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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05911.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Journals and log books of Edward Simpson Sr. and Edward Simpson Jr. |
| Title | Lieutenant Edward Simpson, Jr.'s personal journal of a voyage on the U.S.S. Concord and the U.S.F.S. Baltimore in the South Pacific |
| Date | 17 September 1894-19 January 1896 |
| Author | Simpson, Edward (1824-1888) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Written aboard the U.S.S. Concord and the U.S.F.S. Baltimore. Particularly focused around Port Arthur, Japan. U.S.F.S. Baltimore containing 1) 9 October 1894 Nippon, Japan, "S. Ito, Commander-in-chief of H. I. Japanese M.'s United Squadron" "Official Report of the Naval Engagement which took place in the sea off Taikoshan . . . (Extract [and translation] from the report made by our commander-in-chief of the Fleet" and 2) 2 October 1894 Jiji Shimpo "The Real Condition of the Great Naval Battle in the Yellow Sea." Collateral material removed from volume: envelope addressed to Lieutenant Edward Simpson, U.S.N. which includes a Japanese newspaper with hand-written notes in English. Quarter red leather and corners; red, blue and yellow marbled covers. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Maritime Australia and Pacific Islands Soldier's Diary Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Asia Battle |
| People | Simpson, Edward (1824-1888) |
| Place written | South Pacific |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |