Letter of Charles West Stewart, 1904 November 16.

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Letter of Charles West Stewart, 1904 November 16.

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Letter from Stewart to Rear Admiral C. D. Sigsbee requesting that Sigsbee donate to the Office of Naval Records and Library of the U.S. Navy Dept. the cablegram announcing the destruction of the Maine.

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Stewart, Charles West, 1859-1929

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Author, historian, and librarian. From the description of Letter of Charles West Stewart, 1904 November 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064597 ...

Maine (Battleship)

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USS Maine (BB/2C), an armored battle ship, was blown up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. A court of inquiry was unable to obtain evidence regarding the cause of the ship's destruction. In August 1910, Congress authorized the raising of the ship. The hull was refloated and towed into the Gulf of Mexico where it was sunk with honors on March 16, 1912. From the description of Photographs and diary; 1910-1912. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46425385 ...

Sigsbee, Charles D. (Charles Dwight), 1845-1923

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Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 – July 13, 1923) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. In his earlier career he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of USS Maine, which exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba, in 1898. The explosion set off the events that led up to the start of the Spanish–American War....