Papers, 1819-1887.

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Papers, 1819-1887.

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This collection contains the correspondence and papers, 1819- 1887, of John Kirkwood Mitchell (1811-1889). Included in the collection are correspondence, 1829-1861, of Mitchell, while serving in the United States Navy, with family and friends, concerning life in the navy and a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras; papers, 1862, regarding the courts of inquiry into the conduct of Mitchell and Mansfield Lovell (1822-1884) at the Battle of New Orleans; an account book, 1862, kept by Mitchell while a prisoner of war at Fort Warren, Mass.; and, materials, 1864-1887, relating to his service as commander of the James River Squadron, Confederate States Navy.

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United States. Navy

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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...

Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884

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Confederate States of America. Navy. James River Squadron

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Mitchell, John Kirkwood, 1811-1889.

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