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Naval orders, 1892 Jan 30-Nov 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-263- Series I

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of six and one-half boxes that document Taussig’s naval career from 1865 to 1919. The papers are divided into seven series: Naval Orders, Correspondence, Journals, Reports, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, and Miscellany.

Series I, Naval Orders, consists of orders dating from October 1, 1875 to November 17, 1909. They are arranged chronologically and include letters of assignment and detachment.

Series II, Correspondence, letters, both sent and received, date from 1865 to 1919. This series is arranged chronologically. Correspondence received, 1886–1909, includes his management of the Navy’s exhibit at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893, letters of congratulations, naval assignments, disciplinary issues, matters of pay and compensation, and invitations. Letters sent, 1865–1919, include a letter to CDR Stephen B. Luce regarding Taussig’s lateness at recitation, U.S. Naval Academy, October 14, 1865, the taking of Wake Island in 1899, memorandum and letters regarding the USS Bennington and his detachment from the ship, his cruise in USS Yorktown, the selection process, his recommendations regarding alterations to destroyers, his command of the naval unit at Columbia University, 1918–1919, and correspondence regarding his son Paul’s application to the U.S. Naval Academy, 1892–1893. The series contains Paul’s letters to his parents from school in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Naval Academy, 1892–1894, as well.

Series III, Journals, contain Paul Taussig’s journal of his summer cruise at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1893 and and an account book, 1892–1894. Paul died of appendicitis in 1894 while at the Naval Academy.

Series IV, Reports, include the programme of landing at Daquirí, Cuba in 1898, observations from the USS Yorktown regarding the attack on Tientsin, China in July 1900, and conditions in Chefoo, China, June 1, 1900–July 12, 1900, the steamer Antonio and the expedition to Infanta, Luzon, PI, October 23 and 24, 1900, a survey of Philippine waters, 1900, the USS Bennington and the USS Yorktown, May 15, 1901 and the general plan of Las Palmas, August 21, 1905, by A. G. Berry, Commander-in-Chief.

Newspaper clippings, 1894–1921, Series V, includes the obituaries of Paul Taussig and Edward Taussig, and articles from various newspapers regarding Admiral Taussig. One folder contains copies and the other the originals.

Photographs, Series VI, houses scenes of Apra, Cabas island, Agana, St. Louis de Apra, Guam, the entrance to Panay, Sampans in Hong Kong, unidentified personnel, USS Indiana, officers of the USS Bennington, 1898, and west of Quarters A, Norfolk Navy Yard, n.d.

Series VII, Miscellany, includes Senate Report 233 and House Report 531, memoranda from Admiral George Dewey, May 1 and 7, 1898 regarding the taking of the Naval Station at Cavite and his arrival in Manila, a poem, grade reports and invitations of Paul Taussig, 1893–1894, receipt of items from the Lorca Linda, ca. 1900, lists of property and items stored, and a birthday address.

Folio items include a journal of the cruise of the USS Narragansett, 1870–1873, a watch, quarter and station bill from the USS Trenton, 1887–1880 and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs from the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1891–1893, miscellaneous prints, photographs and a certificate.

Dates

  • Creation: 1892 Jan 30-Nov 26

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository

Contact:
US Naval War College
686 Cushing Rd
Newport RI 02841 US