Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: R. F. Shier: Uss Harvard Writes Home: Harvard Incident
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Auxiliary Cruisers St. Paul and St. Louis
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Log of the Auxiliary Cruiser Yankee
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...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Destruction of the Battleship Maine
Website on the Spanish American War teaches about the battleship USS Maine, its destruction and accounts of its crew.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Blacksmith Austin Durney's Account: Cutting the Cables at Cienfuegos
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Curtis Jennings: Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie: Writes Home
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: David Leahy: 1st u.s. Volunteer Cavalry: Rough Riders: Writes Home
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: World of 1898: The Spanish American War: Teller and Platt Amendments
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Black Participation
This site contains historical information on the difficult situation of African-Americans who fought in the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Uss Winslow in Action
Spanish American War Centennial Website presents primary source material about the events of the USS Winslow during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress
Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris 1898
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Black, White, and Yellow
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Thomas Troy: Coal Passer: Uss Maine: Letter
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Capt. George F. Elliott's Report: Fight at Cuzco Well
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.
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: 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 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: 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: Account of Captain F. E. Chadwick: Uss New York: Battle of Santiago
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Pilot: Miguel Lopez: Report of Cruiser Maria Teresa
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Squadron Bulletins From the u.s. Flagship New York
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.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Battleship Iowa: Bernard Keegan: Writes Home About Battle of Santiago
Letter from the Spanish-American War battleship IOWA crewmember, Bernard Keegan describes the action witnessed during the Battle of Santiago.