"To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, native of Montreal, Canada, naval officer of France, governor of Louisiana, and founder of first capital, Mobile, 1711. Born 1860. Died 1768. Erected by the Colonial Dames of Alabama, in everlasting...
This article by the Associated Press discusses Boykin's fight against pricing and licensing restrictions hindering the sale of surplus naval stores. From The Mobile Press-Register.
"Raphael Semmes Monument was erected at the head of Duncan Place, on Government Street, in 1900, in memory of Admiral Raphael Semmes, the naval hero of the Civil War."
"Raphael Semmes Monument was erected at the head of Duncan Place, on Government Street, in 1900, in memory of Admiral Raphael Semmes, the naval hero of the Civil War."
"The Granite Cross erected by the Colonial Dames of Alabama, bears the inscription: "To Jean Baptiste la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Native of Montreal, Canada, Naval Officer of France, Governor of Louisiana and founder of its first capitol, Mobile,...
"To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, native of Montreal, Canada, naval officer of France, governor of Louisiana, and founder of first capital, Mobile, 1711. Born 1860. Died 1768. Erected by the Colonial Dames of Alabama, in everlasting...
Instructions and explanation of the upcoming occupation by United States troops. These procedures were discussed at a conference between American and Japanese officials. Also included are images taken during the meeting.
During World War I, Morrow served in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force. He died of influenza on September 23, 1918, at the naval hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Additional information is available in the World War I Gold Star Database:...
Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain...
Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain...