NORFOLK NAVY YARD
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Birth of the Gosport Yard & into the 19th Century
Battle of the Hampton Roads Ironclads
The Norfolk Navy Yard into the 20th Century
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Birth of the Gosport Yard & into the 19th Century
Books & Publications:
History of the United States Navy-Yard at Gosport, Virginia, (Near Norfolk) by Edward P. Lull, A. M., Commander, United States Navy, for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Departent, Rear-Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers, U. S. N., Chief of Bureau, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874.
House Document (United States. Congress. House); 21st Congress, 1st Session [Dec. 7, 1829 - May 31, 1830]. Doc. No. 115. Letter From the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th instant, in relation to the accounts of Miles King. May 28, 1830.
House Document (United States. Congress. House); 27th Congress, 2nd Session [December 6, 1941 - August 31, 1842]. Doc. No. 205. Reports of the Commissioner appointed to make an investigation at the Gosport Navy Yard, &c. March 4, 1842.
House Document (United States. Congress. House); 36th Congress, 1st Session [December 5, 1859 - June 25, 1860]. Ex. Doc. No. 34. Reports of the board of officers ordered to examine into the condition of the navy yards. March 1, 1860. Excerpt: "Navy Yard, Norfolk."
House Document (United States. Congress. House); 52nd Congress, 2nd Session [December 1892 - February 1893]. Report No. 2244, Committee on Naval Affairs. By Amos Cummings, US House of Representatives. "Purchase of Land Opposite Gosport Navy-Yard."
History of Norfolk Co., Virginia, and Representative Citizens, by Col. William N. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902. Chapter XXV, "The United States Navy Yard," pp. 418-442.
Our Twin Cities of the Nineteenth Century: Norfolk and Portsmouth, Their Past, Present and Future, by Robert W. Lamb, Editor. Norfolk, VA: Barcroft, Publisher, 1887-8. [Chapter VI.]
Newpapers:
NATIONAL ÆGIS, Worcester, February 22, 1804. Appropriations for the Navy.
THE UNITED STATES' GAZETTE, Philadelphia, January 9, 1812. A duel.
GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Saturday, July 9, 1853. Ships at anchor at Gosport Navy Yard.
Battle of the Hampton Roads Ironclads
Books:
The First Iron-clad Naval Engagement in the World: History of Facts of the Great Naval Battle Between The Merrimac, C. S. N. and The Ericsson Monitor, U. S. N., Hampton Roads, March 8 and 9, 1862, by E. V. White, Portsmouth, Virginia. New York: J. S. Ogilive Publishing Company, 1906.
History of Norfolk Co., Virginia, and Representative Citizens, by Col. William N. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902. Chapter XXVI, "The Confederate States Navy Yard," pp 443-453.
Newpapers:
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Friday, May 24, 1861. Probable Movements Against Gosport.
NEW YORK HERALD, March 10, 1862. The Conflict off Newport's News.
NEW YORK HERALD, March 11, 1862. The Monitor Succeeds.
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, March 14, 1862. The Latest News from Norfolk.
NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1862. The Battle of the Iron-Clad Steamers.
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 15 & 16, 1862. Monitor vs Merrimac.
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER (New York), March 22, 1862. "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads."
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, May 10, 1862. War news.
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, May 12 and 13, 1862. Destruction of the Merrimac & Capture of Norfolk.
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 12, 1862: Norfolk is Ours. May 13, 1862: The Capture of Norfolk.
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Monday, May 12, 1862, and Tuesday, May 13, 1862.
SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, June 26, 1862. "A Trip to Norfolk."
The Norfolk Navy Yard into the 20th Century
Books:
History of Norfolk County, Virginia, and Representative Citizens, CHAPTER XXVII, "The United States Navy Yard," by Col. William H. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902.
Newpapers:
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, August 8, 1914. Proposed Enlargement of Norfolk Navy Yard.
Publications:
GUIDE AND BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH of the NORFOLK NAVY YARD, 1776 - 1926. Published by Norfolk Navy Yard, 1928.
History of the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, by Clare Beverley Whitehead, pub. 1942.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA: a brief history by Marshall W. Butt, Librarian, Public Information Office, Portsmouth, Virginia, April 1951.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. [Capabilities & Performance] Reviewed and approved for printing in accordance with SECNAV INST 5600.15 on 11 March 1964.
1767 - 1967 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia: 200 Years of Service. Published by Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 1967.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Employee Handbook, 1974.
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