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Reverend Schick relates a reported incident that occurred in the late 1870s. During the War of 1812, Admiral Hillyar of the HMS Phoebe captured the USS Essex. Several decades later, a subsequent American ship, also named Essex, visited Plymouth, England, and hosted Hillyar’s elderly widow.
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1904-02-19
Neptune sits among the sunken wrecks of the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War. Caption: Neptune–Great whales! If those Yankees keep this up much longer I’ll have to move!
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1898-08-03
Puck stands on wooden scaffolding in front of the bow of a huge new battleship in dry dock with a large sphinx on the deck between the big guns.
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1898-04-27
Bust portrait of George Dewey, facing left, wearing military uniform, framed by a laurel wreath draped with the American flag. A vignette at the upper right shows Admiral David G. Farragut on the rigging of a ship during a battle labeled “New Orleans 1862,” and a vignette on the lower left shows the destruction of the Spanish fleet labeled “Manila 1898.”
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1898-05-25
In an imaginary battle, aircraft, battleships, and submarines are shooting at each other. Caption: Whereas formerly we fought our naval battles on top of the water only, we now may fight them on the water, over the water, and under the water!
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1909-10-27
A battered ironclad labeled “High Cost of Living” is being bombarded by several ironclads labeled “Berger, Shanks [sic], Sulzer, George, Jr., [and] Taft.” Their gun blasts are labeled, respectively, “Socialism, Municipal Market, Parcel Post, Single Tax, [and] Tariff Board,” and one unidentified “Monitor” with gun blast labeled “Free Trade.” Caption: The Civil War Merrimac was hard enough to whip, but this one may be harder.
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1912-02-28
President Roosevelt has decided that Admiral Sampson was technically in command during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Sampson laid out the general plan for the battle and none of the ships acted under the general orders of Admiral Schley.
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1902-02-16
President Roosevelt has decided that Rear Admiral Sampson was “technically and actually” in command during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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1902-02-05
Report on the guns and gunnery of the American and Spanish vessels that took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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1902-02-05
Captain Clark provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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1902-02-03
Captain Clark provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. This draft contains handwritten edits suggested by President Roosevelt.
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1902-02-03
Rear Admiral Wainwright provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, along with some handwritten edits to the typed statement.
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1902-02-03
Admiral Wainwright has read President Roosevelt’s memorandum on the Schley-Sampson controversy and appreciates the praise for the USS Glouchester, the gunboat commanded by Wainwright during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. He believes that the memorandum will be beneficial for the Navy and “must straighten out all the various opinions on the subject.”
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1902-02-21
Admiral H. C. Taylor recollects the signals and issue of command before the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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1902-02-13
Rear Admiral Clark returns his corrected statement regarding the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Clark mentions Ted Roosevelt’s improved condition.
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1902-02-09
James Brown Potter encloses an article from the Mexican Herald in which Potter is interviewed regarding the Sampson-Schley controversy. While visiting New Orleans, Potter was surprised how partisan Southerners were concerning Admiral Schley.
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1902-02-09
Lucius William Nieman has read President Roosevelt’s decision in the Sampson-Schley controversy. Roosevelt decided not to discharge Admiral Schley, which Nieman understands as condoning Schley’s actions. Neiman believes this will help clarify the issue to the public and bring everything to a close once the issue of command is decided.
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1902-02-11
Admiral Evans describes some of the maneuvers during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba which should be added to his previous statement. He also addresses the question of which officer was in command. Evans expresses sympathy for President Roosevelt concerning Ted Roosevelt’s illness.
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1902-02-12
Admiral Wainwright replies to President Roosevelt’s request for more information concerning the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. He provides details concerning the signals and visibility of USS New York.
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1902-02-12
Henry Loomis Nelson agrees with President Roosevelt’s statement on the Schley-Sampson controversy and hopes it settles the matter. However, he pleads with the President to strike from the statement a phrase asserting that neither Sampson nor Schley did anything to deserve a vice admiralship. Nelson fears this will only hurt Sampson and all those who support him, and will embolden their adversaries. Roosevelt’s statement is complete without this reference, and Nelson asks him to strike it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-16