Edward David Taussig (November 20, 1847 January 29, 1921) was a decorated Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He is best remembered for being the officer to claim

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after the

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, as well as accepting the physical relinquishment of

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by its Spanish governor following the

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in which Spain ceded Guam to the United States following nearly 300 years of

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. Taussig briefly served as Governor of Guam. He was the first of a four-generational family of

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graduates including his son, Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig (1877–1947), grandson Captain Joseph K. Taussig Jr. (1920–1999), and great-grandson, Captain Joseph K. Taussig USMC (1945–).

Early sea service

Taussig was born in

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, the son of a wool broker, Charles and his wife, Anna (Abeles), who had emigrated from Austria in 1840. His family was Jewish, but he was brought up in the Unitarian Church. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy during the

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and entered on July 23, 1863. His education over the next four years included service on the . Graduating in June 1867 he served on the steam frigate from July to December 1867 and thereafter variously on the , , and from January 1868 to April 1870. He was commissioned an

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on 18 December 1868. His early sea service was perhaps most remarkable for his time as a

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on the

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when a

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washed her far inland at

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(then part of

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), on 13 August 1868. He was decorated for his actions during this event.

1870s–1890s service

Promoted to

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on 21 March 1870 and to

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on 1 January 1872, during the 1870s and 1880s, Taussig was stationed at a number of shore stations and ships: ,

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(October 1870 September 1873);

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, (June–October 1874);

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, Washington, D.C. (October December 1874); Panama Survey Expedition (January- April 1875); special duty,

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, Washington, D.C. (May–October 1875); commander,

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, Washington, D.C. (September 1875); Temporary duty assignment

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(October 1875 April 1876); ,

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and

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(April September 1876);

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(September 1876 February 1877); , flagship of the

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, and , special service

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(February 1877 January 1880); U.S. Naval Academy (June 1880 April 1883);

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duty, commanding the survey steamers ''McArthur'' and ''Hassler'' (May 1883 August 1886); training ship (September 1886 December 1887); and

, Washington, D.C. (December 1887 December 1890). During special duty, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. (December 1890 April 1894) Taussig was involved in managing the navy's exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, including the full-size mock-up battleship ''Illinois'', where he was executive officer, following his promotion to

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on 19 June 1892. Thereafter, his assignments were executive officer, ,

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(April 1894 September 1895); executive officer,

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(October 1895 February 1896); executive officer, ,

(February September 1896);

, Washington, D.C. (September December 1896); hydrographic inspector, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D.C. (December 1896 August 1897); coast survey steamer ''Blake'' (August 1897 May 1898); and Norfolk Navy Yard (June July 1898).

Wake Island, Guam and the Philippine–American War

Promoted to the rank of commander on 10 August 1898, his first

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was the

, which departed San Francisco on 18 September bound for

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and duty with the

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, in the aftermath of the 12 August 1898

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. arrived in Hawaii on 27 September 1898 and spent the next three months operating in local waters and conducting surveys, including

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. In December of that year, Taussig was given orders to proceed to

and claim it for the United States. After ten days passage from

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, he arrived to formally claim the island on 17 January 1899. At one p.m. a flagstaff was placed, and with sailors in dress whites forming two ranks, Taussig called all to witness that the island was not in the possession of any other nation and declared it in possession of the United States. Taussig ordered the American flag raised by

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Wettengell and gave a 21-gun salute when the flag reached the truck. At the time President

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ordering that Wake Island be claimed as a U.S. possession was seen as questionable; however, no other nation had claimed the island and there was no native population. Wake Island was primarily taken for its strategic value as a cable station, midway between Hawaii and the

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. Departing from Wake Island at 5:35 p.m. on 17 January 1899, arrived at

on 23 January 1899. The island previously had been captured on 21 June 1898 by Captain Henry Glass of the who had left Francisco Portusach Martínez, an American

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, in charge of the territory. Captain Glass is reported to have told Martínez, the only American on Guam, to "take care of the island until some other officers or man-of-war might reach Guam." Although this has never been confirmed by the U.S. Navy, it was widely believed to be true. Martínez had been deposed in favor of non-American leadership under

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, the highest ranking Spanish civil official in the island, and then Venancio Roberto, each laying competing claims to governance. Venancio Roberto's claim was rebuked in favor of Sisto by

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Vincendon L. Cottman, commander of the U.S. Navy collier that had arrived at Guam on New Year's Day 1899 en route back to the U.S from the Spanish–American War. However Sisto's authority was short-lived. On February 1, Sisto officially relinquished control of the governmental and administrative affairs of Guam to Taussig and Cottman. The American flag was raised over the Governor's Palace in a ceremony that ended with a 21-gun salute from the , formally ending nearly 300 years of Guam being part of the

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. In his short time on Guam, Commander Taussig set up a local council system of temporary government which lasted until the arrival of

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Louis A. Kaiser in July 1899 under orders to conduct navy surveillance of affairs of Guam. Taussig also supervised the establishment of signal stations and a port survey. On April 15, 1899, Admiral

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cabled the Navy Department in Washington, " arrived six days from Guam. Quiet and order there. Most friendly to Americans. Native Government established by Taussig working well. Native soldiers fine body of men. (United States Naval Transport) in Guam." Departing Guam in mid-February 1899, Commander Taussig and continued on to

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, where the ship arrived on 22 February 1899 with the mission of supporting the Army's campaigns during the Philippine–American War primarily with patrol and escort duty. In August 1899, Taussig was summarily relieved of command of the and ordered home by Rear Admiral

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, commander of the

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, following Taussig's dissent from the latter's views concerning campaign plans that were voiced at a staff conference in Manila. According to press reports, Watson resented Taussig's verbal opposition, and a heated argument between the two ensued. Following his return to San Francisco on the hospital ship, , Commander Taussig requested an investigation. He was assigned to duty with the

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as 13th District Inspector in

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from October 1899 to April 1900. However, Commander Taussig did not have to wait long for vindication, when in March 1900, public accounts surfaced of Watson's friction with officers under his command and with the

over Watson's choice of Commander C. C. Cornwall as his executive officer, which the Bureau disapproved. Due to health reasons, Watson was himself privately relieved of command months before the public announcement in March 1900 that he was to be relieved by Rear Admiral George C. Remey. Watson returned home on his flagship in April 1900, the same month that Commander Taussig's duty as lighthouse inspector ended.

The China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

In the spring of 1900, Chinese

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, including disdain for the presence of Christian missionaries, fueled by decades of Western economic exploitation, culminated in the Boxer Rebellion. The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, whose members were referred to in the West as "Boxers", besieged the foreign legations at

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and at

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. An international relief force was hastily assembled and sent to relieve the siege. As part of the

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's force assigned to the campaign, the gunboat , sister-ship of the , was withdrawn from her patrol duties in the northern

to provide assistance to operations off the North China coast. departed

on 3 April 1900, upon reaching the mainland, her landing force served ashore at

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. In June, Taussig assumed command of and assisted to back off a reef near Taku. In August, with stationed off Chefoo, China, Taussig cabled dispatches of the decisive Battle of Beicang from which the Chinese military never recovered. The gunboat departed Shanghai on 10 September, reaching

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on the 17th. In the Philippines, resumed her prior cooperation with Army forces, engaged in pacification efforts for the next two years. Commander Taussig was detached from in June 1901 and was ordered home to await orders (June October 1901).

Later years

Thereafter, Taussig's assignments were to the

(November 1901 January 1902); ordnance office,

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(January May 1902); and commander,

, (May–October 1902). Promoted to captain on 7 November 1902, he served as yard captain, Pensacola Navy Yard (January October 1903); commander,

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(October 1903 October 1904); and commander, ,

(November 1904 January 1906). On July 24, 1905, along with Rear Admirals Charles D. Sigsbee, James H. Sands, Charles H. Davis Jr., Captains Benjamin F. Tilley, William H. Reeder, and Gervais of the French naval cruiser, ''Jurien de la Graviere'', Taussig had the honor of being an honorary pall bearer when Admiral

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body was returned from France on the to be interred at the U.S. Naval Academy. Following his command of ''Massachusetts'', he was commander, of the

(January December 1906); yard captain, New York Navy Yard (March May 1907); general court martial duty,

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(Pennsylvania) (May December 1907); commandant,

and

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(December 1907 November 1909). While at Norfolk he was promoted to rear admiral on 15 May 1908. Rear Admiral Taussig was placed on the U.S. Navy retired list on 20 November 1909. In 1909 he became a companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the

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—a military society consisting of officers who had served in the Union armed forces during the American Civil War.

World War I

During World War I, Taussig was recalled to active duty as

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of the Naval Unit at

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(September December 1918).

Dates of rank

Midshipman Class of 1867

Service Medals

United States awards

The original service criteria for the

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promulgated in Navy Department Special Order No. 81 of June 27, 1908 required service on specific vessels and time periods for which Taussig's service during the Spanish–American War did not qualify. However, in the early 1920s, the award criteria were relaxed to provide for award of the medal to all those who served in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War. The first

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to supply campaign medals to the expanded recipient base with the Bastian Brothers Company was not until 1922. Rear Admiral Taussig died in January 1921 prior to the expanded eligibility period for the Spanish Campaign and so never received the Spanish Campaign Medal.

Personal life

Edward D. Taussig married Ellen Knefler on 9 November 1873. They had five sons, including vice admiral Joseph K. Taussig and Charles, who was a prominent New York attorney. A third son, Paul, died of

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in July 1894, while a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. Edward D. Taussig died at

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, on 29 January 1921 and is buried at the

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along with his wife and son, Paul.

Namesake

* The Allen M. Sumner class destroyer (DD-746), commissioned from 1944 to 1974, was named for him. *

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in Norfolk, Virginia, is named for him.https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/article_bc00d5b4-6eb1-5c94-9a6f-a46155a1d245.html

References

* "Naval Orders; Disposition of the Commander and Officers of the Atlanta". ''The Washington Post''. Sep 17, 1895. pg. 7, 1 pgs * "Department Notes". ''The Washington Post''. Dec 12, 1896. pg. 7, 1 pgs * "Capt. Rob Evans's Message". From ''The Baltimore Sun''. ''New York Times''. Aug 1, 1898. pg. 4, 1 pgs * "Now Naval Commanders". ''The Washington Post''. Aug 3, 1898. pg. 7, 1 pgs * "To Take Wake Island". ''The Washington Post''. Dec 24, 1898. pg. 1, 1 pgs * "Takes Guam Island". ''Los Angeles Times''. Dec 24, 1898. pg. 3, 1 pgs * "Wake Island Occupation". ''New York Times''. Mar 22, 1899. pg. 5, 1 pgs * "The Government of Guam- Admiral Dewey Cables that the American Regime Starts Off Well- Garrison of Native Soldiers" ''New York Times''. April 16, 1899 * "Funston's Men Sail Soon". ''Chicago Daily Tribune''. Sep 2, 1899. pg. 3, 1 pgs * "Action in Taussig's Case". ''New York Times''. Oct 24, 1899. pg. 7, 1 pgs * "Commander Taussig Ordered to Manila". ''New York Times''. Mar 25, 1900. pg. 9, 1 pgs * "The United Service". ''New York Times''. Dec 31, 1901. pg. 3, 1 pgs * "The United Service". ''New York Times''. Oct 23, 1902. pg. 13, 1 pgs * "The Cruiser Controversy". ''The Washington Post''. Oct 23, 1902. pg. 4, 1 pgs * "The United Service". ''New York Times''. Jan 6, 1903. pg. 10, 1 pgs * "The United Service". ''New York Times''. Aug 8, 1903. pg. 10, 1 pgs * "Changes in Command". ''The Washington Post''. Oct 13, 1904. pg. 11, 1 pgs * "Jones' Body Entombed at the Naval Academy- Impressive Ceremony Attends the Transfer from Brooklyn- French Jackies in Line". ''New York Times''. July 25, 1905, 1 pg. * "Navy Orders". ''The Washington Post''. Jan 7, 1906. pg. 5, 1 pgs * "Gets Leave to Visit Home". ''The Washington Post''. Dec 11, 1907. pg. 9, 1 pgs * "Globe Girdled, 16 Battleships Come Home Today". ''The Atlanta Constitution''. Feb 22, 1909. pg. 1, 2 pgs * "Rites for Admiral Taussig". ''The Washington Post''. Feb 2, 1921. pg. 3, 1 pg * Jillette Leon-Guerrero, Massachusetts
"Guam Leaders from 1899–1904"
© 2009 Guampedia™ * Cogar, William B., "Dictionary of Admirals of the U.S. Navy", vol. 2, 1901–1918, pp. 274–275 * ''Boston Evening Transcript'', October 7, 1899, p. 5 * ''Hawaiian Gazette'', March 16, 1900, p. 7 * ''New York Times'', September 12, 1900 * ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', August 6, 1900

External links

*
Register of the Edward D. Taussig Papers, USN War College, Naval Historical Collection, Newport, Rhode Island
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