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

Willard M. Sweetser Papers, 1898-2008 (bulk 1921-1956)
Sweetser, Willard Merton, 1902-2007; Military attachés -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations; United States. Navy. Yangtze Patrol; Panay (River Gunboat : PR-5); Lardner (Destroyer : DD-487); Manuscripts; Correspondence; Invitations;...
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J. Paul Reason Papers, 1952-1999 (bulk 1965-1999)
Reason, J. Paul, 1941-; Tailhook Scandal, 1991-1993; United States Naval Academy -- Scandals; United States. Navy -- Minorities; United States. Navy -- African Americans; United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet; United States. Navy -- Congresses;...
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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

Ramp Boats off Attu
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands; Attu Island (Alaska), Battle of, 1943; Landing craft -- United States;
Landing craft dot the water as the first wave of Americans headed for a job on Attu Island in the Aleutians, in May 1943. Almost a year before the Japs had occupied Attu, Agattu, and Kiska in the Western Aleutians, had failed to capture Dutch...
World War II - Combat Photographs

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...
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Eugene Edward Wilson Papers, 1854-1947
Wilson, Eugene Edward, 1887-1974; Wilson, Gevenieve; Westervelt, George Conrad, 1879-; United States.Navy -- Aviation; Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics; Air power -- United States; Aircraft industry -- United States --...
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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;...
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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