Nimitz Library Digital Collections

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

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

The Trident Magazine: Centennial Issue
United States Naval Academy -- Periodicals; United States Naval Academy -- Anniversaries, etc; United States Naval Academy -- History;
Naval Academy History

Interested Onlooker Watches PBJ Strafe Japs on Wakde
Mitchell (Bomber); World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea; Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Pinned down behind a tree by enemy fire during the invasion of Wakde, an American soldier turns his head to watch as a North American MITCHELL (known to the Navy as a PBJ) strafes Jap positions on May 17, 1944. Launched a few months after the...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Only a few men remain...
Aircraft carriers -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Wasp (Aircraft Carrier: CV-7)
Only a few men remain on the once busy forward flight deck of the USS WASP, mortally wounded by three enemy submarine torpedoes which struck near the "island" on the starboard side on the afternoon of September 15. The 14,700-ton carrier, on...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Journal of the Baltimore, the Ruth, and the U.S.S. Natchez, 1826-1828
Buchanan, Franklin, 1800-1874; United States. Navy. West India Squadron; United States. Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Baltimore (Frigate); Ruth (Brig); Natchez (Sloop-of-War); Logbooks; Voyages and travels; Manscripts; Ships' logs;
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Correspondence, 1843: Popham, William [Letter] 1843 January 3, New York [to] Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848; Popham, William, 1752-1847
New York Jany 3rd 1843 Commander Mackensie Sir Although a personal stranger to you, I cannot restrain the expression of my feelings to you, in this moment of universal excitement—I am a very old soldier of the Revolution, and was present at Head...
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