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Port of Pittsburgh
Port of Pittsburgh Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States, Pittsburgh Council July, August, Sept. 2015 Volume 19. No. 3 Edited by Katherine Kersten Website: navyleaguepittsburgh.org Letter from the President Greetings fellow citizens in support of our sea services! In a few short weeks we’ll be whisked into the brisk air and warm colors of fall. Our summer certainly flew by. Several celebrations are upon us providing a tremendous opportunity to show Patriotism & Gratitude. I hope many of you can attend the Navy Birthday Ball on October 2nd. We will not only celebrate the The Navy League of the United States Navy's 240th Birthday but also the 100th Serving the Sea Services since 1902 anniversary of the Navy Reserve. Many of our members have served or currently serve in the Navy Reserve and this event is an opportunity to celebrate their service as RADM Gregory Visits the Area well as to hear important words from our guest speaker VADM Robin Braun, On August 17, the Navy League, Chief of Navy Reserve. Pittsburgh Council, was privileged to enjoy Veterans Day is right around the corner as a dinner with RADM Kathleen Gregory, well and I ask that you take a moment to Chief of Civil Engineers and Commander, thank a veteran on this important day. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. A very special Outreach picnic serving Fifteen members joined her for dinner at our hospitalized veterans was supported by Andora's Restaurant at the Old Stage Coach our Naval Sea Cadets Unit, Pittsburgh Inn, Fox Chapel. -
Three Rivers Water Trail Access • Row Boats Or Sculls Points Are Available for Public Use
WHAT IS A WATER TRAIL? Is kayaking strenuous? Water trails are recreational waterways on lakes, rivers or Kayaking can be a great workout, or a relaxing day spent oceans between specific points, containing access points floating or casually paddling on the river. and day-use and camping sites (where appropriate) for the boating public. Water trails emphasize low-impact use and What should I wear? promote resource stewardship. Explore this unique Pennsylvania water trail. Whatever you’re comfortable in! You should not expect to get excessively wet, but non-cotton materials that dry quickly are Three Rivers WHAT TYPES OF PADDLE-CRAFT? best. Consider dressing in layers, and wear shoes that will stay on your feet. • Kayaks • Canoes How do I use the storage racks? • Paddle boards Water Trail The storage racks at many Three Rivers Water Trail access • Row boats or sculls points are available for public use. These are not intended for long term storage. Store “at your own risk.” Using a lock you FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: are comfortable with is recommended. Is it safe for beginners to paddle on the river? Flat-water kayaking, canoeing, or paddle boarding is perfect for beginners. It is easy to learn with just a Map & Guide few minutes of instruction. RUL THREE RIVERS E S & Friends of the Riverfront, founded in 1991, is WATER TRAIL dedicated to the development and stewardship of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and Three R Developed by Friends of the Riverfront Rivers Water Trail in the Pittsburgh region. This EG PENNSYLVANIA BOATING REGULATIONS guide is provided so that everyone can enjoy the natural amenities that makes the Pittsburgh • A U.S. -
Anchor Watch
2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 1 MAY NCHOR JUNE A JULY AUGUST WATCH 2013 The Journal of the Historic Naval Ships Association To Support the Preservation of Historic Naval Vessels & To Honor Those Who Serve at Sea USS IOWA (BB-61): FIRST WEST COAST BATTLESHIP MUSEUM www.hnsa.org 2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 2 2 ANCHOR WATCH HNSA STAFF HNSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Executive Director President CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) Brad King, USS Massachusetts Executive Director Emeritus Vice President CAPT Channing M. Zucker, USN (Ret) Patricia Rogers, USS Requin Executive Secretary Secretary James W. Cheevers LCDR Sherry Richardson (Ret), HMCS Sackville Individual Member Program Manager Treasurer CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) COL Patrick J. Cunningham (Ret) Anchor Watch Editor Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park Jason W. Hall Immediate Past President USS New Jersey RADM John P. McLaughlin (Ret), USS Midway Webmaster Richard S. Pekelney HONORARY DIRECTORS International Coordinator Wyn Davies ADM Robert J. Papp, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Heritage Consultant, UK Larry Ostola, Parks Canada VADM Drew Robertson, Royal Canadian Navy ADM Sir Alan West, GCB, DCD, MP, Royal Navy HNSA COMMITTEE DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHAIRPERSONS CAPT Terry Bragg, USN (Ret) USS North Carolina Annual Conference Co-Chairs Jason Hall, USS New Jersey Dr. William B. Cogar Jesse Lebovics, USS Olympia & USS Becuna Alyce N. Guthrie Toby Oothoudt, USS Cod PT Boats, Inc. Awards CAPT Jerry Hofwolt, USN (Ret) James W. Cheevers USS Bowfin United States Naval Academy Museum Communications Terry Miller Tin Can Sailors, Inc. -
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Grand Opening Celebration
AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION MARCH 23-APRIL 4, 2017, TO SALUTE 13 ORIGINAL STATES, FEATURE MUSEUM DEDICATION, PATRIOTIC CEREMONIES & MILITARY MUSIC YORKTOWN, Va., March 7, 2017 — Artillery salutes and flag-raising ceremonies. Fifes and drums and military dragoons. Brass bands and color guards. Historians, military veterans, re-enactors, entertainers and enthusiasts reveling in the Revolution will come together March 23 to April 4 to present 13 days of festivities showcasing the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The Grand Opening Celebration of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will feature a patriotic salute to America’s 13 original states, a dedication ceremony on April 1, tours of expansive gallery exhibits, and military music and 18th-century interpretive experiences in the newly expanded Continental Army encampment and Revolution-era farm. The Grand Opening culminates the museum’s 10-year transformation from the Yorktown Victory Center. Through immersive indoor gallery exhibits with nearly 500 period artifacts, experiential films and interpretive living-history experiences, the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown presents a renewed national perspective on the meaning and impact of the Revolution. Ceremonies honoring the legacy of the first 13 states in the United States of America will take place each day in the order that they ratified the Constitution – Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. A dedication April 1 will officially launch the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Daily programs recognizing each state will begin midday with ceremonial welcoming remarks and presentation of the state flag, followed by an Honor Guard procession along the Grand Corridor to the outdoor re-created Continental Army encampment’s artillery amphitheater for a flag-raising ceremony and artillery salute. -
November 2010 Perch Base, USSVI Volume 16 - Issue 11 Phoenix, Arizona
THE MONTHLY NEWSLEttER OF November 2010 PERCH BASE, USSVI Volume 16 - Issue 11 PHOENIX, ARIZONA What’s “Below Decks” in the HE REED GuiDES OUR EFFORts AS ERCH ASE MidWatch T USSVI C P B . ITEM Page # SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE FULL TEXT OF OUR CREED. Full Text of the: 2 USSVI Creed Perch Base Foundation 3 Support Members Base Officers - Sailing 4 Orders Annual Veterans Day Pa- 5 rade Announcement Our Generous Sponsors 6 October 2010 - Perch Base 7 Meeting Minutes “From the Wardroom” 10 Base Commander’s mes- sage A Message from the Mem- 10 bership Chairman Chaplain’s Column 11 Binnacle List 12 Perch Base November 13 LEST WE FORGET THOSE STIll ON PATROL Birthdays What’s New Online 13 NOVEMBER ETERNAL PATROLS Shipmate-to-Shipmate 14 This Ain’t No S**t USS CORVINA (SS-226) 4 Nov 1943 82 Lost Perch Base “Octoberfest” 15 Japanese Submarine Attack off Truk “A Thank-you Note . .” 16 USS ALBACORE (SS-218) 07 Nov 1944 86 Lost Holland Club Members 17 Boats Selected for First Possible Japanese Mine between Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan 19 Female Submariners USS GROWLER (SS-215) 08 Nov 1944 85 Lost Lost Boat: 20 USS Scamp (SS-277) Possible Japanese Surface Attack in South China Sea Russian Navy’s Rocket 23 USS SCAMP (SS-277) 11 Nov 1944 83 Lost Torpedo Mailing Page 20 Japanese Surface Attack in Tokyo Bay area NEXT REGULAR MEETING USS SCULPIN (SS-191) 19 Nov 1943 12 Lost (51 POWS) 12 noon, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 Japanese Surface Attack off Truk American Legion Post #105 3534 W. -
Port of Pittsburgh Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States, Pittsburgh Council
Port of Pittsburgh Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States, Pittsburgh Council Jan., Feb., March 2020 Volume 24. No. 1 Edited by Katherine Kersten Website: navyleaguepittsburgh.org https://www.facebook.com/NavyLeaguePittsburgh/ Letter from the President Friends of the Sea Services: Last November I was approached by several members of your Leadership Team and asked if I was interested in serving as your President. Flattered at the time, I told them that I would seriously consider it, but that a final decision would require additional input and consideration in order to make an “informed decision”. It had been some time since I was an “active member” of the Pittsburgh Council and quite frankly was comfortable in my current retirement and needed some more information before I agreed. Following several weeks of considering the impact on the status quo, my attendance at the December meeting of the Board of Directors, The Navy League of the United States and my belief that I could be a positive Serving the Sea Services since 1902 contributor to the Council’s mission, I agreed to accept the offer and submit my name to the nominating committee. The result was a week- distilled the list to three individuals and three long campaign during which I ran unopposed, I groups that during my review reached out to me received what I will now consider a landslide to demand our collective thanks for a job “Well victory, delivering a mandate to move forward Done” They are as follows: serving the Sea Service community with the First, Bob MacPherson for his personal dedication and professionalism that is the dedication and sacrifice in providing exemplary hallmark of our Navy League Council. -
Saber and Scroll Journal Volume V Issue III Special Issue Cowpens National Battlefield October 2016 Saber and Scroll Historical
Saber and Scroll Journal Volume V Issue III Special Issue Cowpens National Battlefield October 2016 Saber and Scroll Historical Society 1 © Saber and Scroll Historical Society, 2018 Logo Design: Julian Maxwell Cover Design: The Battle of Cowpens, oil on canvas by William Ranney, 1845. Members of the Saber and Scroll Historical Society, the volunteer staff at the Saber and Scroll Journal publishes quarterly. saberandscroll.weebly.com 2 Contents Letter from the Editor 5 General Charles Lord Cornwallis and the British Southern Strategy 11 Anne Midgley Nathanael Greene 21 Elizabeth D. Young Morgan Saw Him Coming: Banastre Tarleton and the Pursuit to Cowpens 29 William F. Lawson Daniel Morgan and Cowpens 37 Francis Hoeflinger “Give Them an Indian Halloo!” 55 Anne Midgley Medical Services Available During the Revolutionary War Including Treatment for Soldiers Wounded in Action 69 Jessica Lathrop Daughters of Liberty: The Women Who Fought in the American Revolution 77 Kimberly Trenner “How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?” 89 Anne Midgley Book Review 95 3 From the Editor The Saber and Scroll Historical Society has been conducting field trips to various historical sites over the past few years, including trips to national battlefields. These trips have included visits to the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg, Antietam, and Kernstown and to the Revolutionary War battle sites of Cowpens, Kings Mountain, and Ninety Six. Members have also met at historical society conferences. In each case, the members who attended the events found great value in sharing historical research interests and camaraderie. In May 2012, several Saber and Scroll members, including instructor Bill Speer, as well as Mike Gottert, Kay O’Pry-Reynolds, and Leigh-Anne Yacovelli attended the Society of Military History Annual Conference in Washington, DC. -
The Cavalry at Cowpens: Thinking Inside the Box by Daniel Murphy
The Cavalry at Cowpens: Thinking Inside the Box By Daniel Murphy Recently I was asked to be the cavalry coordinator for the 225th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Cowpens. I considered this an honor as for years Cowpens had always held a special significance for me; it was a turning point in the American Revolution, and one that was heavily influenced by the actions of the cavalry. And while I was thinking about how my fellow reenactors and I might carry out the mounted scenario, I began to see a number of wrinkles in the different theories regarding Lieutenant-Colonel William Washington and how he led the American cavalry. No reenactment can ever duplicate the exact movements of a battle and that was never my intent. But there were so many conflicting cavalry assesments in the otherwise excellent works on the battle that I started pouring over primary accounts of veterans, attempting to think “inside the box” and come up with a better understanding of what happened. Now before we go any further let me state right here that I do not hold a candle to the horsemen that took that field 225 years ago! They lived and fought from the saddle 24/7 where I’m lucky to just ride once or twice a week and make an occasional fox hunt or reenactment. Beyond fencing classes I have no formal arms training whatsoever. I personally have never seen modern combat and, like other reenanctors, the only thing I really know about 18th century warfare I either read in a book, heard around a campfire or attempted to recreate at an event. -
Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by ScholarShip Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction: Logistical Nightmare By Adam C. Edmonds May, 2011 Director of Thesis: Lawrence E. Babits, Ph.D. History Department The Confederate States Navy built wooden gunboats throughout the American Civil War. Within Civil War literature, more research and detailed analysis of Confederate States Navy construction focuses on building of ironclad vessels. Wooden gunboat construction is largely ignored. This thesis examines wooden gunboat construction in two different areas of the Confederacy: northeastern North Carolina in Washington and Elizabeth City, and the Mars Bluff Navy Yard in South Carolina. Before presenting two Confederate wooden gunboat construction case studies, a look at Confederate industrial, manufacturing, and transportation infrastructure, from the national perspective, brings into focus the logistical limitations station commanders faced in northeastern North Carolina and at Mars Bluff more clearly. Scattered, yet interdependent, marine manufacturing and ordnance facilities, connected by a suspect transportation network, created a logistical nightmare. Historical investigation into wooden gunboat construction in Washington, Elizabeth City, and Mars Bluff, examines an overlooked Confederate States Navy building program. CONFEDERATE WOODEN GUNBOAT CONSTRUCTION: LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History East Carolina University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Masters of Arts in History By Adam C. Edmonds May 2011 © Adam Edmonds, 2011 CONFEDERATE WOODEN GUNBOAT CONSTRUCTION: LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE By Adam C. Edmonds APPROVED BY: DIRECTOR OF THESIS _________________________________________________ Lawrence E. Babits, Ph.D. COMMITTEE MEMBER _________________________________________________ Wade G. Dudley, Ph.D. -
New Senior School Faculty 2013-14
New Senior School Faculty 2013-14 Wesley Ballantyne (History) Wesley, originally from the Boston area, graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BA Cum Laude in History and began teaching History at Greenwich Country Day School in Greenwich, Connecticut and coached hockey and golf. After four successful years in the classroom, he earned his MA in Education from Columbia University, Teacher’s College. At Shady Side, he will teach four sections of History, advise, and coach golf and ice hockey. Michael Solomon (History) Michael is a Pittsburgh native and Central Catholic graduate. He earned his BA in History, Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Gettysburg College, then graduated from Duquesne University with an MA in History. Prior to Shady Side, Michael was an adjunct History professor at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh and at Duquesne University, and has taught History at the Neighborhood Academy. At professional conferences, Michael's papers have focused on topics such as, "Combining Missionary and Exclusionary Anti-Catholicism: Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas," and "Hitler, the Wilhelmstrasse, and the American Question: German Foreign Policy and the United States, 1933-1936." He has been a popular substitute teacher in our History department. He also works as a Program Presenter and exhibit supervisor for the USS Requin submarine at the Carnegie Science Center. Michael has traveled extensively in Europe and the Carribean, enjoys skiing, acting, and politics. Michael will teach four sections of History, advise, and coach two seasons. Dr. Scott Peterson (Physics) Scott graduated from Texas A&M with a BS degree in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and went on to earn an ME in Environmental Engineering and Certificate in Advanced International Affairs, also from Texas A&M. -
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B-4112 War 1n the Pacific Ship Study Federal Agency Nomination United States Department of the Interior National Park Servica cor NM MM amy National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form dato««t«««d See instructions in How to CompMe National Raglatar Forma Type all entries—complsts applicable sections 1. Name m«toMc USS Torsk (SS-423) and or common 2. Location street a number not for pubHcaOon city, town Baltimore vicinity of ststs Maryland coot 24 county Independent City cods 510 3. Classification __ Category Ownership Status Present Use district ±> public _X occupied agriculture _X_ museum bulldlng(s) private unoccupied commercial park structure both work In progress educational private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment religious JL_ object in process X_ yes: restricted government scientific being considered yes: unrestricted Industrial transportation no military other: 4. Owner of Property name Baltimore Maritime Museum street * number Pier IV Pratt Street city,town Baltimore —vicinltyof state Marvlanrf 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Department of the Navy street * number Naval Sea Systems Command, city, town Washington state pc 20362 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title None has this property been determined eligible? yes no date federal state county local depository for survey records ctty, town . state B-4112 Warships Associated with World War II In the Pacific National Historic Landmark Theme Study" This theme study has been prepared for the Congress and the National Park System Advisory.Board in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Public Law 95-348, August 18, 1978. The purpose of the theme study is to evaluate sur- ~, viving World War II warships that saw action in the Pacific against Japan and '-• to provide a basis for recommending certain of them for designation as National Historic Landmarks. -
Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War
OPEN ACCESS: MCJA Book Reviews Volume 40, 2015 Copyright © 2015 Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc. All rights reserved. OPEN ACCESS: MCJA Book Reviews Volume 40, 2015 From These Honored Dead: Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War Clarence R. Geier, Douglas S. Scott, and Lawrence E. Babits, Editors. 2014. University Press of Florida, Gaines- ville, Florida. viii+322 pp., 64 figures, 10 tables, 1 appendix, references, index. $39.95 (cloth). Reviewed by Jonathan E. Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, Springfield. Some book covers grab the reader’s attention by the title or a striking graphic; this book cover does both. As the editors cite, the first part of the title—from these honored dead—is taken from Lincoln’s Gettys- burg Address (p. 1). The cover photograph, uncredited but probably taken by Matthew Brady or Alexander Gardner (or another of Brady’s assistants), shows a limber with the dead horse still in harness and the remains of four soldiers, presumably artillerymen, in the foreground. It is a dark photograph, both in tone (the colors of old, dried blood) and content, and it brings to mind, at least for this reviewer, Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address with its phrase, “mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave.” If not in a grave, per se, the battlefield dead lying here, both animal and human, foreshadow much of the content of this book. Fourteen chapters cover battlefields, bivouac areas, camps, and forts and range over a dozen states and territories; alphabetically Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.