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Collection Reference Number GLC04276
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1890s 
Title Winfield Scott Schley to William Sampson attempting to correct newspaper reports that he was responsible for victory over the Spanish fleet on 3 July
Date 10 July 1898
Author Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911)  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Attempting to correct newspaper reports that he was responsible for victory over the Spanish fleet on 3 July. Encloses a copy of the cipher telegram.
Subjects Spanish American War  Military History  Latin and South America  Caribbean  Navy  Codes and Signals  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  
People Sampson, William Thomas (1840-1902)  Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911)  
Place written U.S. Flagship Brooklyn
Theme Naval & Maritime; French & Indian Wars; Government & Politics
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