John C. Howell papers, 1837-1898 (bulk 1844-1877)

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John C. Howell papers, 1837-1898 (bulk 1844-1877)

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The collection contains official correspondence, orders, and documents relating to Admiral Howell's naval career. The bulk of this material relates to his service during the Civil War. Included in the material is the log book of the gunboat USS Tahoma and a nealy complete collection of general orders and circulars issued by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, as well as those issued by RADM S.P. Lee, commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and RADM David D. Porter, commanding the North Atlantic Squadron. The collection also contains a three folders of material relating to the explosion of the large gun on board USS Princeton as well as a collection of reports from the US House of Representatives concerning the French Spoliations.

1.0 cubic ft. 2 boxes.

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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SNAC Resource ID: 7769215

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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Howell, John Cumming, 1819-1892

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Rear Admiral John C. Howell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 24 November 1819. He was appointed midshipman on 9 June 1936 and served in the Mediterranean, East India, Home and other squadrons. During the Civil War he served on USS Minnesota at the Battle of Hatteras Inlet and was actively employed in the East Gulf and North Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. He was Chief to the Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1875-1878, commanded the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Squadrons in 1877, 1878-81, a...

Princeton (Frigate)

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Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897

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U.S. Navy commander and acting rear admiral; commanding officer of U.S. Mississippi River Squadron, 1864-1865. From the description of Samuel P. Lee Civil War letters, 1865 Apr. 27-June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71208717 American naval officer. From the description of Telegram signed : "U. S. Flag Ship Minnesota, off Newport's News, Virginia," to Gideon Welles, 1863 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270599240 From the description of Autogra...

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...

Tahoma (Gunboat)

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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...

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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...