Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Problems With Army Uniforms
An account by Spanish-American War era correspondent, Richard Harding Davis, describing the conditions and commenting on the uniforms of the soldiers gathering near Tampa for deployment.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 3rd u.s. Volunteer Cavalry on the Way to the Front
Article appearing in the Worthington Herald on May 29, 1898, tells the story of a South Dakota cavalry unit passing through Minnesota town the way to the front during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Sending the 1st South Dakota Volunteer Infantry Off to War
Newspaper article clipping on Terry Ladies of South Dakota sending the boys from the area off to war.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: William A. Reese Jr. Of the 11th U. S. Infantry Writes Home
Series of letters written home during the Spanish-American War by Willian A. Reese, Jr. of the 11th U.S. Infantry.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Florida
Newspaper article dated June 2, 1898, with the story detailing the departure of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the fanfare they recieve as they are shipped out Jacksonville, Florida.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Burt O. Mullin: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Company C: Writes Home
Spanish-American War era letter written home to his family by Burt Mullin of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry with details of his experience during the first days of his deployment.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Pvt. Andrew Nelson: Letter of His Death at Camp Cuba Libre
Letter from Captain Fred West to the family of Private Andrew Nelson with the sad news and details of Nelson's illness and subsequent death from Typhoid Fever.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 15th Minnesota: Co. H's, Farewell Dinner
Article appearing in the Worthington Advance on July 7, 1898 describes the farewell dinner held by the town of Worthington, Minnesota for its hometown unit during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Sherman Wyre: 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co H, Writes Home
Letters written by Sherman Wyre, who served in Company H of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, writes home to his parents with details of his well-being.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 1st Sgt. William Curtis: 9th Mass Volunteer Infantry: Writes Home
Letter from Sgt. William Curtis to his wife describing his time in deployment during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. c.s. Meaker: 1st Vermont: Writes Home From Camp Thomas
Letter written from Camp Thomas on the Civil War battlefield of Chickamauga by Lt. C.S. Meaker, of the 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry. The letter was written after the surrender of Santiago on July 17, but prior the amristice between the...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Letters of Private Peter Hertzog
One of a series of letters written home by Peter Hertzog of the 4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. B. Hertzog describes the events as his regiment travelled to Camp Thomas at Chickmauga, Georgia as well as his service in the...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Camp Life of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry: Camp Poland
Spanish-American War era article from the Knoxville, Journal and Tribune, dated November 24, 1898 provides information on the camp life experienced by the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland
Articles from the Spanish-American War era published in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune provide information on the camp life experienced by the 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland
Articles published in the Knoxville, Journal and Tribune, provide accounts of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Camp Poland
Accounts of the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War as appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune in 1989.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 6th Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland
Articles appearing in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune in October, 1898, provide accounts of the 6th Virginia Volunteer Infantry in Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry in Camp
Articles from August 27, 1898 describing accounts of the 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 158th Indiana Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland
Newspaper account of the 158th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, August, 1898.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland
Accounts published in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, describe events experienced by the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee, during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Reports From the Division Hospital at Camp Poland
Article appearing in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune provide accounts of the Division Hospital at Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tennessee during the Spanish American War describing conditions for the sick and injured, including the addition...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 47th New York Volunteer Infantry
Articles appearing in the Brookyn Eagle concerning the 47th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Band Music, and Camp Life
An account of the effects of the Army Band on camp life during the Spanish-American War appeared in the Cleveland Press on June 3, 1898.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Experiments With War Kites
An account reported in the New York Times, August 1 of 1989 describes experiments with war kites which were being done over David Island's, Fort Slocum and Glen Island, New York demonstrating how an enemy could be destroyed by dynamite.