[KS] Re: 1871 Incident
sunwukong
sunwukong at hananet.net
Sun May 21 08:45:14 EDT 2000
You might try the angle of the anniversary of the Korean War and portrey
it as being done in recognition of the Korea - US alliance and how our
bitter first encounter forged a friendship that has helped both nations
prosper.
I keep remembering a few lines paraphrased from a Korean woman who wrote
a love story about an American man and his wife. They were from Montana
and he died in the war. She was prompted to write the story because in
her travels across America she was impressed that in nearly every town
of any size there were the graves of soldiers who had fought in Korea.
> Thomas Duvernay wrote:
>
> I 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
> ===========
>
> Bauer, K.Jack. ³The Korean Expedition of 1871.² 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.
>
> Cable, E.M. ³The United States-Korean Relations 1866-1871.²
> 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. ³Our Navy in Korea: Asiatic Squadron under John
> Rodgers, 1870-1871.² Harper's Magazine's Weekly 38 (August
> 18, 1894): 779-783.
>
> Schley, Winfield Scott. ³Rear Admiral Schley on the Little
> War of 1871.² 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.
>
> Castel, Albert, and Andrew C. Nahm. ³Our Little War with the
> Heathen.² American Heritage 19, no. 3 (1968): 18-23, 72-75.
>
> Often mentioned in bibliographies.
>
> Leary, William M., Jr. ³Our Other War in Korea.² 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.
>
> Also, I will say something about one of the other two from
> the other post:
>
> David F. Winkler, ³Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea,
> 1871,² _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
> ell-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,
> any 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
> orea. 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,
> enate, 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
> ould ask for their captured items back, too. I think there
> are ways around it and am working on it; we shall see.
>
> 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
>
> http://www.ncmc.cc.mi.us/esl/1871/index.html
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