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History of a three years' cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop of War Jamestown also, a reunion of the crew, held October 12th, 1882 by James B. Nicholson ...
Date 1908 Call number E83.84.P541 1908 E83.84.P541 1908 Type Books Physical description 48 p. ; 25 cm Place Seattle (Wash.) Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic Rogue River Indian War, 1855-1856 ...
It was the end of January 1847. The USS Lexington, a sloop of war, lay at anchor in Monterey Bay. The small transport had survived a six-month passage around Cape Horn from the East Coast. Its ...
On June 19, 1864, the Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge laid in wait outside the French port of Cherbourg for the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. The Confederate warship had wreaked havoc ...
Mare Island’s medical history began with the arrival of the 20-gun sloop of war USS Warren on Sept. 18, 1854, two days after the shipyard was established.
The Museum of the American Revolution will mark the holiday with free admission for children 12 and under and a full schedule of family-friendly programming. The offer runs Saturday, Aug. 30, through ...