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Bookmark or Share- Navy Personnel: A Research Guide - NHHCThis research guide provides a general understanding of how to find information on US Navy personnel within the Naval History and Heritage Command and other government institutions. There are many resources available in the command; however, the information may be varied due to the era in which the resource was created. It is generally easier to research officers who served in the Navy than ...
- Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating ... - NHHCCongressional Research Service Report for Congress Julissa Gomez-Granger Information Research Specialist Anne Leland Information Research Specialist 15 June 2010 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS21282 Summary Table of Contents Summary This guide provides information on locating military unit histories and individual service records of discharged, retired, and deceased ...
- H-Gram 062: Battles That You've Never Heard Of - NHHCUnion Jack (considering themselves British subjects) troubled Jackson not at all, although the U.S. government retroactively approved his action on grounds of “national defense.” The destruction of the fort put an end to the largest concentration of armed free Blacks in North America and the subsequent flight of Black farmers from the
- Flag Sizes - NHHCThe flag consists of a blue field with an eagle in the center, clutching arrows in the left law and an olive branch in the right. The number of stars surrounding the eagle has varied from its first design in the 1880s, and today has 50 stars to represent each state of the union. They are arranged in circular pattern around the eagle.
- Cumberland (1862) and Florida (1864) Wreck Sites - NHHCThe ship, unable to work its guns, was left defenseless. It was in this dangerous situation that, after a brief stop in Cuba, Maffitt boldly sailed into Mobile Bay on 4 September 1862. The ship, flying the Union jack as a ruse, braved a storm of shot and shell from Union blockaders and arrived to a hero's welcome.
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