Museum to unveil papers that shed light on early years of ‘Old Ironsides,’ NavyIncluded in the more than 150 documents are correspondence from President George Washington's secretary of war and the leader of the Haitian Revolution.3 years ago
Hell on the waterJust one slaving expedition to Africa could make a fortune for investors, captain and crew. And the U.S. Navy rarely stopped the illicit traffic.By Ron Soodalter, Civil War Times Magazine4 years ago