Nimitz Library Digital Collections

United States Naval Academy Class of 1946 Records, 1942-2010
United States Naval Academy. Class of 1946; United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography; Manuscripts; Correspondence; Photographs; Clippings (information artifacts); Annual reports; Floppy disks; Compact discs;
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Office of the Superintendent: General Correspondence, 1907-1913
United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy. Superintendent; United States Naval Academy -- Administration; United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae; United States Naval Academy -- Buildings and grounds; United States Naval...
Academy Archives Finding Aids

Eli Vinock Papers, 1863-1999
Vinock, Eli, 1914-1996; United States Naval Academy -- Admission; United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and Alumnae; United States Naval Academy. Naval Academy Preparatory School; Destroyers (Warships) -- United States -- Design and construction;...
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Office of the Academic Dean: Records of the Deptartment of English, History, and Government, 1907-1972
United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy. Office of the Academic Dean; United States Naval Academy. Dept. of English, History, and Government; United States Naval Academy -- Curricula; United States Naval Academy -- Faculty; United...
Academy Archives Finding Aids

World War II Ship Action Reports, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns...
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Box 1, Folder 11: News Clippings - Confederate Captivity, February 29, 1864 and undated
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Prisoners of War -- United States; Nestell, Daniel D. T., d. 1900; Sabine Pass, Battle of, Tex., 1863;
Includes a narrative by Nestell of the naval action at Sabine Pass and his subsequent captivity as a prisoner of war [POW].
The Civil War - Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers

Box 1, Folder 01: To Mrs. John E. Hart, July 12, 1861
Hart, John E., 1825-1863; Vincennes (Sloop-of-War)
U.S.S. Vincennes. Discussions of party invitations and lamentations at not being commander of U.S.S. Vincennes.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Office of the Superintendent: General Correspondence, 1922-1927
United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy. Superintendent; United States Naval Academy -- Administration; United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae; United States Naval Academy. Band; United States Naval Academy -- Buildings...
Academy Archives Finding Aids

President Kennedy greets team captains on the field
United States Naval Academy -- Football; United States Military Academy -- Football; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963;
President John F. Kennedy [from the 1963 Lucky Bag; 727K; USNA]
Army-Navy Football

Box 1, Folder 07: To Mrs. John E. Hart, April 15, 1863
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; Port Hudson (La.) -- Siege, 1863
U.S.S. Albatross, above Port Hudson, LA. Descriptions of use of cotton bales and logs as defenses against rams and artillery fire, and unsuccessful attacks by rebels on U.S. ships Albatross, Hartford, and Switzerland.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 08: To Mrs. John E. Hart, April 16, 1863
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; Port Hudson (La.) -- Siege, 1863; Switzerland (Side wheel steamer)
U.S.S. Albatross, above Port Hudson, LA. Descriptions of the capture of a Confederate steamer, rescue of the U.S.S. Switzerland, a captured revolver sent as a trophy to son Elliot, and the stigma of defeat aboard the U.S.S. Vincennes.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 09: To Mrs. John E. Hart, June 7, 1863
Port Hudson (La.) -- Siege, 1863; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
U.S.S. Albatross, above Port Hudson, LA. Descriptions of humorous taunting between Union post carriers and Confederate soldiers, confusion over lack of fire from Port Hudson, pets aboard ship, sending of a house servant to steal milk, and a...
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 02: To Mrs. John E. Hart, July 20 - [July 22], 1861
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; Jefferson Davis (Brig)
U.S.S. Vincennes, Boston, MA. Descriptions of reactions to search for the Confederate brig Jefferson Davis and traveling to Key West through a hurricane.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 03: To Mrs. John E. Hart, August 11 - August 26, 1861
Vincennes (Sloop-of-War); Seafaring life; Batcheller, Oliver Ambrose., 1842-1893
U.S.S. Vincennes, at sea. Discussions of the history of U.S.S. Vincennes, crew’s opinion of the ship, departure for Fort Pickens, and dining with crew members, including Oliver Ambrose Batcheller.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 06: To Mrs. John E. Hart, December 28, [1862]
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations;
U.S.S. Albatross, off Donaldsonville, LA. Descriptions of the daily routines onboard including the searching of all encountered vessels, invitations to dine on shore at plantations, and a detachment of men lent to the cavalry to attack rebel...
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters

Box 1, Folder 05: To Mrs. John E. Hart, November 26, 1861
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades; Batcheller, Oliver Ambrose., 1842-1893
U.S.S. Vincennes, off the Mississippi passes. Descriptions of the misery of blockade duty, the attempted seizure of the British ship Empress, Oliver Ambrose Batcheller’s potential as an officer, and references to Captain Handy as an imbecile.
The Civil War - John E. Hart Letters