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The Virginius Affair
(1873) |
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| The Virginius pursued by the Tornado. | Capture of the Virginius near Jamaica. |
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| Capt. Fry bids farewell to the crew
of the Virginius before their execution. |
Capt. Fry bids farewell to the crew
of the Virginius before their execution. |
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| Execution of the Virginius crew at the
Santiago de Cuba slaughterhouse. |
Execution of the Virginius crew at the
Santiago de Cuba slaughterhouse. |
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| Spanish cavalry trample the cadavers of the Virginius martyrs. |
Despatches
of U.S. Consuls in Santiago, November-December 1873
Walker, Jeanie Mort. Life of Capt.
Joseph Fry the Cuban Martyr (1875)
Harper's Weekly cover of the Virginius
Affair (Jan. 10, 1874)
The Virginius
Affair
The Virginius Incident
(Jonathan Ault)
Indemnity Lists for Crew and Passengers
of the Virginius
Gen. Juan Nepomuceno Burriel, Governor of Santiago de Cuba
EXPEDITIONARIES:
de Céspedes, Pedro
Fry, Joseph
Ryan, George Washington
Sol, Jesús del
Varona, Bernabé de
Agnes E. Fry letter to Thomas F. Bayard,
March 19, 1885
Eliza J. Williamson letter to Thomas
F. Bayard, April 18, 1885