03903cpcaa2200649 4500 mm 70051771 DLC 20260227111613.0 730514|||||||||||| eng mm 70051771 ms 68002083 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Watson, John Crittenden, 1842-1923. John Crittenden Watson papers, 1844-1960 (bulk 1884-1923). 1,500 items. 9 containers. 7 linear feet. Open to research. General and family correspondence, reports, official orders, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Watson's naval career. Documents his Civil War service at Fort Jackson, Fort Saint Philip, and Chalmette, La., resulting in the capture of New Orleans, La., 1862; at Vicksburg, Miss., 1862; and at the Battle of Mobile Bay, La., 1864. Also documents his postwar duty as commander of the USS Wyoming (Sloop of war) with the U.S. Navy European Station; as commander of the U.S. Navy Asiatic Squadron; as American naval representative at the coronation of Edward VII, King of Great Britain; and the controversy with U.S. secretary of the navy William E. Chandler over the dismissal of civilian employees at the New York Naval Shipyard in 1883. Includes papers of Watson's sons, U.S. naval officer Edward H. Watson, relating to the naval shipwreck at Point Honda, Calif. (1923), and U.S. Army officer James T. Watson, concerning judge advocate cases. Correspondents include Willard H. Brownson, Silas Casey, George Dewey, David Glasgow Farragut, William T. Meredith, David D. Porter, and Theodore Roosevelt. Naval officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Brownson, Willard H. (Willard Herbert), 1845-1935 Correspondence. Casey, Silas, 1841-1913 Correspondence. Dewey, George, 1837-1917 Correspondence. Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917. Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 Correspondence. Meredith, William T. Correspondence. Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891 Correspondence. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Correspondence. Watson family Correspondence. United States. Navy. Asiatic Squadron. United States. Navy. European Station. New York Naval Shipyard. Wyoming (Sloop of war) Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864. Navy-yards and naval stations New York (State) New York. Shipwrecks California Honda, Point. Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865. Chalmette (La.) History. Fort Jackson (La.) History Siege, 1862. Fort Saint Philip (La.) History. Louisiana History Civil War, 1861-1865. Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 New Orleans (La.) History Capture, 1862. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. Vicksburg (Miss.) History. Army officers. itoamc Naval officers. itoamc Watson, Edward H. (Edward Howe), 1873-1942. Edward H. Watson papers. Watson, James T. James T. Watson papers. 39180 39180