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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 17 | 3 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Winfield Scott Schley or search for Winfield Scott Schley in all documents.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greely , Adolph Washington 1844 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sampson , William Thomas 1840 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schley , Winfield Scott 1839 - (search)
Schley, Winfield Scott 1839-
Naval officer; born in Frederick county, Md., Oct. 9, 1839; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1860; was with the West Gulf blockading squadron in 1861; independent of each other, but co-operated in searching for the Spanish squadron under
Winfield Scott Schley. Admiral Cervera.
On June 29 both fleets were united under the command of Sampson.
During the battle which followed the attempt of Admiral Cervera to escape, Rear-Admiral Schley was in immediate command of the American fleet, as Rear-Admiral Sampson, the commander-in-chief of the na e age limit, Oct. 9, 1901.
Report on the Santiago battle.—The following is the text of Rear-Admiral Schley's report on the destruction of Cervera's fleet:
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 6, 1898. The Her speed was wonderful, and her accurate fire splendidly destructive.
Very respectfully, W. S. Schley.
The Court of inquiry.
The controversy between the friends of Rear-Admirals Sampson an
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Soley , James Russell 1850 - (search)
Soley, James Russell 1850-
Lawyer; born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 1, 1850; graduated at Harvard College in 1870, and later at the Law Department of Columbian University; was Professor and head of the History Department at the United States Naval Academy in 1872-82; was assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1890-93, when he began the practice of law in New York City.
He is the author of History of the naval Academy; Foreign systems of naval education; The blockade and the cruisers; Boys of 1812; Sailor boys of 1861; Rescue of Greely (with Winfield S. Schley), etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)