Nimitz Library Digital Collections
Nimitz Library Digital Collections
On November 28, 1890 the cadets of the United States Military Academy and the midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy met at West Point to play the first Army-Navy football game. The next day, the following bulletin appeared in The New York Times:
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 29 -- "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY."
"Twenty-four great guns, three …
The Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers, spanning from 1852 to 1911, focus primarily on service and experiences of Nestell as an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy during the Civil War. The papers describe naval career of Daniel Nestell, from his initial appointment through his retirement and subsequent pension claims, including …
The Francis Osbourn Papers, comprising .5 inches of documentation, primarily span the career of Francis Osbourn in the Twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteers and the Sixth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, from 1862 to 1866. The papers, mostly letters, focus on duties, experiences and observations, and requests for items from home by Osbourn.
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The John E. Hart Letters, consisting of 1.5 linear inches of documents, span the period from 1861 to 1863. The letters focus on the time spent by Hart aboard U.S.S. Vincennes and U.S.S. Albatross, both of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron.
The collection consists of ten handwritten letters, some incomplete, as well as several photocopies.
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“We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Those historic words, written by Oliver Hazard Perry to General William Henry Harrison, announced the American victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. For the rest of the War of 1812, the Americans retained control of Lake Erie, leading to victories at the …
The Nimitz Library Digital Collections provide access to digital surrogates of the unique, rare, and/or historically significant holdings of the Special Collections & Archives Department, and of Nimitz Library as a whole.
Currents
Digital copies of the Lucky Bag yearbook, the Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, and the Official Register of the Officers and Acting Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy join the Nimitz Library Digital Collections. 4-30-13
Ninety combat prints, depicting the campaign for Guam, the downing of Japanese bombers, and accidents abaord aircraft carriers, are added to the Combat Photograph collection. 2-13-13
Seventeen combat prints, primarily depicting the Battles of Tarawa and Kwajalein, are added to the Combat Photograph collection. 1-9-13
Sixteen images from the 2011 Army-Navy Game at Fedex Field are added to the Army-Navy Football collection. 1-9-13
Thirty-two combat prints are added to the Wolrd War II Combat Photograph collection, bringing the collection's total size to 257 photographs. 1-7-13
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