John Berrien Montgomery (1794 – 25 March 1872) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

John Berrien Montgomery

John Berrien Montgomery (1794 – 25 March 1872) was an officer in the United States Navy who served…

John Bassett Moore (December 3, 1860 – November 12, 1947) was an American authority on international law who was a member of the Hague Tribunal and the first US judge to serve on the Permanent Court of International Justice (the "World Court").

John Bassett Moore

John Bassett Moore (December 3, 1860 – November 12, 1947) was an American authority on international…

Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811 – February 14, 1883) was Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest serving chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Edwin Dennison Morgan

Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811 – February 14, 1883) was Governor of New York from 1859 to…

This house, located on the 500 block of Market Street, served as the executive mansion of the United States, while the nation's capital was located in Philadelphia, PA. Two Presidents occupied the house while in office, George Washington from 1790 to 1797, and John Adams, from 1797 to 1800.

The President's House in Philadelphia (1794)

This house, located on the 500 block of Market Street, served as the executive mansion of the United…

John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, and a postbellum six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.

John Tyler Morgan

John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was a general in the Confederate States Army during…

An elegant horse-drawn carriage with its retinue of servants is an equipage.

The President's Equipage

An elegant horse-drawn carriage with its retinue of servants is an equipage.

The table at which President George Washington sat to eat his breakfast.

George Washington's Breakfast Table

The table at which President George Washington sat to eat his breakfast.

Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was a Representative from New York and the twenty-second Vice President of the United States. He also later served as Governor of New York.

Levi Parsons Morton

Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was a Representative from New York and the twenty-second…

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877) was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as governor of Indiana during the Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln.

Oliver Perry Morton

Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877) was a U.S. Republican Party…

The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that educates and commissions officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD - Officer's Row

The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, that…

Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because their deck armour offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above.

A United States protected Cruiser at Sea

Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because their deck…

USS <em>Olympia</em> was a protected cruiser in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.

United States Protected Cruiser USS Olympia

USS Olympia was a protected cruiser in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.

The original six frigates of the United States Navy were authorized by the Congress with the Naval Act of 1794. Seen here is one of those frigates in 1812.

United States Frigate of 1812

The original six frigates of the United States Navy were authorized by the Congress with the Naval Act…

The first USS Sabine was a sailing frigate built by the United States Navy in 1855.

The School-Ship USS Sabine

The first USS Sabine was a sailing frigate built by the United States Navy in 1855.

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut.

New London in 1813

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is…

Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. After service in President during the Quasi-War with France and command of Enterprise early in the War of 1812, Master Commandant Blakeley was appointed to command of the newly built sloop-of-war Wasp. In 1814, he made a very successful cruise which included the capture of HMS Reindeer. Wasp was last heard of 9 October 1814 and is believed to have foundered in a gale. Blakeley received the thanks of Thanks of Congress, a gold medal, and posthumous advancement to Captain for his last cruise.

Johnston Blakeley's Medal (Front

Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the…

Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. After service in President during the Quasi-War with France and command of Enterprise early in the War of 1812, Master Commandant Blakeley was appointed to command of the newly built sloop-of-war Wasp. In 1814, he made a very successful cruise which included the capture of HMS Reindeer. Wasp was last heard of 9 October 1814 and is believed to have foundered in a gale. Blakeley received the thanks of Thanks of Congress, a gold medal, and posthumous advancement to Captain for his last cruise.

Johnston Blakeley's Medal (Back)

Johnston Blakeley (October 1781 - October 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the…

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745&ndash;December 15, 1796) was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of "Mad Anthony".

General Anthony Wayne's Gold Medal (Front)

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745–December 15, 1796) was a United States Army general and statesman.…

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745&ndash;December 15, 1796) was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of "Mad Anthony".

General Anthony Wayne's Gold Medal (Back)

Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745–December 15, 1796) was a United States Army general and statesman.…

Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 &ndash; 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 Civil War. Welles was also instrumental in the Navy's creation of the Medal of Honor.

Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from…

Joseph Wheeler (September 10, 1836–January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the United States Army during both the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War near the turn of the century. Between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, Wheeler served multiple terms as a United States Representative from the state of Alabama.

Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler (September 10, 1836–January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician.…

William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was a Representative from New York and the nineteenth Vice President of the United States. When Congress voted a pay raise in 1873 and made it retroactive for five years, Wheeler not only voted against the raise, but returned his salary adjustment to the Treasury department. Governor Hayes, when he heard of what had happened, remarked: "I am ashamed to say: Who is Wheeler?" Not having done much campaigning, Wheeler didn't participate in the firestorm that took place after the election results were in November 1876.

William Almon Wheeler

William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was a Representative from New York and the nineteenth…

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1869 White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science", arguing that history showed the negative outcomes resulting from any attempt on the part of religion to interfere with the progress of science. Over the next 30 years he refined his analysis, expanding his case studies to include nearly every field of science over the entire history of Christianity, but also narrowing his target from "religion" through "ecclesiasticism" to "dogmatic theology."

Andrew Dickson White

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator,…

The Most Reverend William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. &ndash; July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA (1789; 1795&ndash;1836), the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1787&ndash;1836), and the second United States Senate Chaplain (appointed December 9, 1790).

William White

The Most Reverend William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. – July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth…

The Treaty of Fort Harmar was an agreement between the United States government and several Native American tribes with claims to the Ohio Country. it was signed at Fort Harmar, near present-day Marietta, Ohio, on January 9, 1789.

Fort Harmar

The Treaty of Fort Harmar was an agreement between the United States government and several Native American…

Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 &ndash; July 22, 1883) was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War.

Edward Otho Cresap Ord

Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was the designer of Fort Sam Houston,…

USS <em>Oregon</em> (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy.

USS Oregon

USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy.

Elwell Stephen Otis (1838 - 1909) was a United States of America General who served in the Philippines late in the Spanish-American War and during the Philippine-American War.

Elwell Stephen Otis

Elwell Stephen Otis (1838 - 1909) was a United States of America General who served in the Philippines…

Robert Patterson (January 12, 1792 &ndash; August 7, 1881) was a United States major general during the Mexican-American War and at the beginning of the American Civil War.

Robert Patterson

Robert Patterson (January 12, 1792 – August 7, 1881) was a United States major general during…

Hiram Paulding (December 11, 1797 &ndash; October 20, 1878) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War.

Hiram Paulding

Hiram Paulding (December 11, 1797 – October 20, 1878) was a Rear Admiral in the United States…

Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 &ndash; 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Warrington Medal (front)

Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 – 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy…

Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 &ndash; 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Warrington Medal (back)

Lewis Warrington (3 November 1782 – 12 October 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy…

A scene of the Pemaquid River in Maine.

Pemaquid River

A scene of the Pemaquid River in Maine.

The College of William and Mary is a public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is one of the original eight institutions known as Public Ivies. William & Mary educated U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler as well as other key figures important to the development of the nation, including U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Speaker of the House Henry Clay and 16 signers of the Declaration of Independence. W&M educated future MIT founder William Barton Rogers. U.S. President George Washington received his surveyor's certificate there and noted legal scholar George Wythe was both an early student and, later, the first head of W&M's law school.

William and Mary College (1723)

The College of William and Mary is a public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.…

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 20, 1785 &ndash; August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United States Navy.

Oliver Hazard Perry

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 20, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United…

A political cartoon discussing Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, an officer in the United States Navy.

Political Cartoon about Oliver Hazard Perry

A political cartoon discussing Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, an officer in the United States Navy.

Carpenters' Hall is a four-story brick building in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which played a significant part in the early history of the United States.

Carpenter's Hall

Carpenters' Hall is a four-story brick building in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which played…

Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805 – January 25, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.

Francis Wilkinson Pickens

Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805 – January 25, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician…

Fort Pickens is a pentagonal historic United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida area.

Forts Pickens and McRae

Fort Pickens is a pentagonal historic United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola,…

A dark mystery shrouds the fate of the eldest son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, who was eight years of age at the time his father was murdered by the Jacobins. After the downfall of Robespierre and his fellows, it was declared that the prince died in prison in 1795, while the royalists believed he had been secretly hidden away in the United States. Curious facts and circumstances pointed to Rev. Eleazar Williams, a reputed half-breed Indian, of the Caughanawaga tribe, near Montreal, as the surviving prince, who, for almost sixty years, had been hidden from the world in that disguise.

Eleazar Williams

A dark mystery shrouds the fate of the eldest son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, who was…

Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. He was a leading Republican who devoted his enormous energies to the destruction of what he considered the slavocracy, that is the conspiracy of slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty.

Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth…

James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States.

James Wilson

James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence,…

James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 &ndash; February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.

James Harrison Wilson

James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic…

Flounder (also; fluke) are flatfish that live in ocean waters ie., Northern Atlantic and waters along the east coast of the United States and Canada, and the Pacific Ocean, as well. While flounders have both eyes situated on one side of the head, they are not born this way. Their life involves metamorphosis. During metamorphosis, one eye migrates to the other side of the body so that both eyes are situated on the upward-facing side of its body. After metamorphosis, flounder lie on one side on the ocean floor; either the left or right side might face upward depending on the species.

Flounder

Flounder (also; fluke) are flatfish that live in ocean waters ie., Northern Atlantic and waters along…

William Henry Winder (1775 &ndash; 1824) was an American soldier and a Maryland lawyer. He was a controversial general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He was commissioned as a colonel in the U.S. Army at the start of the War of 1812. Promoted to brigadier general, he was one of two acting commanders of the American army at the Battle of Stoney Creek in July 1813, where he was captured, along with fellow commander John Chandler.

William Henry Winder

William Henry Winder (1775 – 1824) was an American soldier and a Maryland lawyer. He was a controversial…

Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 &ndash; 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was in command of the steam sloop of war USS Kearsarge during her historic 1864 action with the Confederate ship Alabama.

John Ancrum Winslow

Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 – 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States…

The three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus, common in Northern Temperate Climates around the world including Europe, Alaska, and Japan and colloquially known in United Kingdom as the "tiddler", or "sprick". In Southern Ireland they are commonly known as "pinkeens" due to the reddish colour of the male three spined stickleback's throat during breathing season.

Stickleback

The three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus, common in Northern Temperate Climates…

Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 &ndash; Boston) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Robert Charles Winthrop

Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – Boston) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and…

An illustration of the Order of the Garter Star. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in any of the Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the honors system in the United Kingdom. Membership in the order is limited to the sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than twenty-four members, or Companions; the order also comprises Supernumerary knights and ladies (e.g., members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs).

Order of the Garter Star

An illustration of the Order of the Garter Star. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry,…

Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American statesman from Virginia. Henry A. Wise served in the United States Congress from 1833 to 1844. Wise was active in securing the election of John Tyler as Vice President in 1840. Tyler appointed Wise as United States minister to Brazil from 1844 to 1847, where two of his children were born in Rio de Janeiro. After his return, Wise identified with the Democratic Party. In 1855, after a remarkable campaign, he was elected governor of Virginia over the Know Nothing candidate. Wise served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. He commanded a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia during the siege of Petersburg, and was promoted to the rank of Major General after the Battle of Sayler's Creek.

Henry Alexander Wise

Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American statesman from Virginia.…

Eleazer Derby Wood (1783 &ndash; September 17, 1814) was an American Army officer in the War of 1812. He was distinguished at Fort Erie, where he lost his life in a sortie. Colonel Wood was much beloved by General Brown, who caused a handsome marble monument to be erected to his memory at West Point. Also, he was the namesake of Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on which the Statue of Liberty was built. He is also the namesake of Wood County, Ohio.

Colonel Eleazer Derby Wood's Monument at West Point

Eleazer Derby Wood (1783 – September 17, 1814) was an American Army officer in the War of 1812.…

Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba and Governor General of the Philippines. Early in his military career, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Leonard Wood

Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of…

Stewart Lyndon Woodford (September 3, 1835 – February 14, 1913) was an American politician. He studied law and began practice in New York in 1857. In 1861–62, Stewart was made assistant United States district attorney for the southern district of New York. He served in the National army from 1862 to 1865 and received the brevet of brigadier general of volunteers. From 1865 to 1868 he served as Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Stewart Lyndon Woodford

Stewart Lyndon Woodford (September 3, 1835 – February 14, 1913) was an American politician. He studied…

John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 &ndash; November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the oldest Union general of the American Civil War. By the time of the Mexican-American War, he was widely considered one of the most capable officers in the army and a superb organizer. He was one of the four general officers of the United States Army in 1861, and was the one who saw the most Civil War service. When the war began, Wool, at age 77, a brigadier general for 20 years, commanded the Department of the East.

John Ellis Wool

John Ellis Wool (February 20, 1784 – November 10, 1869) was an officer in the United States Army…

John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 &ndash; 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War. He commanded Monitor against the Confederate vessel Virginia (originally named Merrimack) in first battle of ironclad ships in 1862.

John Lorimer Worden

John Lorimer Worden (12 March 1818 – 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American…

George Edward Pickett (January 16, January 25 or January 28, 1825 &ndash; July 30, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

George Edward Pickett

George Edward Pickett (January 16, January 25 or January 28, 1825 – July 30, 1875) was a career…

William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 – February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General.

William Pinkney

William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 – February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and the…

The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812.

Battle of Plattsburg

The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the…

Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620, in what would become the United States.

Plymouth Rock and Monument

Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims…

The Great Seal of the United States with "E. Pluribus Unum" and a bald eagle holding thirteen arrows and an olive branch.

Great Seal of the United States

The Great Seal of the United States with "E. Pluribus Unum" and a bald eagle holding thirteen arrows…