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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Camp Life of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry: Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War era article from the Knoxville, Journal and Tribune, dated November 24, 1898 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 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles from the Spanish-American War era published in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune provide information on the camp life experienced by the 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles published in the Knoxville, Journal and Tribune, provide accounts of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Accounts of the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War as appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune in 1989.
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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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry in Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles from August 27, 1898 describing accounts of the 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune during the Spanish-American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 158th Indiana Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper account of the 158th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in Camp Poland, Tennessee during the Spanish American War appeared in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, August, 1898.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Accounts published in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune, describe events experienced by the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry at Camp Poland, Tennessee, during the Spanish American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Reports From the Division Hospital at Camp Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Article appearing in the Knoxville Journal and Tribune provide accounts of the Division Hospital at Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tennessee during the Spanish American War describing conditions for the sick and injured, including the addition...
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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.
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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: Experiments With War Kites

For Students 9th - 10th
An account reported in the New York Times, August 1 of 1989 describes experiments with war kites which were being done over David Island's, Fort Slocum and Glen Island, New York demonstrating how an enemy could be destroyed by dynamite.
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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.
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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.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico, offers a glimpse into the events and soldier experiences of that day during the Spanish-American War.
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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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Signaling at Cuzco Well

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material offers an account of the actions of Pvt. John Fitzgerald and Sgt. John Quick signaling for help during the Spanish-American War battle at Cuzco Well.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Danger in Fire Room 2!

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the danger associated with the Spanish American war vessels, powered by coal and steam, and the quick-thinking men who went beyond the call of duty.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read a personal account of an infantryman whose unit saw action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.