Tribune Volume 21 Article 8 1995 "Hot, Cold, Whiskey Punch": The Civil War Letters of Charles H. Tillinghast, U.S.N. David J. Coles Richard J. Ferry Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/sunlandtribune Recommended Citation Coles, David J. and Ferry, Richard J. (1995) ""Hot, Cold, Whiskey Punch": The Civil War Letters of Charles H. Tillinghast, U.S.N.," Sunland Tribune: Vol. 21 , Article 8. Available at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/sunlandtribune/vol21/iss1/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sunland Tribune by an authorized editor of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “HOT, COLD, WHISKEY PUNCH”: The Civil War Letters of Charles H. Tillinghast, U.S.N. By DAVID J. COLES AND RICHARD J. FERRY U.S.S. Tahoma -Courtesy Tampa/Hillsborough County Public Library System Despite the publication of thousands of more successful vessels, it captured or letters written by Civil War participants, assisted in the capture of twelve enemy relatively few collections of correspondence ships and conducted a series of devastating from sailors or naval officers have reached raids on Confederate salt works along the print. This remains particularly true of those northern gulf coast. The "4th rate screw individuals in the East Gulf Blockading gunboat" weighed 507 tons and was 158 feet Squadron (EGBS), the unit responsible for long and 28 feet wide with a draft of less blockading much of the Florida coast during than eleven feet. Its armament consisted the war. The EGBS was a small squadron originally of five large cannon.2 operating in a remote theater of the war. It received little publicity and participated in Most of the Tahoma’s seventy-nine man few large-scale operations, but it proved crew enlisted at Philadelphia in 1861. successful in restricting blockade running Among them was Charles H. Tillinghast, along the Florida coast, in attacking the commissioned as an acting master's mate on extensive salt works in the area, and in October 15, 1861. There is little information providing support to the state's Unionist available on Tillinghast's pre- or post-war inhabitants.1 life. Sketchy official records indicate that he was born in Rhode Island in 1839, and in his The U.S.S. Tahoma served from 1862 until letters Tillinghast refers to his family in 1865 in the EGBS. One of the squadron's Providence. Evidently he lived in Philadelphia immediately before joining the collection of Richard J. Ferry. They were navy. The letters reproduced below are all obtained several years ago from a Civil War addressed to Jennie Koehler of Philadelphia, documents dealer. The lone exception is the believed to be the sister of Tillinghast's letter of March 2, 1862, which has resided in comrade on the Tahoma, Master's Mate John the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at Green Koehler.3 the University of Florida for a number of years. The provenance of the letters thus Tillinghast would serve aboard the Tahoma cannot be traced, and the possibility remains or one of its tenders from late 1861 until that additional letters may be in existence in mid-1863. His colorful letters provide the hands of collectors or descendants of details on the ship's military actions along Tillinghast.5 the Florida coast, as well as descriptions of the day-to-day life aboard a blockader. The Tillinghast letters have been reproduced Although he began his naval career in high as closely as possible to the originals. spirits, by late 1862 Tillinghast's letters Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation indicate a growing dissatisfaction with the follow Tillinghast's, and the editors have hardships of naval life, as well as anger over avoided the use of "sic." To aid in the Emancipation Proclamation and the readability, bracketed words have been increased emphasis on the abolition of added by the editors in several instances. slavery as a northern war aim. These issues, Where a word in the original is illegible, a coupled with personality conflicts with the blank line followed by a bracketed question Tahoma's captain, Alexander Semmes, led mark has been added. The identification of Tillinghast to offer his resignation on April most persons and places mentioned in the 7, 1863. In a letter to Jennie Koehler the letters is in the endnotes. young officer described an argument with Semmes which prompted his resignation, The editors express their appreciation to but his official letter of resignation provided Belinda Coles for assisting in the a different reason: "I respectfully tender my preparation of the article and to Frank resignation as Act'g Master's Mate in the Alduino, for checking several sources at the Navy of the U. States. My reasons are National Archives. account of deafness, it is very difficult for me to hear orders.”4 Jany 14th 1862 Tillinghast remained in service for more On board U.S. Gun Boat than a month, waiting for official acceptance Tahoma, off Key West of his resignation. He probably left the EGBS in late May or early June 1863. While Friend Jennie we may assume that Tillinghast returned to Philadelphia, no details have emerged I suppose you would think it very strange if concerning his post-war life. Unfortunately, I did not write, and as their is a mail leaving he did not apply for a Civil War pension, to day I take this opportunity of informing which might have provided additional you as to our whereabouts. We left Chester information. Sunday morning Dec 29th and after an ex- tremely long passage of eleven days, we With one exception, the Tillinghast letters arrived to the famous little town of Key reproduced below are in the private West, which is situated about ninety miles to the northward of Cuba, it is very warm here show it to Mr Weeks, for he might think but we manage to keep cool under the rather hard of me, as I had claimed the awnings for we have them spread fore-and ownership of the said article once. I have a aft on the vessel.6 We have been quite busy piece of poetry presented by Miss Emma since we arrived turning in our rigging and Maine, it is called, What, Said, She! I shall repairing the engine, for it broke down when keep that to remember old times, I ought to we where three days out and we where have one to remember you by, but you twenty four hours drifting about at the always came off victorious on the poetry mercy of the wind and sea, for she does not fights. I suppose you have no objections of work well under canvas, we have to depend my taking a comfortable smoke, Well! I altogether on steam or we never should get should like to very much, but I have not had any where. Two days before we arrived we the said pleasure since I left the Hotel de made a sail on our starboard bow bound to Koehler, No 17 Catharine St. I suppose you the Northward, musterd all hands to will honor me with an answer and oblige quarters, cast guns loose and loaded with your Old Chummy shot and shell, in half an hour we came up with her and fired a shot across her bow, and Chas. H. Tillinghast brought her too, lower'd away the boat and Please direct as follows boarded her, she proved to be a schooner Chas. H. Tillinghast Esq fourteen days from South America, bound to Masters Mate Boston, we was very much disappointed for U.S. Gun Boat Tahoma we where in hopes to find her Secesh and Gulf Blockading Squadron take her as a prize. The Gun Boat Itaska has been here for two weeks repairing her engine for she broke down worse than we U.S. Gun Boat Tahoma did and was twenty one days on the passage, Off Cedar Keys, Florida She sails this afternoon for Ship Island to March 2nd 1862 report to the Commidore.7 We expect to sail Saturday for the same place, where we shall Friend Jennie receive orders as to our future destination which will be some place in the Gulf of Since my last letter I have been looking very Mexico. Sunday the Steamer Illinois arrived anxiously for an answer, but have been from New York with the ninetieth regiment disappointed, not even hearing from home. on board.8 She leaves for New York On the 27th of Feby 1862 The Steamer "St tomorrow. Yesterday while the Captain was Jago de Cubas"10 arrived here from Ship on shore, the Lieutenant sent me in the Island with the mail and fresh provishions, Cabin to paint some small boat signals and it John received two letters, one from you, and looked so natural, that I could, but think of one from his wife and he is as happy as a the fine times, we had their drinking the clam at high water to hear that his family is Captains health and eating his preserved well.11 I see by his letter that you had Oysters.9 Did you ever think of it Miss answered mine, but I suppose it is just my Innocence? Please give my l-e to the family darn luck, (excuse me for swearing) to have and to Miss Emma and Mary Maine and my it mislaid on some of the Steamers, but I respects to Mr Louis DeRuse. I wonder if trust it may come to hand by the next mail.
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