This primary source comes from the Records from the Department of the Navy.
National Archives Identifier:
3854689Full Citation: Letter from Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles; 4/10/1862; Records from the Department of the Navy. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-flag-officer-andrew-hull-foote-to-secretary-of-the-navy-gideon-welles, May 3, 2024]