▁an ▁Am ph it rite - class ▁monitor , ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁ordered ▁to ▁shore ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁sea ▁duty , ▁first ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁gun bo at ▁USS ▁Fern , ▁then ▁on ▁gun bo at ▁USS ▁Nash ville , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 - 1 8 9 8 . ▁Mag r uder ▁was ▁c ited ▁for ▁gall antry ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish - American ▁War . ▁“ By ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress ▁he ▁was ▁advanced ▁five ▁numbers ▁in ▁grade ▁for ▁‘ E min ent ▁and ▁consp ic uous ▁conduct ▁in ▁battle ’ ▁for ▁cutting ▁c ables ▁under ▁fire ▁at ▁C ien fu egos , ▁Cuba .” ▁This ▁action ▁occurred ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁as ▁instruct or ▁in ▁se am ans hip ▁and ▁navigation . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁cru iser ▁USS ▁Buff alo , ▁and ▁on ▁USS ▁Texas ▁as ▁Flag ▁Lieutenant ▁for ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁James ▁H . ▁S ands , ▁ 1 9 0 3 - 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁ordered ▁for ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁then