Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883

Gustavus Vasa Fox served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War.

From the description of G. V. Fox letter to H. R. Anthony, 1865 November 10. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746765569

Assistant secretary, U.S. Navy, 1861-1866.

From the description of Letter : Ports[mout]h, N.H., [18]65 Aug. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798411

Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to Capt. John Ericsson, 1862 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484308

From the description of Letter signed : Navy Department, to Mah. Gen. Halleck, 1862 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482606

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to William F. Keeler, Act'g Asst. Paymaster, U.S.N., 1863 Jan. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484287

From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to Captain Dahlgren, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270479152

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to Commander John A. Winslow in Boston, 1861 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484223

From the description of Letter signed : Navy Department, to John Ericsson, 1863 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482629

From the description of Telegram signed : Navy Department, to Rear Admiral D.D. Porter, 1864 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484358

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to Harrison Loving in Boston, 1862 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484295

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to Samuel Aiken in Philadelphia, 1863 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484231

From the description of Autograph telegram signed : Washington, to Capt. John Ericsson, 1863 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270479143

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to Capt. John Ericsson, 1863 Jun. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484317

From the description of Telegram signed : "Navy Department", to H.L. Barnes of the American Submarine Co., N.Y., 1864 Jul. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484280

From the description of Telegram signed : Washington, D.C., to David Tod, Governor of Ohio, 1863 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270484408

Fox served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, championing the cause of ironclad fighting ships, including John Ericsson's bid to build Monitor. He later made a diplomatic mission to Russia, managed a Massachusetts mill, and wrote on topics including Columbus's landfall in the New World.

From the description of Gustavus Vasa Fox Collection, 1823-1919 (bulk 1860-1889). (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479725585

The United States' first assistant secretary of the navy, who became Gideon Welles' official assistant during the Civil War, and participated in the first oceanic crossing to Russia following the close of the war.

From the description of Letter, 1866, Oct. 5, Berlin, to "My dear Sir" [i.e. Cassius M. Clay, St. Petersburg] (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 39866854