John Rodgers (8 August 1812 - 5 May 1882) was an admiral in the United States Navy.

(1840-1902) A United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Richmond Pearson Hobson (17 August 1870 - 16 March 1937) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served from 1905-1915 as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Samuel Chester Reid (24 August 1783 - 28 January 1861) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 - June 23, 1865) was an American naval officer who achieved the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family.

Silas Horton Stringham (7 November 1798 - 7 February 1876) was an admiral in the United States Navy.

Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808 - 31 March 1890) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

William Bainbridge was a Commodore in the United States Navy, notable for his victory over HMS Java during the War of 1812.

William Barker Cushing (4 November 1842 - 17 December 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on October 27, 1864.

A United States Navy admiral nown for his victory in the Battle of santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

William Thomas Sampson (9 February 1840 - 6 May 1902) was a United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Winfield Scott Schley (9 October 1839 - 2 October 1911) was an admiral of the United States Navy.

(1809-1870) Admiral in the United States Navy

Original document that permitted the recruitment of black troops during the Civil War. Read about events and issues leading up to and following the 1863 establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops.

A collection of primary source documents on the Manhatten project and the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan in 1945. Content includes letters to and from J. Robert Oppenheimer, written deals and agreements, internal memorandums,...

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Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 - February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the...

Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Tracy was a lawyer...

Rear Admiral Winslow, born in Wilmington, N. C., November 19th, 1811, died in Boston, Mass., September 29th, 1873. He entered the navy as a midshipman, February 1st, 1827, and was made a lieutenant, February 9th, 1839. He was...

Stephen Russell Mallory (1813 - November 9, 1873) was a United States politician and the Confederate Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War.