This man's aspirations in politics were dashed when, in a comment to newspapers, he stated that he would "execute the laws of Congress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superiors." His first ship command was of the Agawam, a small gunboat used by his admiral as a dispatch boat. His next command would be the USS Colorado, a ma
This man's aspirations in politics were dashed when, in a comment to newspapers, he stated that he would "execute the laws of Congress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superiors." His first ship command was of the Agawam, a small gunboat used by his admiral as a dispatch boat. His next command would be the USS Colorado, a man-of-war, which was a part of the North Atlantic blockading squadron in the Civil War. Another command would come more than 30 years later when he commanded the Asiatic Squadron. FTP, name this Admiral who gave the order "You may fire when ready, Gridley," which led to the decimation of the Spanish Pacific fleet at Manila Bay and his promotion to Rear Admiral.
This man's aspirations in politics were dashed when, in a comment to newspapers, he stated that he would "execute the laws of Congress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superiors."
George {Dewey}