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William N. Still Jr.

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William Norwood Still Jr. (born in Columbus, Mississippi on September 25, 1932) is an American maritime historian who was the first director of the program in maritime history at East Carolina University and a noted author of works on U.S. Civil War history and U.S. naval history. [1]

44 relations: American Civil War, American Civil War Museum, American Neptune, Arthur Sinclair, Bachelor of Arts, Christopher Crittenden, Civil War Roundtable, Civil War Times, Columbus, Mississippi, Confederate States Navy, CSS Alabama, CSS Arkansas, Doctor of Philosophy, East Carolina University, Gene A. Smith, Harry S. Truman, History of the United States Navy, James C. Bradford, Jefferson Davis, John Lyman Book Awards, Joseph Taussig, Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii, Kansas City, Missouri, Maritime history, Marquis Who's Who, Master of Arts, Mississippi, Mississippi College, Mississippi University for Women, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Naval Historical Foundation, Naval History and Heritage Command, North American Society for Oceanic History, Research Chair in Naval History, Robert Erwin Johnson, Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History, Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History, Underwater archaeology, United States Department of Commerce, United States Navy, University of Alabama, University of Hawaii, USS Monitor, William S. Dudley.

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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American Civil War Museum

The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War.

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American Neptune

The American Neptune: A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History and Arts was an academic journal covering American maritime history from its establishment in 1941 until it ceased publication in 2002.

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Arthur Sinclair

Commodore Arthur Sinclair (28 February 1780 – 7 February 1831) was an early American naval hero, who served in the U.S. Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and in the War of 1812.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB, from the Latin baccalaureus artium or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both.

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Christopher Crittenden

Charles Christopher Crittenden (December 1, 1902 – October 13, 1969) served as the executive head of the North Carolina Historical Commission and the North Carolina Department of Archives and History from 1935 to 1968.

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Civil War Roundtable

Civil War Roundtables (also referred to as Round Tables or CWRTs) are independent organizations that share a common objective in promoting and expanding interest in the study of the military, political and sociological history of the American Civil War.

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Civil War Times

Civil War Times (formerly Civil War Times Illustrated) is a history magazine published bi-monthly which covers the American Civil War.

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Columbus, Mississippi

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also referred to as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

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Confederate States Navy

The Navy of the Confederate States (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861.

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CSS Alabama

CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company.

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CSS Arkansas

CSS Arkansas was an ironclad ram of the Confederate States Navy named after the State of Arkansas.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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East Carolina University

East Carolina University (ECU) is a public, doctoral/research university in Greenville, North Carolina It is the third largest university in North Carolina.

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Gene A. Smith

Gene A. Smith is an American historian.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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History of the United States Navy

The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s and made it the largest in the world by the 1920s.

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James C. Bradford

James Chapin Bradford (born 1945 in Michigan) is a professor of history at Texas A&M University and a specialist in American maritime, naval, and military history in the early national period of American History.

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Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.

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John Lyman Book Awards

The John Lyman Book Awards are given annually by the North American Society for Oceanic History to recognise excellence in published books making a major contribution to the study and understanding of maritime and naval history.

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Joseph Taussig

Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 – 29 October 1947) was a highly decorated Vice Admiral in the United States Navy.

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Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Kailua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Maritime history

Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea.

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Marquis Who's Who

Marquis Who's Who is the American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium; abbreviated MA; also Artium Magister, abbreviated AM) is a person who was admitted to a type of master's degree awarded by universities in many countries, and the degree is also named Master of Arts in colloquial speech.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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Mississippi College

Mississippi College is a Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi, just west of the capital city of Jackson.

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Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi University for Women, also known as MUW or "The W", is a four-year coeducational public university located in Columbus, Mississippi, United States.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Naval Historical Foundation

The Naval Historical Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1926, has a broad mission to preserve and promote the naval history of the United States by supporting official Sea Services programs and institutions, meeting the needs of the public for naval history, and collecting historical items.

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Naval History and Heritage Command

The Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelon II command responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage located at the historic Washington Navy Yard.

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North American Society for Oceanic History

The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history.

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Research Chair in Naval History

The Secretary of the Navy's Research Chair in Naval History was established in 1987 by the then Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy (now known as the Naval History & Heritage Command).

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Robert Erwin Johnson

Robert Erwin Johnson (3 February 1923 – 28 January 2008) was a University of Alabama professor of history and considered "one of the finest scholars of the nineteenth century U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard".

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Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History

The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History was formally established in 1956 and is the second oldest of the historical advisory committee's within the Department of Defense.

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Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History

The Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History is an annual prize established in 1986 and given by The New York Council of the Navy League of the United States, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

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Underwater archaeology

Underwater archaeology is archaeology practiced underwater.

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United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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University of Alabama

The University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, and the flagship of the University of Alabama System.

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University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaiʻi system (formally the University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH) is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, three university centers, four education centers and various other research facilities distributed across six islands throughout the State of Hawaii in the United States.

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USS Monitor

USS Monitor was an iron-hulled steamship.

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William S. Dudley

William Sheldon Dudley (born 14 July 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a naval historian of the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History and Director, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. from 1995 to 2004.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Still_Jr.

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