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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of George W. Robinson: Uss Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of George W. Robinson who was a fireman aboard the USS Oregon during the Spanish-American War provides a rare glimpse into life and events on a battleship during the war.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of Bertram Willard Edwards

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source account from the diary of Bertram Willard Edwards of Chicago, a member of the Naval Reserve, describes his experience as he heads for the front and service aboard the Battleship OREGON during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Assistant Engineer Joseph Mason Reeves: Oregon: Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of letters written home by Joseph Mason Reeves who served aboard the Battleship OREGON during the Spanish-American War. Reeves was a crewmember of the U.S.S. OREGON as it cruised around South America and during the Battle of...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: u.s.s. Gloucester in Action at the Battle of Santiago De Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Quotes from the Spanish-American War from which students glimpse the action at the Battle of Santiago in Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Admiral Cervera Aboard the Gloucester Following Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Remarkable account provides a view of Admiral Cervera and other Spanish officers in the wake of their defeat at Santiago, and also shows their treatment aboard the U.S.S. GLOUCESTER.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Last Address to the Spanish Squadron by Admiral Cervera

For Students 9th - 10th
Address given by Admiral Cervera to the Spanish Squadron just before the Naval battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Attempt to Raise the Cristobal Colon

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War era newspaper article on the attempts to raise the wrecked ship, Cristobal Colon, whiched proved a failure. Links to photos of the undersea divable ruins of the ship shows what it looks like today.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Handling of the Spanish Dead Following the Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Accounts from several of how U.S. soldiers handled the Spanish who died in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Official War Report of Major General Calixto Ramon Garcia Iniguez

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the official war report sent by Major General Calixto Ramon Garcia Iniguez to his superior, the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Armies, Major General Maximo Gomez.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: An Incident Aboard the Reina Mercedes

For Students 9th - 10th
Account of Richmond Hobson about his time spent after he was captured and incarcerated on the Reina Mercedes by Spanish Admiral Cervera during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Albert Lynn of the Uss Marblehead: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters from Albert C. Lynn of the MARBLEHEAD giving his account of what he saw and heard about the preparations for the sinking of the collier MERRIMAC at the entrance to Santiago harbor during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: First Tests of Dynamite Gun

For Students 9th - 10th
Horatio Ruben's account of the explosion driven, "dynamite gun", during the Cuban War of Independence, or Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The First Amputation in Cuba: Private Frank June Manning

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Private Frank June Manning who was injured in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. Eli Helmick: 10th u.s. Infantry: Life Aboard the Transport Alamo

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from Spanish-American War era autobiography of Lt. Eli Helmick of the 10th U.S. Infantry provides his account of life aboard the transport "Alamo" and landings in Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Transport Seneca: An Account of Conditions Aboard the Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
First hand account of the horrible conditions suffered by the wounded and sick who were being transported home aboard the vessel, SENECA during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Morgan James Lewis Writes Home About Cruise to Cuba: Orizaba

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter home written by Morgan James Lewis about his trip to Cuba aboard ORIZABA as part of General Shafter's Fifth Corps deployment during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Auxiliary Cruisers St. Paul and St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Website devoted to the study of the Spanish American War, presents information with images on the oean liner-converted warship St. Paul and sister ship St. Louis.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of George Edgar Cripps: 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War Website presents information from the diary of George Edgar Cripps a member of the 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letters From the 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War Centennial Website presents information and images on the 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry based on primary source letters contributed by Kevin Gilfether.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Report of the 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative website from the Spanish American War Centennial provides information gathered from letters and diaries on the 34th Volunteer Infantry.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Private Hermann W Kuchmeister's Account: Cienfuegos Cable Cutting Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War Website presents information from the lecture papers of Private Hermann W. Kuchmeister's in which he gives an account of Cinefuegos Cable Cutting Expedition.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Blacksmith Austin Durney's Account: Cutting the Cables at Cienfuegos

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War website presents an account of the cutting of the cables at Cienfuegos, a significant event in the war described by Austin Durney, a blacksmith on the expedition.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Engagement of the Auxiliary Cruiser Yankee Off Cienfuegos, Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
An account by Commander Brownson of an action between the U.S. Auxiliary Cruiser, YANKEE, and the Spanish Gunboat First Class VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA, in which the Spanish gunboat was struck once, with three of her crew killed and ten...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Log of the Auxiliary Cruiser Yankee

For Students 9th - 10th
Centennial website of the Spanish-American War presents an account from the log of the Auxilary Cruiser ship Yankee, which was active during the Spanish American War. Additional information was added from the diaries of George Yardley...