Book/Printed Material Autobiography of George Dewey, admiral of the Navy ... Copy 2
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Image 1 of Copy 2- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 7 of Copy 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 11 of Copy 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 12 of Copy 2 £17/ 1 Copyright, 1913, by CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS Published September, 1913- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 13 of Copy 2 PREFACE It was my fortune to be in command on May i, 1898, of an American squadron in the first important naval action against a foreign foe since the War of 1812.…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 14 of Copy 2 vi PREFACE to the present time. My answer invariably has been that my record up to the time of the battle had not in itself sufficient personal significance to warrant an autobiography;…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 15 of Copy 2 PREFACE vii 1812, those heroes of the old saiHng-frigates and ships of the hne; from the earHer days of the steam- frigates through the Civil War; from the period of inertia in…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 16 of Copy 2 viii PREFACE more remote period I must often depend upon my recollection of incidents which were not recorded at the time that they came under my observation. I narrate them as I…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 17 of Copy 2 CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Early Years 3 11. At Annapolis 10 III. The Midshipman Cruise 23 IV. Beginning of the Civil War 38 V. The Battle of New Orleans 60 VI. In…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 18 of Copy 2 X CONTENTS CHAPTER XVIII. The Taking of Manila 268 XIX. Since Manila 283 Appendices 293 Index 3^7- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 19 of Copy 2 ILLUSTRATIONS Admiral George Dewey Frontispiece FACING PAGE Doctor Julius Yemens Dewey 4 The birthplace of Admiral Dewey at Montpelier, Vermont 6 The school-house at Montpelier 6 The U. S. steam frigate Wabash…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 20 of Copy 2 xii ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Admiral Dewey and the officers of the 0/ywpta 174 The U. S. cruiser Boston 180 The Pasig River, Manila 200 Commodore Dewey s diary the start for Manila…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 21 of Copy 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 23 of Copy 2 CHAPTER I EARLY YEARS During my long stay in the heat of Manila Bay after the battle, certain angles of view of the irreg- ular landscape of Luzon from the deck of…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 24 of Copy 2 4 GEORGE DEWEY Later he became one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut. He had five children. My branch is that of Josiah, the second son, who had the rank of sergeant…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 27 of Copy 2 EARLY YEARS 5 University of Vermont, settled for practice in Mont- pelier, where, in a comfortable frame house of the type which you may see in any New England town, I was…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 28 of Copy 2 6 GEORGE DEWEY My memory has kept no account of the number of boyish battles that I was in. The first day that the legislature sat was always a great occasion in…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 29 of Copy 2 THE BIRTHPLACE OF ADMIRAL DEWEY AT MONTPELIER, VERMONT THE SCHOOL-HOUSE AT MONTPELIER- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 30 of Copy 2- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 31 of Copy 2 EARLY YEARS 7 was to come with a father whose discipline was so necessary to a nature that was incHned to rebel against sedate surroundings. When he returned from a professional call…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 32 of Copy 2 8 GEORGE DEWEY Not long ago in Woodstock, Vermont, where I spend my summers, the judge of the district court there invited me to sit on the bench with him and see…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 33 of Copy 2 EARLY YEARS 9 of any In the curriculum brought our arrest and an order to appear before the court at Woodstock. My allowance being pretty small, I worried ter- ribly over how…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 34 of Copy 2 CHAPTER II AT ANNAPOLIS At the time that I left Norwich, 1854, West Point had a great name as a disciphnary institution. There boys had to obey. Annapohs was not then so…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 35 of Copy 2 AT ANNAPOLIS II ings which had been occupied by the force that formerly manned the fort. The barracks which had housed privates of artillery became the dormi- tories of the future officers…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 36 of Copy 2 12 GEORGE DEWEY has been given to Buchanan rather than to Ban- croft. It is related that Bancroft used to get much out of patience with the old officers. In those days…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 37 of Copy 2 AT ANNAPOLIS 13 Annapolis. A boy by the name of George Spaul- ding, of Montpelier, received the appointment at first, but decided that he would not take it. My fa- ther, through…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 38 of Copy 2 14 GEORGE DEWEY Philadelphia, and we left this car at Havre de Grace. I recall that we had luncheon on the steam ferry crossing the Susquehanna. We went through Baltimore in the…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 39 of Copy 2 AT ANNAPOLIS 15 been dropped, I was ninth among the survivors. My conduct marks had improved, and I was even better now in French and Spanish than in mathe- matics, but still…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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Image 40 of Copy 2 i6 GEORGE DEWEY on land, with its untrained volunteer troops, in which our Capitol was burned and our effort at the inva- sion of Canada proved a fiasco, hardly makes pleas- ant…- Contributor: Dewey, George
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About this Item
Title
- Autobiography of George Dewey, admiral of the Navy ...
Names
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917.
Created / Published
- New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1916.
Headings
- - Spanish-American War, 1898--Naval operations
- - Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- xii, 337 p. front., plates, ports., map, facsims. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- E714.6.D51 D53
Library of Congress Control Number
- 17019110
OCLC Number
- 2865657
Online Format
- online text
- image