Papers of John Henry Russell, 1861-1875.
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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
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David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition. Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Farragut was fostered by naval officer David Porter after the death of his mother...
Russell, John Henry, 1827-1897
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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of John Henry Russell, 1861-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015369 ...
Ringgold, Cadwalader, 1802-1867
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Ringgold served under Wilkes in Antarctic Expedition in 1838. He surveyed the Columbia River, Puget Sound, the Sacramento River and San Francisco Harbor. He served in California from 1849-1851. From the description of Letter, May 13, 1848. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357716 ...
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
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U.S. naval officer and inventor of ordnance. From the description of Reports to Commodore L. Warrington on ordnance, 1848-1849. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58671341 John A. Dahlgren, naval officer, attained the rank of rear admiral. An expert in ordnance, he invented an 11" gun and other devices useful to the Navy. From 1868-70, he was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. From the description of Letter, January 28, 1848. (Naval War Col...
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...
Bell, Henry Haywood, 1808-1868
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Naval oficer. From the description of Papers of Henry Haywood Bell, 1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060377 Naval officer. From the description of Henry Haywood Bell report, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451254 ...
Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811-1873
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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers of John Ancrum Winslow, 1864-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80813431 Born on November 18, 1811 in Wilmington, NC, Winslow went on to serve in the Civil War. He commanded the Kearsage in European waters in attempts to sink Confederate cruisers that were attacking Union ships. He sank the Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, on June 19, 1864. He later was promoted to commodore and became commander of the Pacific S...
Robeson, George M. (George Maxwell), 1829-1897
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George Maxwell Robeson, lawyer, attorney-general of New Jersey, Congressman from New Jersey, and secretary of the navy was born in Warren County, NJ. He graduated with high honors from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1847. Robeson studied law, and was appointed by Governor Newell as prosecutor of Camden County. In 1867 he was appointed attorney-general of New Jersey by Governor Marcus Ward; and in 1869 Robeson was appointed secretary of the navy by President Ulysses Grant...
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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...
