Macedonian logbook, 1818-1821.

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Macedonian logbook, 1818-1821.

Midshipman John Reed, Jr. kept this logbook on board the U.S.S. Madeconian, a frigate commanded by Captain John Downes, while cruising for the most part in the Pacific Ocean, stopping at various ports in Central and South America.

.1 linear foot (1 volume)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135886

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Downes, John, 1784-1854

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Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonia in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, March 31, 1848. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46357727 Downes served aboard the Essex. He was under Decatur in the Algerian War. He commanded the Macedonian in the Pacific and the Java in the Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, [n.d.] (Naval War College). WorldC...

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Reed, John P. (John Pershing), 1948-

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John Reed, a resident of Afton, Union County, Iowa enlisted in the Union army on July 28, 1862. Reed was twenty-six years old when he was mustered into Company B of the 18th Iowa Infantry. The 18th Iowa was organized at Clinton and saw service in Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory. The regiment made up part of the Frontier Division stationed at Fort Smith. It took an active part in Frederick Steele's Camden Expedition and suffered its heaviest casualties of the war at the battle of Poison ...

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...