Sea of Glory

island
    Upshur, Abel:
    death of
    Ex. Ex. denigrated by
    and Ex. Ex. narrative
    and Guillou
    and National Institute
    and Wilkes’s court-martial
    and Wilkes’s rank
    U.S. Botanic Garden
    U.S. Hydrographic Office
    USS Constitution
    USS Falmouth
    USS Independence
    USS North Carolina
    U.S. South Seas Exploring Expedition (Ex. Ex.):
    achievements of
    acting appointments sought for
    in Antarctica
    artists of
    charts produced by
    circumnavigating the world
    and Columbia River
    Congress and
    courts-martial and inquiries in
    deteriorating personnel relations in
    funding for
    leaving New York
    as nonmilitary undertaking
    officers selected for
    and Pacific islands
    plans of
    preparations for
    public interest in
    purpose of
    recognition sought for
    return to New York
    scientists for
    ships for
    specimens and artifacts of
    surveys by ; see also specific sites
    at Sydney
    terms of duty in
    total of men on
    track of (map)
    Wilkes as commander of; see also Wilkes, Charles
    written reports of
    USS United States
    USS Yorktown

     
    Valparaiso, Chile
    Van Buren, Martin
    Vancouver, George
    Vanderbilt
    Vanderford, Benjamin
    Veidovi (Fijian chief)
    Vermont
    Vincennes
    in Antarctica
    and Antarctic land sighting
    and Columbia River
    comforts of
    dog aboard
    flogging aboard
    and Hawaii
    leaving New York
    in North Pacific Expedition
    at Orange Bay
    and Pacific
    pennant of
    return to New York
    rigging of
    in Rio harbor
    sailing master of
    and San Francisco
    sick list on
    at Sydney
    Vincennes Bay

     
    Wadsworth, Capt. Alexander
    Walden (Thoreau)
    Waldron, Robert
    Walker, William
    Walker Mountains
    Wallis, Samuel
    Ward (marine), flogging of
    War of 1812
    Warrington, Comm. Lewis
    Washington, D.C.:
    Capitol Hill Observatory
    Depot of Charts and Instruments
    Patent Office Building
    Washington, George
    Waterwitch
    Watson, John F.
    Webster, Daniel
    Weddell, James
    Welles, Gideon
    Whippy, David
    Whittle, John
    Wickliffe, Charles
    Wilkes, Charles:
    achievements of
    in Antarctica
    and Antarctic land sighting
    appointed Ex. Ex. commander
    Autobiography by
    birth and early years of
    charges brought against
    charges brought by
    and Civil War
    and Columbia River
    complaints to Navy Department about
    and courts-martial
    courts of inquiry ordered by
    death of
    at Depot of Charts and Instruments
    discipline administered by
    dog of
    dreams of the sea
    emotional outbursts of
    and Ex. Ex. preparations
    expedition post sought by
    as explorer
    father of
    and Hassler
    health problems of
    on Hibernia
    incompetence of
    insecurities of
    Wilkes, Charles ( cont. )
    instruments bought in Europe by
    Jane’s influence on
    and Jones’s men
    lawsuit against
    leadership style of
    leaving New York
    letters to and from Jane, see Wilkes, Jane Renwick
    letter to Ross from
    and Malolo massacre
    marriage of Jane and
    marriage of Mary and
    on Mauna Loa
    men driven relentlessly by
    in merchant marine
    naval rank of
    navigation skills of
    officers and men criticized by
    officers’ developing hatred of
    officers dismissed by
    and officers’ journals
    officers selected by
    in the Pacific
    Paulding’s letter to
    personal traits of
    physical appearance of
    and politics
    responsibilities assumed by
    and return home
    and Solevu attack
    as Stormy Petrel
    surveys and experiments by
    at Sydney
    turning point of officers’ feelings toward
    and Veidovi’s capture
    written reports by
    Wilkes, Edmund
    Wilkes, Eliza (daughter)
    Wilkes, Eliza (sister)
    Wilkes, Henry
    Wilkes, Jack
    Wilkes, Jane Renwick:
    children of
    courtship of
    death of
    and husband’s appointment to Ex. Ex.
    and husband’s return
    influence of
    letters to and from
    marriage of Charles and
    social life of
    Wilkes, Janey (daughter)
    Wilkes, John
    Wilkes, Mary Lynch Bolton
    Wilkes Land
    Williams, John
    Williamson, John
    Wily, John S.
    Winder, Charles
    World War II
    Wright, Charles
    Wright, Silas

     
    Yahgan Indians
    Yung-lo