Thomas C. Dunn commanded the USS Montgomery at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. (He commanded the USS Emma at the First Battle of Fort Fisher.)
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The Marine Room of the Peabody Museum of Salem (Massachusetts) has the naval sword and musket of a Captain, 1863. Thomas C. Dunn.
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From "Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy: A Biography" by Ari Hoogenbloom.
Sixteen years after Fort Sumter was fired upon, Fox visited South Carolina and determined they had completely changed their secessionist ways in a questionable vote for governor.
He went to Columbia where he called on Thomas C. Dunn, a Republican member of the board and a former U.S. naval officer, who had distinguished himself on blockade duty and at Fort Fisher.
Dunn agreed when Fox urged him and his colleagues to act as impartial judges in open sessions.
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A reply to a man (Joseph Watson) seeking a letter of recommendation, a Thomas C. Dunn , "late Comd'g officer U.S. Steamer Montgomery" said he'd be happy to give one. The letter was from Salem, Massachusetts.
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So, Thomas C. Dunn was connected to Salem, Massachusetts.
--Old B-Runner
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