Hero Tales of the American Soldier and Sailor as Told by the Heroes Themselves and Their Comrades: The Unwritten History of American ChivalryAn anthology of personal narratives primarily concerning the Spanish-American War, but also containing pieces regarding the Civil War and other conflicts in American history. |
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... Captain of the " New York " Bombardment of San Juan . By Seaman O'Neill , of the " Detroit " 47-52 53-54 The Battles about Santiago . By J. C Breckenridge , Inspector - General of the Army 54-58 Dewey's Victory in Manila Bay . By E. W. ...
... Captain of the " New York " Bombardment of San Juan . By Seaman O'Neill , of the " Detroit " 47-52 53-54 The Battles about Santiago . By J. C Breckenridge , Inspector - General of the Army 54-58 Dewey's Victory in Manila Bay . By E. W. ...
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... Captain R. D. Evans , of the " Iowa " 171-176 Was It Sampson , or Was It Schley ?. 177 Removal of a Jammed Shell while Under Fire . By Paul St. C. Murphy Destruction of Cervera's Torpedo Boats . By Lieutenant Richard Wainwright . 177 ...
... Captain R. D. Evans , of the " Iowa " 171-176 Was It Sampson , or Was It Schley ?. 177 Removal of a Jammed Shell while Under Fire . By Paul St. C. Murphy Destruction of Cervera's Torpedo Boats . By Lieutenant Richard Wainwright . 177 ...
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... Captain Fry of the " Virginius " Taking Leave of His Companions Before Their Execution . Spanish Officers Riding over the Bodies of the Executed Crew of the " Virginius , " November 8 , 1873 . The Harbor of Santiago de Cuba . Scenes in ...
... Captain Fry of the " Virginius " Taking Leave of His Companions Before Their Execution . Spanish Officers Riding over the Bodies of the Executed Crew of the " Virginius , " November 8 , 1873 . The Harbor of Santiago de Cuba . Scenes in ...
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... captain and crew were brought before a sum- mary court - martial on a charge of piracy . No defence was permitted and Court Martial and Execution of Captain Fry . a sentence to death was passed upon the arrested men two days after their ...
... captain and crew were brought before a sum- mary court - martial on a charge of piracy . No defence was permitted and Court Martial and Execution of Captain Fry . a sentence to death was passed upon the arrested men two days after their ...
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... ( Captain of the Cruiser " New York . " ) HE Havana blockade was a more anxious one than that of any of the neighboring ports , as there were two large , swift torpedo - boat destroyers in the harbor , and we naturally expected an attack ...
... ( Captain of the Cruiser " New York . " ) HE Havana blockade was a more anxious one than that of any of the neighboring ports , as there were two large , swift torpedo - boat destroyers in the harbor , and we naturally expected an attack ...
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Page 146 - We have met the enemy and they are ours, two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop.
Page 334 - ... in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside. The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 432 - Hark to an exiled son's appeal, Maryland ! My Mother- State, to thee I kneel ! Maryland ! For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! My Maryland! Thou wilt not cower in the dust, Maryland ! Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Maryland ! Remember Carroll's sacred trust, Remember Howard's warlike thrust And all thy slumberers with the just, Maryland! My Maryland! Come ! 'Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland ! Come...
Page 332 - Spain relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. And as the island Is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States, the United States will, so long as such occupation shall last, assume and discharge the obligations that may under international law result from the fact of its occupation for the protection of life and property.
Page 334 - ... every kind, of either Government or of its citizens or subjects, against the other Government that may have arisen since the beginning of the late insurrection in Cuba, and prior to the exchange of ratifications of the present treaty, including all claims for indemnity for the cost of the war. The United States will adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens against Spain relinquished in this article.
Page 334 - ... residing in the territory over which Spain by the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such territory or may remove therefrom, retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or of its proceeds, and they shall also have the right to carry on their industry, commerce and professions, being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners.
Page 334 - ... pursuant to the ordinary laws governing the same; and they shall have the right to appear before such courts and to pursue the same course as citizens of the country to which the courts belong.
Page 334 - And it is hereby declared that the relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, to which the preceding paragraph refers, cannot in any respect impair the property or rights which by law belong to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, of provinces, municipalities, public or private establishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or any other associations having legal capacity to acquire and possess property in the aforesaid territories renounced or ceded, or of private individuals, of...
Page 335 - Philippines and other ceded territories, at the time of the exchange of the ratification of this treaty, shall continue to be respected. Spanish scientific, literary and artistic works, not subversive of public order in the territories in question, shall continue to be admitted free of duty into such territories, for the period of ten years, to be reckoned from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty.
Page 333 - Greenwich, and thence along the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich to the point of beginning. "The United States will pay to Spain the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), within three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty.