Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: r.f. Shier: Uss Eagle: Capture of Santa Domingo
Letter from R. F. Shier, of the USS EAGLE, written to his family about the capture of the Santa Domingo and the landings at Guantanamo during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Qualities of the Lee Navy Rifle, Model 1895
Article originally appeared in the New York Sun in June, 1898, addressed the qualities of the Lee rifle used by the naval forces and marines during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: A Newspaper Account of the Skirmish at Las Guasimas, Cuba
A newspaper account of the skirmish at Las Quasimas, Cuba appeared in Tarrytown, New York's Tarrytown Argus and refers to the trail crossroads at which the skirmish occurred "La Quasina."
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. Eli Al. Helmick: 10th U. S. Infantry: Writes Home
Letter written by Lt. Eli Al. Helmick, 10th U. S. Infantry, during the Spanish-American war expresses the sentiment and attitude on the eve of the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Letter: Raton Range
Letter dated July 21, 1898, with a description of the fight by one of Raton's soldiers who was there during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Campaign in Cuba: Sergeant John J. Turner, Usv
An article written by Sergeant John J. Turner appeared in the June 28, 1918 issue of the Beverly Evening Times, Beverly, Massachusetts. Edited for punctuation and clarity.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Letters of Carl Lovelace
Letters written by trooper Carl Lovelace of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Infantry, "Rough Riders", provides details of his service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Memories of San Juan Hill
An account of a medic's heroic effort to tend to the wounded amidst enemy fire in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: A Letter Home From Rough Rider Alexander H. Wallace
Spanish American War Centennial website presents a letter from Alexander H. Wallace describing his experiences at San Juan Heights during the Spanish American War, 1898.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Report of Major Charles Morton
Report written by Major Charles Morton of the 4th U.S. Cavlary regarding the action taken by the 3rd Cavalry on July 1 at San Juan Heights.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of Sgt. Frank Nickerson
Information on the Cuban Campaign from the diary of Sgt. Frank Frank Nickerson, of Troop F, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Interesting and informative, gives readers a glimpse the daily life at war.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Dislodging a Jammed Dynamite Gun Shell With an Axe!
An account from the Spanish American War describes an incident involving the Rough Riders' dynamite gun during the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Band of the 71st New York Volunteer Infantry: Under Fire
Account in which Private Charles Johnson Post relates his experience as he witnessed the eagerness of the 71st New York's Regimental band to fight.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Captain Robert C. Van Vliet of the 10th U. S. Infantry: Writes Home
Spanish-American War era letter from Captain Robert C. Van Vliet to the wife of fellow officer, Eli Helmick, on the state of the troop after the battle at San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 71st New York at San Juan Hill: Lt. Herbert Hyde True
An account of the charge at San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War written by Lt. Herbert Hyde True.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Men of the Ninth u.s. Infantry's Experience on Picket Duty
An account portrays the experience of the men of the 9th U.S. Infantry in the days following the attack on San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson: Writes Home From the Trenches
Spanish-American war time letter written by Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson about events prior to the attack at Santiago, Cuba.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Passing of San Juan Hill
An account by war correspondent, Richard Harding Davis, who revisited and described the San Juan area 12 years after the battle.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Report of Captain Charles Parkhurst
Spanish-American War era report by Captain Charles Parkhurst details the part that the 2nd U.S. Artillery played in the Cuban Campaign during the attacks on San Juan Hill and El Caney.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Account of the Battle for El Caney
Spanish-American War primary source informs about the Battle of El Caney from the perspective of the Spanish naval officer, Jose Muller Tejeira who witnessed the campaign.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: J. House Moore: Writes Home About: The Assault on El Caney
Letter sent home from J. House Moore during the Spanish-American War describes the assault on El Caney in Cuba, 1898.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Report of the Action: 17th u.s. Infantry: Battle of El Caney
Official report filed by the 17th U.S. Infantry giving an account of action taken at the Battle of El Caney during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The 12th u.s. Infantry, Company F at the Battle of El Caney, Cuba
Report filed by the 12th U.S. Infantry describing their involvement in the action at the Battle of El Caney, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: A War Correspondent's View of the Battle of El Caney
War Correspondent, Frank Norris, describes the events of the Battle of El Caney in an article published in the June, 1899 edition of The Century.