Nimitz Library Digital Collections

The cruise of the Somers : illustrative of the despotism of the quarter deck : and of the unmanly conduct of Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848
THE CRUISE OF THE SOMERS: ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DESPOTISM OF THE QUARTERDECK AND OF THE UNMANLY CONDUCT OF COMMANDER MACKENZIE "Difficulty is a bugbear to children, a stimulus to men." New York: J. WINCHESTER, NEW WORLD PRESS, 30 ANN ST. W.B...
The Somers Affair

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

Box 1, Folder 07: Correspondence - Pension, February 17, 1886 - October 17, 1911
United States. Navy. Pay, allowances, etc; Nestell, Daniel D. T., d. 1900;
Includes Accrued Pension Notices and a Declaration for Original Invalid Pension form.
The Civil War - Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers

William J. Sebald Papers, 1887-1980
Atcheson, George, 1896-1947; Ba U, U, b. 1887; Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959; Gascoigne, Alvary Frederick, Sir, 1893-1970; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Masaoka, Mike, 1915-; Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978; Mikasa no Miya Takahito, Prince, son of...
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Case of the Somers mutiny: defense of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, commander of the U.S. Brig Somers, before the court martial held at the Navy yard, Brooklyn
United States.Navy.Court-martial (Mackenzie : 1843); Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States
CASE OF THE SOMERS' MUTINY DEFENCE OF ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE COMMANDER OF THE U.S. BRIG SOMERS, BEFORE THE COURT MARTIAL HELD AT THE NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN NEW YORK: TRlBUNE OFFICE, 160 NASSAU STREET, 1843 CASE OF THE SOMERS'...
The Somers Affair

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

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

[Letter] 1913 May 18, University Club [New York], [to] Profr. A.N. Brown, U.S. Naval Academy / Park Benjamin
Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922; United States Military Academy -- Heraldry; United States Naval Academy -- Heraldry; United States Naval Academy -- History -- 1845-1935; Brown, A. N. (Arthur Newton), Prof.; Manuscript
Naval Academy History

Gumbatsu Shi Kokka Sho!
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Prisoners of war -- Japan; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mariana Islands;
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

To Military Men...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area;
Features images of Japanese soldiers and the Japanese flag.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

To Military Men...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area; Bombing, Aerial;
Features images of American warships, tanks, and factories, as well as burning Japanese cities.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

The U.S.S. Ticonderoga Leaves a Blazing Trail in the Pacific
Ticonderoga (Attack aircraft carrier : CVA-14); Aircraft carriers -- United States; Airplanes, Military -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines;
The U.S.S. TICONDEROGA, new ESSEX class carrier, has left a blistering trail of incredible destruction during its first three months in the Pacific. While the crew came to know the mighty flattop as the big "T", the Japs knew her only as...
World War II - Combat Photographs

You can't fight tanks with bayonets!
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Tanks (Military science); World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare;
Image features a Japanese soldier attempting to hide from an American tank.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

Box 1, Folder 05: Correspondence - Confederate Captivity, February 2, 1864 and undated
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Prisoners of War -- United States; Nestell, Daniel D. T., d. 1900;
Includes a written pledge by Nestell not to divulge C.S.A. information upon his release as a prisoner of war [POW].
The Civil War - Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers