The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-08-18
WAR CALENDAR.
From Blowing. Up of the Maitie to |
the Peace Protocol

From Blowing. Up of the Maine to |
the Peace Protocol
February Is, Maine blown up.
February II, Court of Inquiry ap-
pointed.
February 21, Inquiry begun.
March Z, Fifty million-dollar bill
for national defense introduced in
House..
March 8, Bill passed by House.
March 9. Bill passed by Senate
March II, Oregon leaves San
Francisco for Cuba.
March %, Maine inquiry report
sent to Congress.
April 5, Consul General Lee re-
called.
April 10, Consul General Leeleaves
Cuba.
April IL, President Mckinley asks
authority to intervene in Cuba.
April 10, Congress passes inter
vention resolutions.
April 20, Ultimatum sent to Spain
April 81, Spain sends passports
to Minister Woodford.
April %, Proclamation of Cuban
blockade. First prize captured by
the Nashville.
April %, The President calls for
125 900 volunteers.
April %, State of war declared to
have existed since the 21st.
April 26, Great Britain and Italy
pr oclaim neutrality.
April 27, Admiral Sampson bonn
bards Matanzas.
April %, Commodore Dewey's fleet
sails from Hopgkopg for Manila.
May /, Commodore Dewey sinks
the Spanish feet at Manila.
May IL, First American blood
shed at Cardenas. Dewey made a
Rear Admiral. General Merritt selec
| ted to lead expedition to Philippines
May II, Admiral Sampson bonn
bards San Juan. Spanish fleet
reaches Martinique.
May 10, Cervera's squadron
reaches Santiago.
May p, Charleston sails fol
| Manila.
May %, Oregon reaches Key West
| May %, Second call for volun-
teers. First Manila expedition starts
May 81, Forts at the entrance o
Santiago harbor bombarded.
| June 3, Merrimac sunk at Santa
go.
June Z, Caimanpra bombarded.
| June 10, Marines land near Guam.
tanamo
June II, Four Americans killed
near Guantanamo in first land figh
| OF the war
June IA, General Skaters arm,
| sails from HamDa
June Is, Camara's feet sails from
Cadiz.
| June 20, Skaters army arrives OF
Santiago.
June %, Shafte' g army lands a
Baiqniri.
June "a. Fight of the Rough Rid
ers at La Quasina.
June 20, Camara's feet reache
Port Said.
June 81, Decision to send feet t,
Spain announced.
July /, Spanish outworks at San
tiago carried ly assault. War reve
nue. law goes into effect.
July 3, Cervera's fleet destroyed.
July 6, Hobson and his associate
exchanged.
July Ia, Santiago surrenders.
July 16, General Shafter announce
terms of General Toral's surrender.
July II, American flag is raise
over Santiago de Cuba.
July IS, War council orders in,
vasion of Porto Rico; Manzanill
bombarded.
July 81, General Garcia Withdraw
his army from Skaters support
July %, General Miles sails 70
Porto Rico with an advance guarC
July %, General Miles lands a
Guanica Porto Rico.
July 26, Spain formally sues 10
peace through the French ambassa
dor.
4 July 81, Ponce, Porto Rico, sui
renders.
July %, General Miles raises tn
American flag oyer the capital {
Porto Rico.
July 30, President Mckinley re
} plies to Spain's peace overtures.
August II, Peace protocol signe
and hostilities ordered to cease.
August ID, Manila bombarded an
surrendered to Dewey, news of peae
protocol not having been received.