In the last post, I wrote that C.V. Gridley was an officer on the USS Oneida when it fought at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. As a result of this engagement, eight members of the ship's crew received Medals of Honor.
Now, the man's last name struck a memory with me. A memory of the Spanish-American War in which a famous order was given. One that went, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley."
The man whom uttered that was the famous Commodore Dewey. Hero of the Battle of Manila Bay.
Was the Gridley ordered to do so, the same Gridley from the USS Oneida?
The answer is, yes he was.
--Old B-Runner
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