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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Problems With Army Uniforms

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 3rd u.s. Volunteer Cavalry on the Way to the Front

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: William A. Reese Jr. Of the 11th U. S. Infantry Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of letters written home during the Spanish-American War by Willian A. Reese, Jr. of the 11th U.S. Infantry.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Burt O. Mullin: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Company C: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 15th Minnesota: Co. H's, Farewell Dinner

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 1st Sgt. William Curtis: 9th Mass Volunteer Infantry: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from Sgt. William Curtis to his wife describing his time in deployment during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 6th Virginia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 47th New York Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles appearing in the Brookyn Eagle concerning the 47th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Band Music, and Camp Life

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: A Newspaper Account of the Army Mule

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper account pays tribute to the mule, an indispensable work animal of which the Army had about 3,000 of during the Spanish-American War.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Blessed Bunnies: Theodore Roosevelt Writes Home to His Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters from Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to his children who he affectionately called his "blessed bunnies". Roosevelt writes from Tampa Florida during the Spanish-American War.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Report of Captain John D. Potter: Dynamite Gun Detachment

For Students 9th - 10th
Report made from Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War by Captain John D. Potter who was in command of Dudley-Sims Dynamite guns manned by a portion of the 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: A Diary of Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of a member of Battery A, First Brigade, of the Pennsylvania National Guard Volunteer Artillery consisting of four officers and 78 enlisted men were the first mustered into the Spanish American War service from Pennsylvania.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Corporal James P. Jones: Writes Home From Trenches

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War era letter written by Corporal James P. Jones describes events that occurred during the days following the attack at on the San Juan Heights, July 1, 1898.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Death of General Vara Del Rey

For Students 9th - 10th
An account describes events at the Battle of El Caney and the death of General Vara Del Rey during the Spanish-American War.
Website
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...
Website
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.
Website
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.
Handout
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.
Article
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.
Website
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.
Website
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.
Website
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.
Website
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.