Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Silas Casey papers, 1771-1941
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Description
- 300 items.
- 6 containers.
- 2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010003 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0516C
Biography/History note
- Naval officer.
Summary
- Correspondence, journal, daybook, bills, receipts, commissions, and other papers relating to Casey's career as a U.S. naval officer. Subjects include Casey's service during the cruise of the USS Niagara (frigate) to Tokyo, Japan, in 1860-1861, with the Japanese ambassador and his staff; naval actions and blockades in the Civil War; and the punitive expedition to Korea aboard the USS Colorado (steam screw frigate) in 1871. Also documents his service as commander of the USS Portsmouth (sloop of war) operating as a naval school and of the USS Wisconsin (battleship) during negotiations with Panama, 1901-1902. Other subjects include suspected sabotage of navy-yards and arsenals during the Spanish-American War and naval customs of the nineteenth century. Includes photographs and printed matter pertaining to the capture of Fort McKee on Kanghoa Island (Kanghwa-gun), Korea, in 1871. Material pertaining to the role of Casey's ancestors in the American Revolution includes Joseph Coggershall's account book of the Greenwich (privateer), Marlborough (privateer), and Providence (privateer). Other ships represented include the USS Quinnebaug (corvette) and the USS Wyoming (sloop of war).
LC Subjects
- United States. Navy--Foreign service--Japan.
- United States. Navy--Foreign service--Samoan Islands.
- United States. Navy--Foreign service--Panama--Panama, Bay of.
- United States. Navy. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865)
- Colorado (Steam screw frigate)
- Greenwich (Privateer)
- Marlborough (Privateer)
- Niagara (Steam frigate)
- Portsmouth (Sloop of war)
- Providence (Privateer)
- Quinnebaug (Screw corvette)
- Wisconsin (Battleship : BB-9)
- Wyoming (Sloop of war)
- Arsenals--United States.
- Naval education--United States.
- Navy-yards and naval stations, American.
- Privateering.
- Sabotage.
- Spanish-American War, 1898.
- Kanghwa-gun (Korea)--History.
- Japan--Foreign relations--United States.
- Korea--Foreign relations--United States.
- Panama--Foreign relations--United States.
- Panama--History.
- United States--Foreign relations--Japan.
- United States--Foreign relations--Korea.
- United States--Foreign relations--Panama.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations.
- Naval officers.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
- Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.
Acquisition source
- Deposit, Naval Historical Foundation, 1949.
- Converted to gift, 1998.
LCCN
- mm 70051482
Other standard no.
- MSS51482
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)