| Birth: | Oct. 9, 1839 | | Death: | Oct. 2, 1911 | 
United States Rear Navy Admiral. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1860 and was appointed a Midshipman on the USS Niagara. During the Civil War, he served on various ships in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron which participated in engagements which led to capture of Port Hudson. After the war, he served as a Commander at the Naval Academy 1866 to 1869 and served on the USS Benicia in attack on Salee River forts, Korea, in 1871. From 1884 to 1889, he was given command of the Greely Expedition, was promoted Captain and was chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. During the Spanish-American War, he commanded the Flying Squadron in the battle of Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898, which resulted in the destruction of Admiral Cevera's Spanish fleet. In 1899, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Squadron and served until his retirement as a Rear Admiral in October, 1901. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Ann Rebecca Franklin Schley (1840 - 1920)*
Children:
Winfield Scott Schley (____ - 1935)*
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Search Amazon for Winfield Schley | | | Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 21 Lot S-9 Grid MN-20/21 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Nov 01, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3774 |
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Companion #09233 - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.
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Jeffry Burden
Added: Feb. 5, 2013 |
Thanks for your rescue of the survivors of Adolphus Greeley's Arctic Expedition in 1884, your cool-headedness in the Valparaiso Incident of 1891, and your share of the victory over Cervera's fleet at Santiago Bay in July 1898.
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J. B.
Added: Feb. 2, 2013 |
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Keeper of the Stars
Added: Oct. 21, 2012 |
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