Selected papers relating to North Carolina and North Carolinians : from the records of the Division of Naval History, U.S. Department of the Navy, 1778-1957.

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Selected papers relating to North Carolina and North Carolinians : from the records of the Division of Naval History, U.S. Department of the Navy, 1778-1957.

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Papers relating to North Carolinians in the U.S. Navy, naval vessels whose names have North Carolina associations, and Revolutionary and Civil War naval actions off the North Carolina coast. Included are biographical sketches of Edwin Alexander Anderson, David Worth Bagley, Osborne Bennett Hardison, Felix Leslie Johnson, William Durwood Leggett, Jr., Andrew Theodore Long, John Wesley Roper, and John Wilkes; photocopies of letters and official communications relating to the USS Croatan, USS Currituck, USS North Carolina, and USS Raleigh; communications relating to John Paul Jones, 1778, 1779, and 1782, and to David Dixon Porter, 1864 and 1865; and histories of the USS Albemarle (three different ships), USS Bogue, USS Croatan, and USS Currituck.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Bogue (Ship)

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Roper, John Wesley.

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Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

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Naval hero of the United States Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy. From the description of Typescript, [19--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758919 John Paul Jones, American naval officer. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in 1775, and captain in 1776. In 1778 he began rading the English coast; a year later he commanded the Bon Homme Richard in its victory over the Serapis. After the Revolution, he went t...

Wilkes, John, 1827-1908

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Croatan (Ship)

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Raleigh (Ship)

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Long, Andrew T. (Andrew Theodore), 1866-1946

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Andrew Theodore Long was born on April 6, 1866, Iredell County, North Carolina. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy on July 1, 1889, and achieved the rank of rear admiral on September 15, 1918. Long died on May 21, 1946. From the description of Long, Andrew T. (Andrew Theodore), 1866-1946 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10612920 Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Andrew T. Long papers, 1876-1943 (bulk 192...

Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...

Hardison, Osborne Bennett, 1892-1959

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Osborne Bennett Hardison (1892-1959), native of Wadesboro, N.C., was a career U.S. naval officer, retiring as vice-admiral. From the description of Osborne Bennett Hardison papers, 1912-1954 (bulk 1941-1945) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864257 Osborne Bennett Hardison (1892-1959), native of Wadesboro, N.C., was a career United States naval officer, retiring as vice-admiral. Hardison was the son of William Cameron Hardison and Harriett Eleanor Bennett Hard...

Anderson, Edwin Alexander, 1860-1933

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Edwin Alexander Anderson (1860-1933) of Wilmington, N.C., was an officer in the United States Navy. Serving from 1882-1924, Anderson retired a rear admiral, and his career included active duty during the Spanish-American War and World War 1, as well as command of the Asiatic fleet, 1922-1923. From the guide to the Edwin Alexander Anderson Papers, 1878-1939, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) U.S. Navy admiral from Wilmingt...

United States. Naval History Division

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Johnson, Felix Leslie, 1897-1981.

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Currituck (Ship)

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Bagley, David Worth, 1883-1960

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Leggett, William Durwood, Jr.

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North Carolina (Ship)

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Albemarle (Ship)

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