[KS] Re: 1871 Incident
Thomas Duvernay
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Sun May 21 05:55:06 EDT 2000
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1871 IncidentI read these posts this morning, but I didn't have time to =
respond as I had to head off to an archery ranking competition (did =
terribly there, however). I'll make some comments about those items I =
have personal knowledge of.
1871 Incident
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Bauer, K.Jack. =B3The Korean Expedition of 1871.=B2 United States =
Naval Institute Proceedings 74 (February 1948): 197-204.
Good basic rendering of the story by a university (Harvard) history =
student, following closely the reports of the US officers involved. =20
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Cable, E.M. =B3The United States-Korean Relations 1866-1871.=B2 =
Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 28 (1938): =
1-230.
Cable, E.M. United States Korean Relations: 1866-1871. English =
publication. Seoul: Literary Dept. of the Chosen Christian College, =
1939.
Location: State: DC, Library: LNN, Library: NHC
Cable is frequently referenced in connection to the 1871 action; I =
have not had the chance to read most of the original texts but, from =
everything I've seen referenced, it is pretty true to the facts.
Schley, W.S. =B3Our Navy in Korea: Asiatic Squadron under John =
Rodgers, 1870-1871.=B2 Harper's Magazine's Weekly 38 (August 18, 1894): =
779-783.
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Schley, Winfield Scott. =B3Rear Admiral Schley on the Little War of =
1871.=B2 The Korea Review 5 (1905): 97-106.
Admiral Schley, an important participant in the 1871 action (one of =
the first to enter Sondolmok Dondae; killed the Korean who mortally =
wounded Lt. Hugh McKee) wrote a few things about the action. His most =
well-known is "Forty Five Years Under the Flag," which gives accounts of =
his entire military career, including 1871.
=20
Castel, Albert, and Andrew C. Nahm. =B3Our Little War with the =
Heathen.=B2 American Heritage 19, no. 3 (1968): 18-23, 72-75.
=20
Often mentioned in bibliographies. =20
Leary, William M., Jr. =B3Our Other War in Korea.=B2 U.S. Naval =
Institute Proceedings 94, no. 6 (1968): 46-53.
Also, often mentioned in bibliographies.
Tyson, Carolyn A. Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871. A Naval =
Historical Foundation publication: ser. 2, no. 5. Washington: Naval =
Historical Foundation, 1966.
Location: CLAG Los Angeles Public Library
NYCX Cornell University
Compilation of Capt. Tilton's letters to his wife, Nan. It shows a =
side of the fight that he didn't put in his official report. Excellent.
Werstein, Irving. The Trespassers: Korea, June 1871. New York: Dutton, =
1969.
Call No.: E183.8.K7 W4 1969
FICTION. Sorry, but I have very strong feelings about this one. It =
was, ostensibly, a book written for children, but very adult in nature. =
It was loosely based upon the actual events, but much of it, very =
clearly, came from the author's imagination.
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Also, I will say something about one of the other two from the other =
post:
David F. Winkler, =B3Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871,=B2 _Sea =
Power_, vol. 42, no. 11 (November 1999): 22-? .
Dr. Winkler (at the Naval Historical Foundation) has been very helpful =
to me. I obtained from him prints of the aerial photos of Kanghwa =
Island that are in Carolyn Tyson's book mentioned above. I have not =
read Dr. Winkler's book but, from the title (and being from the NHF), I =
imagine it is a reprint of the 1966 Tyson work; I'll have to look that =
one up.
If you can find an issue of the Nov. 1944 Marine Corps Gazette, there =
is a nice front cover representing the naval landing in 1871 (there is a =
couple-column article inside, but nothing earth-shatteringly new). The =
picture is imaginative (not terribly true to facts, but it paints a =
reasonable picture of the difficulty) and colorful.
Another book (in Korean) is "Geundae Hanmi Gwangyesa" by Prof. Kim =
Won-mo (Dan Guk University). It is over 700 pages long and details many =
aspects of US/Korea relations, including in-depth coverage of the 1871 =
action.
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My research concentrates on the military aspect, mostly. Although my =
book will have some diplomatic discussion as background, it is not a =
main focus; others (such as Prof. Kim Won-mo) have covered the =
diplomatic side quite well. Even in terms of the military side, the =
facts are the facts and they will not change; what was written by the =
officers (and some memoirs) is pretty much how it happened (at least =
seen from one side; sadly, the Korean side is not well-recorded). =
However, there are many points about the action that are not =
well-understood and some that are misunderstood; there are some aspects =
that are neglected completely. I hope that, when someone reads my work, =
they will also have a deeper understanding of the action. I take no =
sides and try to present the facts as they happened.
Over the years that I have been researching the event, I have made =
many acquaintances and friendships on both sides of the issue. I have =
visited Kanghwa so many times, I feel it is like my third home (after my =
hometown in the US and my Korean city of Kyongju); I've been lucky to =
have the complete support of the Kanghwa County Office (without it, many =
things would not have been possible). Just this past week, the KCO =
published a [beautiful] picture book of the 1871 action , mostly with =
photos I gave them (from the US National Archives and Records =
Administration) Also, working closely with the history dept. of the =
Korea Military Academy (even accompanying them on several land surveys) =
has given me new insight and perspective to the 1871 action (I like to =
think it was mutual). I've made contact with some of the descendants of =
principles involved and have received a great deal of information there, =
too; one of them (the great-great nephew of Lt. Hugh McKee) will be in =
Korea this coming week, to attend the memorial ceremony (jesa) for =
General Uh Je-yeon, the Korean commander in 1871 (this will be my second =
time attending).
The highlight of this past winter for me was tracing the line of march =
(along with two profs from the KMA) that the US took from Choji Dondae =
to Sondolmok Dondae. If anyone would be interested in tracing it =
again, please contact me; we can make a weekend of it sometime (the =
actual hike only takes a couple of hours; it took the US, with =
artillery, an entire morning).
One other thing I have been working on (kind of like a 'quest') is the =
return of General Uh's flag (Su Gi) to Korea. It is, now, rolled up on =
the bottom shelf of a display case at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, =
Maryland. I've been trying for the past three years, with little =
success; I've written all involved (Navy, DoD, Senate, House and even =
the President). To get it returned requires an Act of Congress, as that =
is how it was placed in the USNA exhibit. I have heard from the various =
authorities their reasoning for not returning it; the only reason that =
was plausible is that, if done for Korea, other countries would ask for =
their captured items back, too. I think there are ways around it and am =
working on it; we shall see. =20
Sorry about rambling on so long, but the 1871 action is an issue very =
important to me; it was a battle that was little more than a footnote in =
history but had lasting consequences.
Best to all,
Thomas
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>I read these posts this =
morning, but=20
I didn't have time to respond as I had to head off to an archery =
ranking=20
competition (did terribly there, however). I'll make some =
comments about=20
those items I have personal knowledge of.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">1871 Incident</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Bauer, K.Jack. =
=B3The Korean=20
Expedition of 1871.=B2<I> United States Naval Institute =
Proceedings</I> 74=20
(February 1948): 197-204.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Good basic =
rendering=20
of the story by a university (Harvard) history student, following =
closely=20
the reports of the US officers involved. =20
</STRONG><BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Cable, E.M. =B3The =
United=20
States-Korean Relations 1866-1871.=B2<I> Transactions of the Korea =
Branch of the=20
Royal Asiatic Society</I> 28 (1938): 1-230.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Cable, E.M.<I> =
United States=20
Korean Relations: 1866-1871</I>. English publication. Seoul: Literary =
Dept. of=20
the Chosen Christian College, 1939.<BR> <FONT =
size=3D-1><U>=20
Location</U>: State: DC, Library: LNN, Library: =
NHC</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><STRONG>Cable is =
frequently=20
referenced in connection to the 1871 action; I have not had the chance =
to read=20
most of the original texts but, from everything I've seen referenced, =
it is=20
pretty true to the facts.<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Schley, W.S. =
=B3Our Navy in=20
Korea: Asiatic Squadron under John Rodgers, 1870-1871.=B2<I> Harper's =
Magazine's=20
Weekly</I> 38 (August 18, 1894): 779-783.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Schley, Winfield =
Scott. =B3Rear=20
Admiral Schley on the Little War of 1871.=B2<I> The Korea Review</I> 5 =
(1905):=20
97-106.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Admiral=20
Schley, an important participant in the 1871 action (one of the =
first to=20
enter Sondolmok Dondae; killed the Korean who mortally wounded Lt. =
Hugh McKee)=20
wrote a few things about the action. His most well-known is =
"Forty=20
Five Years Under the Flag," which gives accounts of his entire=20
military career, including 1871.</STRONG><BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Castel, Albert, =
and Andrew C.=20
Nahm. =B3Our Little War with the Heathen.=B2<I> American Heritage</I> =
19, no. 3=20
(1968): 18-23, 72-75.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Often =
mentioned in=20
bibliographies. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D-1></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Leary, William M., =
Jr. =B3Our=20
Other War in Korea.=B2<I> U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings</I> 94, no. =
6 (1968):=20
46-53.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Also, =
often mentioned=20
in bibliographies.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman">Tyson, Carolyn =
A.<I> Marine=20
Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871</I>. A Naval Historical Foundation=20
publication: ser. 2, no. 5. Washington: Naval Historical Foundation,=20
1966.<BR> <FONT size=3D-1><U> Location</U>: CLAG Los =
Angeles=20
Public Library<BR> NYCX Cornell=20
University</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1><STRONG>Compilation of Capt. Tilton's letters to his wife, =
Nan. =20
It shows a side of the fight that he didn't put in his official =
report. =20
Excellent.</STRONG><BR><BR></FONT>Werstein, Irving.<I> The =
Trespassers: Korea,=20
June 1871</I>. New York: Dutton, 1969.<BR> <FONT size=3D-1><U> =
Call=20
No.</U>: E183.8.K7 W4 1969</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><STRONG>FICTION. =
Sorry, but I=20
have very strong feelings about this one. It was, ostensibly, a =
book=20
written for children, but very adult in nature. It was loosely =
based=20
upon the actual events, but much of it, very clearly, came from the =
author's=20
imagination.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Also, I will say =
something=20
about one of the other two from the other post:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">David F. Winkler, =B3Marine =
Amphibious Landing=20
in Korea, 1871,=B2 _Sea <BR>Power_, vol. 42, no. 11 (November 1999): =
22-?=20
.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Dr. Winkler (at the Naval =
Historical=20
Foundation) has been very helpful to me. I obtained from him =
prints of=20
the aerial photos of Kanghwa Island that are in Carolyn Tyson's book =
mentioned=20
above. I have not read Dr. Winkler's book but, from the title =
(and being=20
from the NHF), I imagine it is a reprint of the 1966 Tyson work; I'll =
have to=20
look that one up.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>If you can find an issue =
of the Nov.=20
1944 Marine Corps Gazette, there is a nice front cover representing =
the naval=20
landing in 1871 (there is a couple-column article inside, but nothing=20
earth-shatteringly new). The picture is imaginative (not =
terribly true=20
to facts, but it paints a reasonable picture of the difficulty) and=20
colorful.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Another book (in Korean) =
is "Geundae=20
Hanmi Gwangyesa" by Prof. Kim Won-mo (Dan Guk University). It is =
over=20
700 pages long and details many aspects of US/Korea relations, =
including=20
in-depth coverage of the 1871 action.
<P align=3Djustify>=D0=CE=D3=DB=F9=DB=DA=B8=CE=BC=CC=F5=DE=C8</P><FONT =
face=3D=BD=C5=B8=ED=C1=B6 size=3D2>
<P align=3Djustify>=B1=D9=B4=EB =C7=D1=B9=CC =B0=FC=B0=E8=BB=E7</P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>My research concentrates on the =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3>military aspect, mostly. Although my book will have =
some=20
diplomatic discussion as background, it is not a main focus; others =
(such as=20
Prof. Kim Won-mo) have covered the diplomatic side quite well. =
Even in=20
terms of the military side, the facts are the facts and they will not =
change;=20
what was written by the officers (and some memoirs) is pretty much how =
it=20
happened (at least seen from one side; sadly, the Korean side is not=20
well-recorded). However, there are many points about the action =
that are=20
not well-understood and some that are misunderstood; there are some =
aspects=20
that are neglected completely. <FONT size=3D3>I hope that, when =
someone=20
reads my work, they will also have a deeper understanding of the =
action. =20
I take no sides and try to present the facts as they=20
happened.</FONT></P></FONT>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>Over the years that I have been =
researching the=20
event, I have made many acquaintances and friendships on both sides of =
the=20
issue. I have visited Kanghwa so many times, I feel it is like =
my third=20
home (after my hometown in the US and my Korean city of Kyongju); I've =
been=20
lucky to have the complete support of the Kanghwa County Office =
(without it,=20
many things would not have been possible). Just this past week, =
the KCO=20
published a [beautiful] picture book of the 1871 action , mostly with =
photos I=20
gave them (from the US National Archives and Records Administration) =
Also,=20
working closely with the history dept. of the Korea Military Academy =
(even=20
accompanying them on several land surveys) has given me new insight =
and=20
perspective to the 1871 action (I like to think it was mutual). =
I've=20
made contact with some of the descendants of principles involved and =
have=20
received a great deal of information there, too; one of them (the =
great-great=20
nephew of Lt. Hugh McKee) will be in Korea this coming week, to attend =
the=20
memorial ceremony (jesa) for General Uh Je-yeon, the Korean commander =
in 1871=20
(this will be my second time attending).</FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>The highlight of this past winter =
for me was=20
tracing the line of march (along with two profs from the KMA) that the =
US took=20
from Choji Dondae to Sondolmok Dondae. If anyone would be=20
interested in tracing it again, please contact me; we can make a =
weekend of it=20
sometime (the actual hike only takes a couple of hours; it took the =
US, with=20
artillery, an entire morning).</FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>One other thing I have been working =
on (kind=20
of like a 'quest') is the return of General Uh's flag (Su Gi) to=20
Korea. It is, now, rolled up on the bottom shelf of a display =
case at=20
the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. I've been trying =
for the=20
past three years, with little success; I've written all involved =
(Navy, DoD,=20
Senate, House and even the President). To get it returned =
requires an=20
Act of Congress, as that is how it was placed in the USNA =
exhibit. I=20
have heard from the various authorities their reasoning for not =
returning it;=20
the only reason that was plausible is that, if done for Korea, other =
countries=20
would ask for their captured items back, too. I think there are =
ways=20
around it and am working on it; we shall see. </FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>Sorry about rambling on so long, but =
the 1871=20
action is an issue very important to me; it was a battle that was =
little more=20
than a footnote in history but had lasting consequences.</FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>Best to all,</FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D3>Thomas</FONT></P>
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href=3D"http://www.ncmc.cc.mi.us/esl/1871/index.html">http://www.ncmc.cc.=
mi.us/esl/1871/index.html</A>=20
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