Winfield Scott Schley
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Winfield Scott Schley
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| Born |
October 9, 1839 Near Frederick, Maryland |
| Died | October 2, 1911 (aged 71) New York City |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1860–1901 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Unit | Brooklyn (CA-3) |
| Commands held | Flying Squadron |
Winfield Scott Schley (9 October 1839 – 2 October 1911) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the hero of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
Born at "Richfields" (his father's farm), near Frederick, Maryland, Schley graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1860, and went as midshipman on board the frigate U.S.S. Niagara to China and Japan.
On his return in 1861, the American Civil War was in progress. He was made master, and was assigned to the Potomac of the Western Gulf Squadron until 1862. He then served on the sidewheel gunboat U.S.S. Winona of that Squadron, and later on the sloops U.S.S. Monongahela and U.S.S. Richmond, and participated in all the engagements that led to the capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, on the Mississippi River in 1863, (part of the campaign to split the Confederacy at Vicksburg), having been promoted to lieutenant on 16 July 1862.
He was ordered from the waters of the South in 1864 to the Pacific Squadron, where he served on the Wateree as executive officer until 1866. He suppressed an insurrection of Chinese workers on the Chincha Islands in 1865, and later in the same year landed at La Union, San Salvador, to protect American interests during a revolution. He was promoted lieutenant-commander in 1866.
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