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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Admiral Cervera's Report of the Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Report made to the Spanish Ministry of Marine by Admiral Cervera describes events of the Battle of Santiago.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Ninth u.s. Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a history of the Ninth U.S. Infantry, which served in both the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Two Wars, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A political cartoon depicting a Union and a Confederate veteran united in support for the Spanish-American War. A painting entitled Twelve-Inch Gun depicting elegant officers and ladies aboard a battle ship, civilizing gentility and the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 9th - 10th
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Letters of Private Peter Hertzog

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Report of Major Charles Morton

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Pvt. Andrew Nelson: Letter of His Death at Camp Cuba Libre

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letter of Condolence: Chaplain John Chidwick

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter of Condolence to the family of Pvt. John Bennett, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.S. Maine from Chaplain John Chidwick, U.S.S. Maine.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. John Blandin: u.s.s. Maine: Letter Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Lt. John Blandin of the Battleship MAINE writes home just after the explosion on the ship in Havana Harbor which left many of the crew dead or injured.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Diver Charles Morgan, Uss New Yo Rk: Descent Into the Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
An account by diver, Charles Morgan of the U.S.S. New York, describing, in graphic detail, his descent into the wreckage of the U.S.S. Maine among the deceased to examine the cause of the explosion.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Death of Cuban General Antonio Maceo

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the death of Cuban General Antonio Maceo sent to the U. S. Consul to Cuba, Fitzhugh Lee, in 1897 by Colonel Charles Gordon, who was present at the time of the General's death.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Francisco Gomez' Last Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter reported to have been written by Francisco Gomez, son of the Cuban Revolutionary leader Calixto Gomez at the time of his death.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: A Newspaper Account of the Skirmish at Las Guasimas, Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Campaign in Cuba: Sergeant John J. Turner, Usv

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Band of the 71st New York Volunteer Infantry: Under Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Men of the Ninth u.s. Infantry's Experience on Picket Duty

For Students 9th - 10th
An account portrays the experience of the men of the 9th U.S. Infantry in the days following the attack on San Juan Hill.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Captain John Travis: Writes Home of the Cuban Occupation

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter written to his mother by John Worsham Travis, Captain of Company K of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry provides insight into the life of the occupation forces in Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Raising the u.s. Flag in Hawaii: Transfer of Sovereignty: August 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Report of Naval Commander, J.N. Miller, to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy on transfer of sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands with the raising of the U.S. Flag.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry's Experiencences Camp Hastings

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article published in the Erie Daily Times, 1898, gives insight into the lives of the men of the 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and life at Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania's Camp Hastings.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: History of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry: Diary of Joseph Beiler

For Students 9th - 10th
A descriptive history of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry from the diary of Joseph Beiler, a member of Troop B.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Sherman Wyre: 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co H, Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry: Steam for Puerto Rico

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article with photo provides details of the departure of the 2nd and 3rd Volunteer Infantry as it leaves for Puerto Rico.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 1st West Virginia Infantry in Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series of articles appearing in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, provides information on the camp life experienced by the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Transport Yucatan Nearly Rams the Matteawan!

For Students 9th - 10th
An account details, with photo, the event that occurred while General Shafter's Fifth Corps was on its way to Cuba, when transport YUCATAN nearly rammed the transport MATTEAWAN.

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