Watson, John Crittenden 1842-1923 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,500 9 7 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. Open to research. 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 VII, King of Great Britain Edward 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 Naval officers Watson, Edward H. (Edward Howe), 1873-1942 Watson, James T. mm 70051771 Open to research. DLC 730514 20260227111613.0 mm 70051771