Spanish American War Return to Documents of the Spanish American War Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Annual Reports of the Secretary of the Navy , 1898. The text is reproduced here exactly as in the original, following the original spelling of words and place names.
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It is not possible in the space of an annual report to state in detail the operations of the Navy in the recent war, or do justice to the conspicuous gallantry of its officers and men. Only a brief summary of the appendices which accompany this report can be given.