Folder 4: Account of Action Taken on USS Preble

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 4
Scope and content:

Relates to a story of Whittle's first action in the United States Navy, when he was serving as a midshipman on the USS Preble. The action occured off Anton Lizardo near Vera Cruz, Mexico and involved U.S. Naval vessels and two steamships flying no flag whose objective was to assist General Miramon in his rebellion against President Juarez of Mexico. The two vessels sailed from Havana, Cuba

Access and use

Location of collection:
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Parent restrictions:
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Parent terms of access:
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Account of Action Taken on USS Preble, 1860 March, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.