26 March 1866

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Darius H. Ingraham

Written as Rear Admiral and Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy on Naval Academy letterhead. Written to Ingraham as the chairman of committee to aid widows and orphans of union soldiers. References Ingraham's letter about a "Grand Fair" in honor of the orphans of soldiers. Would be pleased if the orphans of Salem, Massachusetts are included. Also mentions his hope that orphans of sailors will not be forgotten. Porter had been an orphan himself.

GLC02998

December 31, 1902

Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907

Typed letter signed

Title: to Thomas Gibbons

Thanks Gibbons for a gift of cigars. Mentions that the commission is still waiting for a treaty with Colombia before they can proceed with the canal. Describes recent pleasant, warm weather which he appreciates because coal is difficult to obtain, due to a "long-continued strike." Declares, "Should we have another strike before warm weather comes in the spring, there would be great suffering among rich and poor alike, as few people can obtain coal in any quantity, and the stoppage of mining would empty the coal bins almost immediately." Mentions that his family is well, though scattered…

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12 June 1855

Keitt, Laurence M., 1824-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James C. Dobbin

Forwarding a letter requesting an appointment for a young man at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Written at the Orangeburg Courthouse, spelled "Orangeburgh" by Keitt.

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21 May 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gideon Welles

Writes to Secretary of the Navy Welles to endorse Walter Trumbull, the son of Illinois Senator Trumbull. Asks that the young man be given an interview for admission to the Naval Academy. Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. IV 1860 - 1861, p. 381

GLC04649

7 March 1866

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Letter signed

Title: to James Wilson Grimes

Written in secretarial hand and signed by Secretary of the Navy Welles to Grimes, U.S. Senator from Iowa who chaired the Committee on Naval Affairs. Wants to "invite your attention" to the estimate submitted last November to provide for the deficiency in the appropriation for the re-establishment of the Naval Academy at Annapolis and its support for the fiscal year starting 30 June 1866. Says it appears to have been overlooked. Says the money is needed badly because it has already been expended or obligations incurred to spend it. Also wants 20,000 dollars to erect a building at the academy…

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1861

Lovell, J.L., 1825-1903

Photograph

Title: U.S. Naval Academy album of autographs, portraits and photographs [word processed inventory available]

Autographs & Photographs, Graduating Class 1861 with images of the Academy. United States Naval Academy. J. L. Lovell Photographer, Amherst, Mass. Apparently the photographer stood in the middle of the Yard and simply panned across the grounds.

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1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md

By W. M. Chase. Eight officers in uniform

GLC05137.167

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Skating Party. U. S. Naval Academy and Annapolis Views

Chase's Celebrated Collection of National Views. Woods, Print. Baltimore. Extensive description of collection on back. Shows a group of children ice skating.

GLC05137.168

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Newport Naval Academy, front view

Ink inscription on recto "Naval Academy Newport." Photographers imprint on verso: "J. A. Williams. Cartes De Visite Gallery, Touro Street, Newport, R.I."

GLC05111.02.0936

1864

Maus, F.K., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: As ensign, seated vignette 1/2 length portrait with left arm on table

Graphite inscription on verso "1864." Ink inscription on verso "Your truly. F. K. Maus" Photographers imprint on verso: "J. D. Fowler & Co. Opposite U. S. Naval Academy, Newport, R.I. Negatives preserved one year. Copies can be ordered at any time."

GLC05111.02.0940

circa 1861-1865

Prentis, Charles

Photograph

Title: As naval lieutenant, seated full-length portrait with hands in lap

Ink inscription on verso "Compliments of Chas Prentis New London Conn." Photographers imprint on verso: "J. D. Fowler & Co. Opposite U.S. Naval Academy, Newport, R.I. Negative preserved one year. Copies can be ordered at any time."

GLC05111.02.0941

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Group of 9 naval cadets, as baseball team

Image shows nine cadets in front of three-story building. They are wearing sports uniforms, and the man in the center is holding a baseball bat. Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stenographer, C. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0943

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: 5-man crew boat with pier and sailboats in the background

Ink inscription on verso "Champion Boat Crew of Naval Academy. Champion flag presented by Miss Porter in June 1867" Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase Stereographer, D. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0944

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Four sailors seated and one standing behind

Ink inscription on verso "The 'Miracle Crew.'" Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase stereographer, D. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0945

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified naval officer rank obscured, 1/2 length seated portrait

Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0946

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Five men standing full-length portrait, wearing Navy white

Photographers imprint on verso: "W.M. Chase, Stereographer. D. Bachrach, Photographer. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0948

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Six naval officers and one young boy in group photo

Ink inscription on verso "Gymnastic Club" Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0949

circa 1861-1865

D. Bachrach Photographer, fl. 1868

Photograph

Title: Five-man crew team standing on shore with flag

Ink inscription on verso "Champion Boats Crew of Naval Academy. Ingersoll, Drake, McSean, Doty, Jasper." Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bachrach Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0950

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Group portrait of thirteen naval cadet officers

Ink inscription on verso "Cadet Officers 'Stripers' Years of 67 & 68. Naval Academy." Photographers imprint on verso: "American Views for the Stereoscope, Cabinet and Card Album, Artists' Studies, &c. by W. M. Chase, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0951

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Group portrait of seven naval officers

Ink inscription on verso "Group." Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bacharach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0952

circa 1861-1865

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Photograph

Title: Vice Admiral D.D. Porter seated half length portrait

Inscription on verso "Vice Admiral D.D. Porter Sup't. Naval Academy." Photographers imprint on verso: "W.M. Chase's Stereoscopic and Card Views U.S.Naval Academy Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.0956

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Group portrait of Sherman, Porter, and Angus.

General Sherman and the Admiral Porter are seated, General Augur is standing behind them. Graphite inscription on verso "**Book" "[struck: Gen.] Adm. Porter" "Gen. Augur" "Gen. Sherman." Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bachrach, Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

GLC05111.02.1379

1 March 1869

McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox Craig

McClellan writes to Craig, a brevet general who previously served as chief of ordnance. Discusses the appointment of Hunt's son to Annapolis Naval Academy. Asks if he should write to Admiral David Dixon Porter or Ulysses S. Grant to secure the appointment. Declares "Independently of my warm personal feeling of friendship for Hunt, I feel that the great service he rendered while under my command fully entitles him to far more than he asks, or ever can ask, from the Govt, & make it a simple matter of duty on my part to do whatever may be in my power to aid him."

GLC02382.063

4 April 1855

Denver, James William, 1817-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James C. Dobbin

California State Representative Denver recommends Singleton Vaughn, Jr., to Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, for a vacant position in the Annapolis, Maryland Naval Academy. States that Vaughn's family "is very respectable but poor, which will induce [Vaughn] to make greater exertions to build up his own fortunes." Also signed by Milton S. [Sathauer?] who includes a brief recommendation for Vaughn.

GLC02504.12

27 November 1865

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: to David D. Porter

Autograph endorsement signed of Sherman to Porter on a letter of Lewis Wolfery, a resident of Louisville, Kentucky to Sherman dated 23 November 1865. Wolfery writes to General Sherman to inform him that, on the recommendation of Copperhead Representative Burwell Ritter, James Wheeler, a former Confederate guerrilla who was tried as a spy, had been appointed to Annapolis Naval Academy over "two true Union boys," Tommy David Jackson and James Gore. Wolfery claims that Wheeler was, " ... a rebel soldier, one of the meanest types that while belonging to the army was back in the State,…

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