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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: R. F. Shier: Uss Harvard Writes Home: Harvard Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter written by Rex F. Shier during the Spanish American War, a marine serving aboard the USS HARVARD, in which he writes about the crewmen concerning the shooting of several Spanish prisoners of war aboard the vessel.
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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 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...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Destruction of the Battleship Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Website on the Spanish American War teaches about the battleship USS Maine, its destruction and accounts of its crew.
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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: Curtis Jennings: Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of his time at war, written by Curtis Jennings, member of the Massachusetts Naval Militia who served aboard the U.S.S. Prairie during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: David Leahy: 1st u.s. Volunteer Cavalry: Rough Riders: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters from Spanish American War soldier, David Leahy, who was one of the "Rough Riders" of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. Leahy describes his experience in the war including the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: The Spanish American War: Teller and Platt Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read about the Teller Amendment and the subsequent Platt Amendment, which dealt with American control over Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Black Participation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the difficult situation of African-Americans who fought in the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Uss Winslow in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War Centennial Website presents primary source material about the events of the USS Winslow during the Spanish-American War.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for the general terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War and results for the United States.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Black, White, and Yellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the type of journalism that the press used during the Spanish-American War. It includes a brief history of how yellow journalism influenced the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Thomas Troy: Coal Passer: Uss Maine: Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from Thomas Troy, a coal passer aboard the USS MAINE serving in the Spanish-American War, written less than a month before the ship is lost.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Capt. George F. Elliott's Report: Fight at Cuzco Well

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material on the Battle of Cuzco Well as reported by Capt. George F. Elliott. Elliott was in charge of the expedition and also in command of Company C of the First Marine Battalion during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Letters of Carl Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Memories of San Juan Hill

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson: Writes Home From the Trenches

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American war time letter written by Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson about events prior to the attack at Santiago, Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Report of Captain Charles Parkhurst

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Report of the Action: 17th u.s. Infantry: Battle of El Caney

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 12th u.s. Infantry, Company F at the Battle of El Caney, Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Account of Captain F. E. Chadwick: Uss New York: Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Original report of Captain F.E. Chadwick's account of the Battle of Santiago provides detail into the events of the battle during the Spanish American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Pilot: Miguel Lopez: Report of Cruiser Maria Teresa

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish harbor pilot Miguel Lopez Reports on the last minutes of the Cruiser Maria Teresa at the beginning of the Naval Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Squadron Bulletins From the u.s. Flagship New York

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of squadron bulletins for the North Atlantic Squadron during the Spanish American War, under the command of Admiral William Sampson, written aboard the squadron's flagship, the cruiser NEW YORK.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Battleship Iowa: Bernard Keegan: Writes Home About Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from the Spanish-American War battleship IOWA crewmember, Bernard Keegan describes the action witnessed during the Battle of Santiago.