United States Revenue Marine General Order
This order was sent to the officers of the Revenue Marines and details procedures for responding to the death of Andrew Jackson. The officers were to wear mourning badges for six months, fly their flags at half mast for one week, and fire twenty-one guns at noon of the day following receipt of the order.
Dates
- 1845 June 16
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This order was sent to the officers of the Revenue Marines and details procedures for responding to the death of Andrew Jackson. The officers were to wear mourning badges for six months, fly their flags at half mast for one week, and fire twenty-one guns at noon of the day following receipt of the order.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Revenue Marines acted as law enforcement on the seas from 1790, when they were established, until 1915, when they merged with the Life Saving Sevice to become the U.S. Coast Guard. They operated under the Treasury Department to protect the country's interests by collecting customs, enforcing the ban on the slave trade, and ending piracy in the Gulf of Mexico. Their cutters also assisted the Navy during wars, and provided rescue service in a number of situations.
Robert John Walker was born on July 23, 1801 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania to Jonathan H. and Lucrecia (Duncan) Walker. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and practiced law in Pittsburgh. He married Mary Bache on April 4, 1825. He became a U.S. senator in 1836, recommended Polk for president, and then served as Polk's Secretary of Treasury from 1845 to 1849. He was appointed governor of the territory of Kansas in March of 1857, but resigned over the slavery issue in December of that year. He died on November 11, 1869 in Washington, DC.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 1996.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository