American naval heroes : Charles H. Davis, Charles Ellet, Samuel F. Dupont, David D. Porter / [by John Howard Brown] [19--?]

Ellet, Charles Rivers, 1843-1863

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Ellet was born on June 1, 1843 in Philadelphia, the son of the noted civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. He was studying medicine at Georgetown University when the Civil War began. He served as an Army Assistant Surgeon during 1861-62. In the spring of 1862, when his father established the U.S. Ram Fleet, an Army unit of river steamers converted to rams, Charles Rivers Ellet transferred to that organization. Promoted to the rank of colonel later in the year, he commanded the ram Queen of the We...

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...

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...

Davis, Charles Hall, 1872-

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Lawyer. From the description of A partial list of printed pamphlets, other printed papers and unpublishedmanuscripts [manuscript] / by Charles Hall Davis of the Virginia Bar; 1946 July 10. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648004276 From the description of Charles Hall Davis papers [manuscript] 1906-52. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943035 ...

Brown, John Howard, 1840-1917

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Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865.

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