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	Winfield Scott Schley - LoveToKnow 1911
		WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY (1839-), American naval officer, was born at Richfields, near Frederick, Maryland, on the 9th of October 1839.
		Greely, Schley was appointed to command the third Greely relief expedition; and near Cape Sabine on the 22nd of June rescued Greely and six (of his twenty-four) companions.
		He was commissioned commodore on the 6th of February 1898, and on the 24th of March, although lowest on the list of commodores, he was put in command of the "flying squadron," with the "Brooklyn" as his flagship, for service in the war with Spain.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Winfield_Scott_Schley (454 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley Information
		Schley served on Wateree in the Pacific from 1864 to 1866.
		Schley was commissioned chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting at the United States Department of the Navy in 1885, and promoted Captain in March 1888.
		Schley was commissioned Commodore on 6 February 1898, and on 24 March, although lowest on the list of Commodores, he was put in command of the flying squadron, with Brooklyn (CA-3) as his flagship, for service in the Spanish-American War.
	www.bookrags.com /W._S._Schley (1059 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley - Encyclopedia.com
		Schley was promoted to the rank of commodore in 1898 and in the Spanish-American War commanded the "flying squadron," ordered to seek out the Spanish under Admiral Pascual Cervera.
		Schley was made a rear admiral and resigned from the navy in 1901.
		A court of inquiry, requested by Schley to investigate charges leveled against him of negligence and misconduct in the battle of Santiago, was generally adverse toward him but recommended that no action be taken.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Schley-W.html (656 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Winfield Scott Schley (9 October 1839 - 2 October 1911) was an admiral of the United States Navy.
		Schley served on Wateree in the Pacific from 1864 to 1866.
		Schley was commissioned chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting at the United States Department of the Navy in 1885, and promoted Captain in March 1888.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winfield_Scott_Schley (1090 words)

	Schley
		Winfield Scott Schley, born on 9 October 1839 in Frederick County, Md., was appointed Midshipman on 20 September 1856.
		Schley was in command of Baltimore when the murder of two members of that ship's crew by a mob in Valparaiso, Chile, nearly caused a war between the two countries.
		Schley was promoted to Commodore in February 1898 and, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, was placed in command of the Flying Squadron which took a prominent part in the destruction of the Spanish squadron in the Battle of Santiago on 3 July 1898.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s7/schley.htm (1437 words)

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		The late Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, of the United States navy, known as the "Hero of Santiago," and the late Judge William Schley, of Baltimore, famous for his decisions as a jurist in the Maryland courts, were both cousins of Julian Schley, of this brief biographical article.
		Schley's grandfather, Judge John Schley, was a son of John Jacob Schley, Jr., who removed from Maryland to Georgia in the early part of the nineteenth century, locating in Jefferson county, at Louisville, which was then the capital of the state.
		George Schley, brother of Judge John Schley and Gov. William Schley, was for nearly half a century one of the foremost men of the city of Savannah, his death, on April 17, 1851, being a cause of general regret.
	ftp.rootsweb.com /pub/usgenweb/ga/chatham/bios/gbs221schley.txt (1263 words)

	Dad-World War II -- Ships He served on. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Schley sailed from San Diego on 10 October 1918 for the east coast and, on 12 November, departed New York for the Mediterranean.
		Schley next assumed duty in the Adriatic, acting as station ship at Pola, Italy, from 17 February to 15 April, and then visiting Italian and Yugoslav ports on the Adriatic until heading for the United States on 2 July.
		Schley returned to San Diego on 8 September 1919 and, except for trips to San Francisco for repairs, remained there until she was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 1 June 1922.
	www.heartcreators.net /angeldenoir/dad2-ship-schley.html (1148 words)

	Schley, Winfield Scott. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Schley was promoted to the rank of commodore in 1898 and in the Spanish-American War commanded the “flying squadron,” ordered to seek out the Spanish under Admiral Pascual Cervera.
		Schley was made a rear admiral and resigned from the navy in 1901.
		A court of inquiry, requested by Schley to investigate charges leveled against him of negligence and misconduct in the battle of Santiago, was generally adverse toward him but recommended that no action be taken.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sc/Schley-W.html (235 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Winfield Scott Schley was the commander of the U.S. Navy's"Flying Squadron" until it was united with the "North Atlantic Fleet" under Rear Admiral Sampson.
		At the Battle of Santiago, Schley was the commander of the U.S naval forces present, and fought the battle from his position aboard the BROOKLYN.
		At this homecoming, Schley waspromoted to Rear Admiral.
	www.spanamwar.com /schley.htm (2035 words)

	WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY ... - Online Information article about WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY ...
		Schley was appointed to command the third Greely relief expedition; and near Cape See also:
		Sabine on the 22nd of June rescued Greely and six (of his twenty-four) companions.
		Cuba was taken from Schley by Acting Rear-Admiral W.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SAR_SCY/SCHLEY_WINFIELD_SCOTT_1839_1911.html (945 words)

	Winfield Scott Hancock - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Hancock, Winfield Scott (1824-1886), American general, who ran for the presidency in 1880.
		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866), American army officer, who played a major role in the Mexican War (1846-1848) and ran for the presidency in 1852....
		Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911), U.S. naval officer, who first won fame in 1884 as the rescuer of the lost Arctic expedition under Adolphus W....
	encarta.msn.com /Winfield_Scott_Hancock.html (130 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley, Rear Admiral, United States Navy
		The principal exception was the cruiser Brooklyn, Schley's flagship, which unaccountably turned in direction opposite that of the rest of squadron, causing considerable confusion and narrowly escaping collision with the Texas.
		Schley, the senior office present, was eager to accept credit for victory, while newspapers and the public, to whom he was already a familiar and heroic figure, were eager to give it, ignoring the somewhat aloof Sampson.
		His wife, Annie Rebecca Franklin Schley, who was born on December 12, 1840, died on November 17, 1920 while living with their son, Dr. Winfield Scott Schley, at 565 Park Avenue in New York City.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /schley.htm (1088 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley
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		SCHLEY, Winfield Scott, naval officer, born in Frederick county, Maryland, 9 October, 1839.
		He served on the "Wateree" in the Pacific in 1864--'6, quelling an insurrection of Chinese coolies on the Middle Chincha islands in 1865, and later in the same year landing at La Union, San Salvador, to protect American interests during a revolution.
	www.famousamericans.net /winfieldscottschley (424 words)

	Mac-ency-S
		The father and the son of Brother Scott were Freemasons, the former Initiated in Lodge Saint David, January, 1754, the latter in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning No. 2, November 29, 1826.
		June 4, 1816, Scott, in the presence of the Provincial Grand Master of the district, the most Noble the Marquis of Lothian, laid the foundation of a new Lodge-room at Selkirk and was elected and Honorary Member of the Lodge there, Saint John, now No. 32, on the Grand Lodge roll.
		Scott was announced as a Baronet in the Gazette on April 1, 1820, the first Baronet made by King George IV.
	www.dancing.org /tsmr/.books/mackey/SMAP~1/Smac-05.htm (3827 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / Winfield Scott Schley: The Vilified Victor
		He admitted to holding “pleasure and holidays in higher esteem than plodding study, which was more interesting in some such ratio as the square of the distance separating us from books,” and was graduated in the bottom of his class.
		The jaunty message had its implications: Schley was not mentioned and, after all, he and not Sampson had been there from the outset.
		Schley, who was moving affably through an endless succession of celebratory banquets, ignored the struggle until the brutal book appeared; then he requested a court of inquiry.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/1982/1/1982_1_92.shtml (987 words)

	The Builder Magazine - June 1923
		Winfield Scott Schley was born in Maryland in 1849 and received his early education in Frederick of that state.
		Schley was in charge of the Winona at the Port Huron, Louisiana, engagement, and in most of the engagements which took place about Port Hudson, Grand Gulf, Baton Rouge and the Chalmette Batteries: he helped run the Mississippi River forts, and he was at the fall of New Orleans.
		Commodore Schley assembled his flying squadron at the mouth of the Chesapeake, which was central and there stayed in readiness for an attack the moment the Span;sh Fleet might be reported.
	www.phoenixmasonry.org /the_builder_1923_june.htm (14106 words)

	Painting the Town -- Museum of the City of New York
		Sampson and Schley were, in fact, at odds over credit for the victory at Santiago.
		Sampson had planned the attack but was not present for the battle, which was therefore directed by Schley, next in command, who then claimed the victory.
		Furgol, however, feels certain that Schley was present and aboard the Brooklyn at this event.
	www.mcny.org /collections/painting/pttcat52.htm (592 words)

	TIME.com: Court Martial -- Nov. 2, 1925 -- Page 1
		Schley was in command of the Flying Squadron from March to June 1898.
		That started a controversy in which Schley's adherents asserted that he had been responsible for the success of the campaign, and Sampson's adherents charged that Schley had been negligent, had mismanaged his part of the campaign, had disobeyed orders.
		But Schley, who was an aggressive type of man, was on hand, quick of eye and springy of step, hearty and good natured in spite of being a grizzled veteran past 60.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,728580,00.html (711 words)

	AllRefer.com - Winfield Scott Schley (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Winfield Scott Schley (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Winfield Scott Schley[slI] Pronunciation Key, 1839–1911, American naval officer, b.
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	William Thomas Sampson — FactMonster.com
		Although he was not present for most of the battle of Santiago de Cuba, where the Spanish fleet was destroyed, he claimed credit for the victory, since he had laid down the general instructions for the attack; his claim was contested by Winfield Scott
		Public opinion favored Schley, and Sampson never received due recognition for his part in the victory.
		Winfield Scott Schley - Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839–1911, American naval officer, b.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0843344.html (209 words)

	The Price of Freedom: Printable Exhibition
		Instead, Spain declared war, and America quickly followed suit, moving Commodore George Dewey into position in the Phillipines and Commodore Winfield Scott Schley into Santiago Bay.
		The United States Navy, commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, trapped the squadron when it blockaded Santiago along with other major Cuban ports.
		American land forces began to attack the city from the north on July 1, 1898.
	americanhistory.si.edu /militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=7 (1021 words)

	March 1998 - Library of Congress Information Bulletin
		The cartoon referred to the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in which the public, encouraged by the popular press, viewed Schley as the hero of the battle, while Sampson was off enjoying tea.
		Sampson had not acknowledged Schley's role in the fight because of a series of events leading up to the battle in which it appeared that Schley had defied orders from Sampson.
		Subsequent controversy over Schley's conduct prompted Sampson to demand an inquiry, which ultimately criticized him for vacillation and "lack of enterprise." The Edison films, though, clearly depicted Schley as a hero.
	www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/9803/film.html (1955 words)

	Winfield - OneLook Dictionary Search
		WINFIELD : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
		Winfield : Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info]
		Phrases that include Winfield: frank winfield woolworth, julius winfield erving, winfield scott schley, hancock winfield scott, scott winfield, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=Winfield (128 words)

	Pecan Cultivars-Schley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Once thought to be from 'Stuart' seed, but isozymes negate that relationship ('Schley' has aa genotype for phosphoglucose isomerase, and bb for malate dehydrogenase, while 'Stuart' is bb for the former and ac for the latter).
		Named by Delmas in 1898 in honor of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in the Spanish American War.
		First commercially propagated under the name 'Admiral Schley' in 1902 by D. Pierson, Monticello, FL.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /CARYA/pecans/schley.htm (151 words)

	Spanish-American War People: U.S. Navy Flag Officers
		A "Flying Squadron", established for mobile operations along the Atlantic seaboard and the Caribbean, was commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley.
		Schley was senior officer present during most of the 3 July 1898 naval battle off Santiago de Cuba.
		Schley commanded the "Flying Squadron" during the Spanish-American War.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/spanam/people/pers-adm/pers-adm.htm (470 words)

	Profiles of Key Persons in the Spanish American War
		Named for the famous General Winfield Scott (War of 1812), Winfield Scott Schley graduated near the bottom of his class at the US Naval Academy in 1860, where he developed a friendship with upper-classman George Dewey.
		In 1884 Schley volunteered for a daring rescue of Lieutenant Greeley in Antarctica.
		Commodore Schley was one of those officers, senior to then Commodore Sampson, who was passed over for command of the North Atlantic Fleet.
	www.homeofheroes.com /wallofhonor/spanish_am/18_people.html (6669 words)

	Admirall Robley D. Evans
		For over three decades that followed the Civil War, he made numerous and diverse contributions to the United States Navy, including the invention of a signal lamp, effective agitation for the construction of a steel Navy, and highly successful commands at sea which combined seamanship with practical diplomacy.
		His most notable services came while he was commanding the Gunboat Yorktown in Chilean waters in November-December 1891, where his actions following the killing of U.S. sailors from the USS Baltimore, commanded by Captain Winfield Scott Schley, by a mob in Valparasio in October earned his nickname.
		In the Bering Sea Sealing Dispute in 1892, he again displayed both firmness and tact while in command of a flotilla patrolling an internationally sensitive area.
	www.greatwhitefleet.info /Admiral_Evans.html (603 words)

	Women In Military Service For America Memorial
		From the court, roads lead both north and south through a pair of large, ornate, wrought iron gates.
		The set of gates on the north is called Schley Gate after Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
		Mounted on the Schley Gate are the US Navy and the US Coast Guard.
	womensmemorial.org /About/history.html (1657 words)

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