Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . or ? How many States voted forhim ? What great struggle followed his election ? How did Mr. Lincolnlose his life ? What became of the conspirators ? ij^ ADMIEAL DEWEY THE HEEO OF MAISTH^A. UR country has had some famous naval heroes, saidUncle Frank, and to-day I will tell you of Admiral Dewey. I remember all about the battle of Manila, saidJames, and I think I could tell exactly when it took place. If you get it wrong, said Elsie, I believe I couldcorrect you. When was it ? On
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . or ? How many States voted forhim ? What great struggle followed his election ? How did Mr. Lincolnlose his life ? What became of the conspirators ? ij^ ADMIEAL DEWEY THE HEEO OF MAISTH^A. UR country has had some famous naval heroes, saidUncle Frank, and to-day I will tell you of Admiral Dewey. I remember all about the battle of Manila, saidJames, and I think I could tell exactly when it took place. If you get it wrong, said Elsie, I believe I couldcorrect you. When was it ? On the first day of May, 1898, said James; isnt that right. Uncle Frank ? That is correct, said Uncle Frank, and I am glad you , now, what I have to tell you about him. Admiral George Dewey, the hero of the great naval battle of Manila,is an old warrior of the navy, who got his christening of fire aboard theold steam sloop Mississippi, under Farragut, in the early days of theCivil War. He belongs in Vermont, and was born at Montpelier, De-cember 26th 1837. He was appointed from that State to the Naval. 166 ADMIRAL DEWEY. Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in September, 1854. Four years later,when he was graduated, he was sent aboard the steam frigate Wabash fora cruise in the Llediterranean. Dewey got his commission as lieutenanton April 19, 1861, eight days after Fort Sumter was fired upon, and hewas immediately assigned to join the Mississippi and do duty with theWest Gulf squadron. He was on the Mississippi when she took part wdth Farraguts othervessels in forcing an entrance to the Mississippi river, and again when the fleet ran the gaunt-let of fire from the fortsbelow New Orleans inApril, 1862, and forcedthe surrender of thatcity. The ship he w^asin belonged to CaptainBaile3^s di\dsion of thefleet which attackedFort St. Philip. The hottest fightthat the Mississippi everengaged in was her lastone, and this perhapswas as hot as any of thewar. In March, 1863,the fleet
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