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{{short description|United States Navy rear admiral (1839–1911)}}
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|death_date={{Death date and age|1911|10|2|1839|10|9}}
|birth_place=Near [[Frederick, Maryland]], U.S.
|death_place=New York City, U.S.<ref name="dab" />
|placeofburial=[[Arlington National Cemetery]]
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'''Winfield Scott Schley''' (9 October 1839 – 2 October 1911) was an American [[Rear Admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]] and the hero of the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]] during the [[Spanish–American War]].

==Biography==

===Early life===
Born at "Richfields" (his father's farm),<ref name="dab" /> near [[Frederick, Maryland]], Schley graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1860, and went as midshipman on board the [[frigate]] {{USS|Niagara|1855|2}} to [[China]] and [[Japan]].

===Civil War===
On his return in 1861, the [[American Civil War]] was in progress. He was made [[Sea captain|master]], and was assigned to the frigate {{USS|Potomac|1822|2}} of the [[Western Gulf Squadron]] until 1862.  He then served on the sidewheel gunboat {{USS|Winona|1861|2}} of that squadron, and later on the [[Sloop-of-war|sloops]] {{USS|Monongahela|1862|2}} and {{USS|Richmond|1860|2}}, and participated in all the engagements that led to the capture of [[Port Hudson, Louisiana|Port Hudson]], [[Louisiana]], on the Mississippi River in 1863, (part of the campaign to split the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]]), having been promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 16 July 1862.

===Chincha Island War and San Salvador Revolution===
He was ordered from the waters of the [[Southern United States|South]] in 1864 to the [[Pacific Squadron]], where he served on the sidewheel gunboat {{USS|Wateree|1863|2}} 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 Unión, El Salvador]], to protect American interests during a revolution. He was promoted [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]] in 1866.

===Korean Expedition===
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From 1866 to 1869, he was an instructor in the [[United States Naval Academy]]. He was then assigned to the [[Asiatic Station]], and served there on the [[screw sloop]] {{USS|Benicia|1868|2}} until 1872 and was adjutant of the land forces during the attack by Rear Admiral [[John Rodgers (naval officer, Civil War)|John Rodgers]]'s expedition on the [[Korean Expedition|Korean forts]] on [[Ganghwa Island]] on 10 June and 11 June 1871. He then participated in the following Battle of Gangwha which caused the destruction of the Korean fortifications.

===Between conflicts, 1870s–1890s===
[[File:Winfield Scott Schley and Greely rescuers cph.3b11762.jpg|thumb|Schley (fourth from left) and the crew that rescued the survivors of Adolphus Greely's expedition]]
From 1872 to 1875, he was head of the department of [[modern languages]] in the Naval Academy. He was promoted commander in June 1874.

After serving in Europe and on the west coast of Africa, he commanded the sloop of war {{USS|Essex|1874|2}} from 1876 to 1879, most of the time in the South Atlantic on the [[Brazil Station]].  During the cruise he sailed ''Essex'' to the vicinity of the [[South Shetland Islands]] in search of a missing sealer, and rescued a shipwrecked crew on the islands of [[Tristan da Cunha]]. From 1879 until October 1883, he was inspector of the Second Lighthouse District.

After re-supply and relief missions repeatedly failed to reach Lieutenant [[Adolphus Greely]]'s [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]] in the Arctic, Schley was appointed in February 1884 to command the next relief expedition.  His flagship was the recently purchased Canadian sailing bark {{USS|Bear||2}}, which would go on to have a long and distinguished career in Federal service.  On 22 June, near [[Cape Sabine]] in [[Grinnell Land]], Schley rescued Greely and six (of his twenty-four) companions, after passing through {{convert|1400|mi}} of ice during the voyage.<ref name="Cq407" />

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.

He commanded one of the earliest [[protected cruiser]]s, {{USS|Baltimore|C-3|2}}, in Rear Admiral [[George Brown (admiral)|George Brown]]'s squadron off the coast of Chile in 1891, going to the port of [[Valparaiso, Chile|Valparaiso]], when a number of American sailors there were stoned by a mob. In August 1891, ''Baltimore'', still under his command, was detailed to convey the remains of [[John Ericsson]], designer of the famed first [[American Civil War|Civil War]] ironclad ship {{USS|Monitor||2}} to Sweden.

Early in 1892 he was again transferred to the Lighthouse Bureau, and until February 1895 was inspector of the Third Lighthouse District. In 1895, he was placed in command of the armored cruiser {{USS|New York|ACR-2|2}}. From 1897 to 1898, he was a member (and chairman) of the Lighthouse Board.

===Spanish–American War===
[[File:Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.jpg|thumb|right|Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley during the Spanish–American War]]
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 (US Navy)|Flying Squadron]], with the armored cruiser {{USS|Brooklyn|CA-3|2}} as his [[flagship]], for service in the [[Spanish–American War]].

On 18 May 1898, "Schley's Flying Squadron" was sent by Acting Rear Admiral [[William T. Sampson]] to [[Cienfuegos]] to pursue the Spanish Squadron under the command of Admiral [[Pascual Cervera y Topete]]. When Sampson received news that Cervera was in [[Santiago de Cuba]], not Cienfuegos, he initially vacillated, at first informing Schley of the rumor, yet requesting him to stay at Cienfuegos, then later changing his orders to have Schley investigate the situation at Santiago.

Although Schley was subordinate to Sampson, he was accustomed to exercising independent command of his ship. Schley decided to stay at Cienfuegos, feeling that all signs indicated that Cervera was there in the harbor. After hearing from [[Cuba]]n insurgents that Cervera was definitely not at Cienfuegos, Schley decided to obey Sampson's orders three days after receiving them and go to Santiago. When the crew of three American [[cruiser]]s he encountered denied knowledge of Cervera's whereabouts, Schley decided to return to [[Key West, Florida]], to get coal for his ship. The [[United States Department of the Navy|Navy Department]] sent a dispatch to Schley asking him to stay at Santiago, but he replied that he was unable to obey these orders. Inexplicably, Schley decided mid-voyage to return to Santiago on 28 May, where the following day it was confirmed that the Spanish Squadron was there. Sampson arrived on 1 June and assumed command. The American ships formed a reverse crescent from west to south to east to blockade the narrow south facing harbor entrance channel to trap the Spanish ships. Generally, the crescent would be made up of the faster cruiser ''Brooklyn'' and [[battleship]] {{USS|Texas|1892|2}} to the west and south and the heavier battleships {{USS|Oregon|BB-3|2}}, {{USS|Iowa|BB-4|2}}, and {{USS|Massachusetts|BB-2|2}} to the south and east. The concept was that the bigger but slower warships would shield the Daiquiri beachhead and supply ships to supporting the land invasion to the east and the faster ships to the west would be able to converge on the Spanish fleet as it came out. Clearly the greatest concern to the Navy was protecting the Army beachhead from a Spanish sortie. Of less concern was the Spanish ships running to the west to escape.  There was one other ship, the armored cruiser ''New York'', as fast as ''Brooklyn'' but less heavily armed, which Sampson used as his own flagship.

===Battle of Santiago===
On 3 July, while Sampson in ''New York'' was en route to meet General [[William Shafter]] onshore in Cuba and ''Massachusetts'' was off coaling at [[Guantanamo]], Admiral Cervera attempted to force his squadron through the blockade by coming out of the channel to Santiago harbor with guns blazing and then turning west. Schley had assumed control in Sampson's absence. ''Brooklyn'', his flagship, was placed on the extreme western side of the American crescent. As part of his plan, Cervera intentionally steered {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Infanta Maria Teresa||2}}, his flagship and lead ship of the Spanish Squadron, and already significantly damaged as it passed by ''Iowa'', which caught it with two {{convert|12|in|mm|adj=on}} shells, directly at ''Brooklyn'' with the intent to ram and/or launch bow [[torpedo]]es (which had very short range). Cervera's intent was to sacrifice ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' to make a hole to the west for the rest of the Spanish ships, which had followed ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' out of the narrow channel in single file and through the gauntlet of ''Indiana'' and ''Iowa'' to the east and ''Texas'' and ''Oregon'' to the south, and take out ''Brooklyn'', the fastest ship in the American fleet. ''Brooklyn'' and ''Texas'' rushed forward initially at the Spanish (this was the general plan, to close with the enemy as quickly as possible), but, as ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' turned west, ''Texas'' matched its direction to offer its broadside and run with the Spanish fleet, as did ''Oregon'' behind it. The firing was continuous from all ships, with the Americans somewhat blinded by the smoke, more so than the Spaniards.

Schley, in ''Brooklyn'', moving east, suddenly realizing that ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' was not going to veer off but was going to ram or launch torpedoes, ordered ''Brooklyn'' to steer away from the surprisingly aggressive ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' back towards the path of the rest of the squadron. This action caused ''Texas'', which was just getting up to full speed, to suddenly reverse its engines for three minutes, bringing it to a near stop. ''Texas'' stopped because it could no longer see ''Brooklyn'' after it had noted the start of the latter's turn in its general direction. This action by ''Texas'' was precautionary but clearly prudent, as a collision would have been a disaster. It is not documented how close ''Brooklyn'' crossed the bow of ''Texas''. A newspaper artist later put it very close, and Captain [[John Woodward Philip]], commander of ''Texas'',  stated later that ''Brooklyn'' was quite large in appearance as it crossed in front of ''Texas'' as the massive armored cruiser appeared out of the smoke. Subsequently, the now stationary ''Texas'' was also forced to cease firing, as ''Oregon'', now moving at a surprising speed for a pre-dreadnought battleship, ran up aft of ''Texas'' and properly, due to its greater firepower, passed to the inside towards the Spanish fleet, effectively masking the fire of ''Texas'' for a few minutes. This was not particularly grave as ''Texas'', an obsolescent design (one of the first heavily armored U.S. Navy battleships), could not put out near the rate of fire of the other newer battleships. When ''Oregon'' passed, ''Texas'' found itself engaged by {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Almirante Oquendo||2}}, the fourth ship in the Spanish line, and received four hits, the Spaniard firing the last of its "good" ammunition (the Spanish vessels were handicapped because their otherwise rapid-firing {{convert|5.5|in|adj=on}} guns only had a limited supply of properly made ammunition, which they expended very quickly). Ironically, because ''Texas'' had already to some extent engaged ''Infanta Maria Teresa'', {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Vizcaya||2}}, and {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Cristóbal Colón||2}}, and now ''Almirante Oquendo'' more closely and even the trailing Spanish [[torpedo boat]]s, {{ship|Spanish destroyer|Plutón||2}} and {{ship|Spanish destroyer|Furor||2}} and had been involved with the excitement of the maneuvers by ''Brooklyn'' and ''Oregon'', it received excellent press, far more than it actually deserved, and this to some extent may have exacerbated the negative impression arising from it having to first stop to avoid potential collision and then having its fire masked. ''Texas'' had also already earned laurels during the taking of the Spaniards' ''Guantanamo'', and would gain more in its engagement with {{ship|Spanish cruiser|Reina Mercedes||2}} after the battle, and this may have increased its perceived importance.

There is no doubt that Schley's turn gave the Spanish ships added time to get out of the mouth of Santiago harbor, but the American fleet, including Schley's ''Brooklyn'', which had completed its turn and was still ahead of ''Oregon'', closed and at only about {{convert|1,000|yd|m}} engaged ''Vizcaya'' in a running fight. It was fortunate for Schley that ''Vizcaya'', ordinarily a fast ship, was very slow due to having an extremely fouled hull and could not match the speed of ''Cristóbal Colón'', which was now clear of the fight. Had the hull of ''Vizcaya'' been clean, Schley would have found himself chasing two ships and not fighting one. ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' was now on fire and was so damaged that it had to turn north and beach itself.  The battle between ''Brooklyn'' and ''Vizcaya'' was  ferocious for a time as the ships steamed west, but the quality weaponry of ''Brooklyn'' overwhelmed it, not to mention ''Oregon'', which was astern and firing.  ''Vizcaya'', terribly damaged after a torpedo exploded internally and on fire, was forced to also beach itself. By this time ''Almirante Oquendo'' and the Spanish destroyers had also been overwhelmed by American fire.

Now Schley steamed after ''Cristóbal Colón'' with ''Oregon'' trailing  and ''Texas'' following further behind, while ''Iowa'' and ''Indiana'' and auxiliary vessels saw to the aftermath of the rest of the disabled Spanish fleet.  The race with ''Cristóbal Colón'' was dramatic, but ''Cristóbal Colón'' eventually slowed as its small supply of English coal ran out and it had to rely on lower-quality fuel; eventually it was forced to try to turn south and make a break. However, the long-range {{convert|13|in|mm|adj=on|0}} guns of ''Oregon'' dissuaded it and, with ''Brooklyn'' immediately behind the captain of ''Cristóbal Colón'', decided to beach and scuttle his ship.  The capture of ''Cristóbal Colón'' was an exciting end to the battle. Captain [[John Woodward Philip|Philip]] of ''Texas'', who expressed no present or later ill will at the temporary discomfiture of ''Texas'' during the battle due to ''Brooklyn''{{'}}s turn, stated that when he was going to ''Brooklyn'' in a small boat to report to Schley, the commodore happily shouted down to him from the bridge, "Some fight, eh, Jack?"

All the while, Sampson in ''New York'', too far to the east at his meeting, tried mightily to catch up to the battle. By the time ''New York'' reached the bulk of the Spanish fleet, the battle was over, and ''New York'' also could not catch the beaching of ''Cristóbal Colón''. ''New York'' had not been able to fire a single shot, depriving Sampson of any participation in the battle.

When the victory message from Sampson, who was of course in overall command of the naval campaign, was reported, it contained no reference to any officer other than himself, even though he was not involved in the actual fighting. Sampson was loath to praise Schley's role in the battle, a fact which derived from professional jealousy, as was evidenced later by Sampson's own conduct at the subsequent court of inquiry. Sampson was of the opinion that had it not been for the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]], Schley would have been court-martialed. The public, however, regarded Schley as the hero not only of the battle, but also of the war, while Sampson was seen (accurately) as indecorous for not acknowledging Schley's role.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}}

===Late career===
On 14 April 1899, Schley was promoted to [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]]. In November 1899, he was put in command of the [[South Atlantic Squadron]], and, on 9 October 1901, he retired from active service upon reaching the age limit.

==Controversy relating to the Battle of Santiago==
A controversy arose between partisans of Schley and those of Sampson over their respective claims to the credit of the victory over Cervera's fleet during the recent war. Of that discussion neither officer personally took public notice until after the appearance of a work by [[Edgar Stanton Maclay]] entitled ''History of the United States Navy''. In that book, the author referred to Commodore Schley as a "caitiff, poltroon and coward." The proofs of the book had been read and approved by various naval officers, among them Rear Admiral Sampson.

At Schley's request, because of the charges made against him in the book, a court of inquiry was opened on September 12, 1901, composed of Admiral [[George Dewey]], Rear Admiral [[Andrew E. K. Benham]] and Rear Admiral [[Francis Munroe Ramsay]], which investigated Schley's conduct before and during the Battle of Santiago. On December 13, 1901, the court reported its proceedings and the testimony taken, with a full and detailed statement of all the pertinent facts which it deemed to be established, together with its opinion and recommendations. Various officers gave conflicting testimony as to Schley's conduct, with one, Captain [[Templin Potts]], directly accusing Schley of cowardice.<ref name="KwCia" />

The majority report of the court found that Commodore Schley failed to proceed to Santiago with due despatch, that the squadron should not have been delayed by the yacht {{USS|Eagle|1898|6}}, that he should not have turned westward, that he should have obeyed the Navy Department's order of May 25, 1898, that he did not do his utmost to capture ''Cristóbal Colón,'' that the turn of ''Brooklyn'' caused ''Texas'' to stop, for carelessness in endangering ''Texas'', for blanketing the fire of other American vessels, that he did injustice to Lieutenant Commander Hodgson (Navigation officer of ''Brooklyn'' at the time of the incident), that his conduct in the Santiago campaign was characterized by vacillation, dilatoriness, and "lack of enterprise," and that his coal reports were inaccurate and misleading. Admiral George Dewey, however, presented a minority report, in which he praised Schley for promptness and efficient service, and gave him the credit for the destruction of Cervera's fleet.

The court recommended that no action be taken in view of the length of time which had elapsed. Rear Admiral Schley filed a protest against the court's findings, which, however, were approved by the [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[John Davis Long|Long]], who supported Sampson on grounds of rank and seniority. Nonetheless, the public press, and particularly the Hearst newspapers, saw the outcome as vindicating Schley, whose status as a war hero was enhanced by the exposure.<ref name="Schley-Record" /> In January 1902, Rear Admiral Schley appealed from the verdict to President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who, however, confirmed Secretary Long's approval.

==Other interests==
Schley belonged to several military societies, including the [[Naval Order of the United States]], the [[Military Order of Foreign Wars]]<ref name="6dpkA" /> and the [[Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States]] (insignia number 9233).<ref name="dSiGV" />  In 1905 he became a member of the [[Empire State]] Society of the [[Sons of the American Revolution]] and was assigned national membership number 17,070.<ref name="mH4tq" />

Schley wrote, with [[James Russell Soley]], ''The Rescue of Greely'' (New York, 1885). He also wrote and published his autobiography, ''Forty-five Years under the Flag'' (New York, 1904).

==Death and burial==
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley died on October 2, 1911, nine years after Rear Admiral Sampson, who barely survived his retirement in 1902. At the time of his death, Schley was a noted resident of the famous [[Algonquin Hotel]] in Manhattan.

After his collapse and death along 5th Avenue near the hotel, Schley's body lay unrecognized and unclaimed in the back yard of the local police precinct for several hours.  It was only after he was discovered missing that he was properly identified and retrieved by the indignant concierge of the Algonquin.<ref name="uCPMG" />

On October 5, 1911, Rear Admiral Schley was buried with full military honors at [[Arlington National Cemetery]], in Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/145092683/ |title=Navy to Bury Schley: Body of Admiral to Be Placed in State in Arlington |date=4 October 1911 |page=16 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#/search-all/results/1/CgZTY2hsZXkSCFdpbmZpZWxkGgFT/ |title=Schley, Winfield S |website=ANCExplorer |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>

==Legacy==
* In [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] there are streets named for him.
* There is a memorial to Schley in the lobby of the [[Maryland State House]] on State Circle in Annapolis.<ref name="GSDjL" />
* There is a bust of him by [[Ernest Keyser]] in Annapolis.<ref name="3yDgW" />
* {{USS|Schley|DD-103|6}} (DD-103/APD-14) was named in his honor.
* [[Schley, Minnesota]], an unincorporated community in [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]], is named after Commodore Schley.<ref name="LpfPl" />
* There is an Admiral Schley cocktail consisting of [[Bulleit Bourbon|bourbon]], [[Cruzan Rum|dark rum]], lime and sugar. The cocktail is mentioned both in ''The Gentleman's Companion'' <ref name="XtRoa" /> and in the ''Old Waldorf Bar Book''.<ref name="IEEf9" />
* A march dated 1901 and entitled ''All Honor to Admiral Schley'' was composed in his honor by W. D. Allen.{{OCLC|909811266}}

==Gallery==
{| style="margin:auto"
|  [[file:Navy William T. Sampson, George Dewey, Winfield S.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|{{center| <big>[[William T. Sampson|Sampson]] — [[George Dewey|Dewey]] — Schley</big><br>issued March 23, 1937<br>See also: [[Army and Navy stamp issues of 1936-1937]]}} ]]
| [[File:RADM Winfield Scott Schley.JPG|thumb|upright=1|Photo of Schley]]
| [[File:Richfields MD1.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Schley's birthplace, Richfields]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|American Civil War}}
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==Notes==
<references>

<ref name="dab">{{Cite DAB |last=Westcott |first=Allan |title=Schley, Winfield Scott|year=1935}}</ref>
<ref name="Schley-Record">[https://books.google.com/books?id=vsEnAQAAIAAJ Record of proceedings of a court of inquiry in the case of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley]</ref>
<ref name="Cq407">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesino00andrgoog|last=Andrews |first=E. Benjamin |year=1903 |title=The United States in Our Own Time |location=New York |publisher=C. Scribner's Sons |pages=[https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesino00andrgoog/page/n467 424]–430 |oclc=670878}}</ref>
<ref name="KwCia">{{cite news|title=Conflicting Testimony in the Schley Court|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1901/10/10/119082030.pdf|access-date=11 November 2010|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=10 October 1901|agency=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]}}</ref>
<ref name="6dpkA">''Register of the Military Order of Foreign Wars''. 1900. pg. 88.</ref>
<ref name="dSiGV">''Union Blue''. Robert G. Caroon. pg. 348</ref>
<ref name="mH4tq">Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications on Ancestry.com.</ref>
<ref name="uCPMG">Case, Frank. "Tales of a Wayward Inn". 1939.</ref>
<ref name="GSDjL">{{cite web |url=http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc1500/sc1545/e_catalog_2002/keyserern.html |publisher=The Annapolis Complex Collection |title=Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley (1839–1909) |access-date=2007-12-16}}</ref>
<ref name="3yDgW">Proske, Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968, p. 301</ref>
<ref name="LpfPl">{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n111 92]}}</ref>
<ref name="XtRoa">"The Gentleman's Companion" by Charles H. Baker, Jr.</ref>
<ref name="IEEf9">Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book</ref>

</references>

==References==
* [[Library of Congress]], ''The Motion Picture Camera Goes to War''.
* {{citation
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GUgFAAAAMAAJ&q=%22the+rescue+of+greely%22
|title=The Rescue of Greely
|first1=Winfield Scott
|last1=Schley
|first2=J. R.
|last2=Soley
|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons
|year=1885
|location=New York
|access-date=2007-12-16
}}
* {{citation
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQYKAAAAIAAJ&q=%22winfield+scott+schley%22
|title=Forty-five Years under the Flag
|first=Winfield Scott
|last=Schley
|publisher=D. Appleton and Company
|location=New York
|year=1904
|isbn=9780722279212
|access-date=2007-12-16
}}
* {{citation
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgKgPwe0gIQC&q=%22winfield+scott+schley%22
|title=Schley and Santiago: An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898
|first=George Edward
|last=Graham
|publisher=W.B. Conkey company
|year=1902
|access-date=2007-12-16
}}
* "Old Hoodoo" The Battleship Texas, America's First Battleship (1895–1911), Cowan and Sumrall 2011
**  [https://web.archive.org/web/20121222094946/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/20/winfield-scott-schley-a-hero-but-not-without-controversy/ ]
'''Attribution'''
* {{EB1911|wstitle=Schley, Winfield Scott}}
* {{Americana|wstitle=Schley, Winfield Scott|year=1920}}
* {{Appletons'|wstitle=Schley, Winfield Scott (supplement)|year=1900}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Winfield Scott Schley}}
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* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/schley.htm Arlington National Cemetery]
* [http://www.spanamwar.com/schley.htm ''Spanish American War Centennial Site'' by Jack L. McSherry, Jr]
* [https://archive.org/stream/menofmarkinamerica00gate#page/280/mode/2up Men of Mark in America] Biography & Portrait
* [https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/MS_003.EAD.xml Winfield Scott Schley Naval Papers, 1869-1892 MS 3] held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
* [https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/repositories/2/resources/1895 Winfield Scott Schley Typescript and Clippings] at Dartmouth College Library

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