Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902.

William Thomas Sampson correspondence, 1898 July 3. - 1 item.

Open to research.

Letter written by Sampson to John Davis Long, secretary of the navy, describing the defeat of the Spanish fleet at the battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.


Typewritten transcript.
[S.l.].


Naval officer.


Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

mm 79001653


Long, John Davis, 1838-1915 --Correspondence.


United States. Navy --History--Spanish-American War, 1898.
Spain. Armada.


Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Naval operations.


Naval officers.