A. Ludlow Case, Civil War Union Navy officer, letter signed 1869

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A. Ludlow Case, Civil War Union Navy officer, letter signed 1869:
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Augustus Ludlow Case (1812-1893) was a career naval officer,serving in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, during which he wasFleet Captain of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in its capture of FortsClark and Hatteras. After the war heserved as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1869 to 1873. This is a one page Letter Signed, 4to.,printed letterhead U.S. Light-house Depot, Tomkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y.,July 30, 1869, to President Ulysses S. Grant, acknowledging receipt of hisappointment as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.Signed: A. Ludlow Case, Commodore, USN.Fine condition.