Teddy Roosevelt: “The Cumberland sank with her flags flying and her guns firing while…”

On the recordOctober 28, 1905

The Cumberland sank with her flags flying and her guns firing while her decks were awash.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at Sea on Board the West Virginia en Route to Washington, DC

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The Cumberland sank with her flags flying and her guns firing while her decks were awash.”