Papers, 1854-1965.

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Papers, 1854-1965.

Manuscripts, correspondence, notebooks, clippings, and background materials used in research. Marcellus A. Stovall, submarines, Texas Navy, United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey, Virginia history, Volunteer Navy, Reconstruction, Confederate uniforms, John Taylor Wood, 14th Amendment, Georgia's Navy, British colonies, Norfolk Navy yard photographs, Pensacola fortifications, Pensacola Bay photographs, Florida maps, and South Africa.

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Harvard University Press

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Harvard University Press was established by the Harvard Corporation as a separate department of the University on January 13, 1913. It acted as both a printing and academic publishing organization until 1942, when the University Printing Office was re-established as a separate unit and Harvard University Press became responsible for only publishing activities. The press maintains offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and in London, England. Every book published by the HUP must undergo review by an...

United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

Woods, Gustavus.

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Texas. Navy

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The Texas Navy was organized in November, 1835, to protect the lines of supply between New Orleans and Texas during the Texas Revolution. It ceased to operate in 1843. From the description of Collection, 1836-1961, (bulk 1836-1856). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 32048914 ...

Jones, Jonathan, 1975-

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Wood, John Taylor

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John Taylor Wood (1830-1904) was a United States and Confederate naval officer. He was the grandson of Zachary Taylor and nephew of Jefferson Davis. From the description of John Taylor Wood papers, 1858-1915 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26380335 From the guide to the John Taylor Wood Papers, 1858-1915, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Robinson, William M. (William Morrison), 1891-1965

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Colonel, United States Army. Colonel William Morrison Robinson, Jr. was born in Augusta, Georgia, 1891. He moved to Quincy, Florida in 1950. His active military service in the United States Army Corps of Engineers included tours of duty in both world wars, in France from 1917-1919, and in the Pacific from 1943-1945. Colonel Robinson was a graduate of the Georgia School of Technology with degrees in science and civil engineering. He received an honorary degree of doctor o...

Norfolk Navy Yard (U.S.)

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Virginia (Ironclad)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Robinson, William M. (William Morrison), 1891-1965

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Colonel, United States Army. Colonel William Morrison Robinson, Jr. was born in Augusta, Georgia, 1891. He moved to Quincy, Florida in 1950. His active military service in the United States Army Corps of Engineers included tours of duty in both world wars, in France from 1917-1919, and in the Pacific from 1943-1945. Colonel Robinson was a graduate of the Georgia School of Technology with degrees in science and civil engineering. He received an honorary degree of doctor o...

Stovall, Marcellus Augustus, 1818-1895

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Marcellus Augustus Stovall, 1818-1895, was born in Sparta, Georgia and attended school in Massachusetts. In 1835 he joined the Republican Blues of Augusta for service in the Seminole War. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy but dropped out after one year because of poor health. After a tour of Europe, Stovall settled near Rome, Georgia and was the Captain of the Cherokee Artillery in 1861. At the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of Artillery in the Ge...