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Spanish American War: The Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
Details of the explosion aboard the USS Maine, including photo links, and the response of the American media. In addition, there is information about other aspects of the Spanish American War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Martin Anthony Schuster's: The Spanish American War: Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
First-hand account of the experiences of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company A, as seen through the eyes of one man during the Spanish American War and the U.S. occupation of Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. Eli Al. Helmick: 10th U. S. Infantry: Writes Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter written by Lt. Eli Al. Helmick, 10th U. S. Infantry, during the Spanish-American war expresses the sentiment and attitude on the eve of the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: J. House Moore: Writes Home About: The Assault on El Caney

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter sent home from J. House Moore during the Spanish-American War describes the assault on El Caney in Cuba, 1898.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of Private William C. Kniffen

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of Private William C. Kniffen describes life and actions during the Spanish-American War in Cuba.
Primary
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: Chaplain Harry Jones: Conducts a Funeral Ashore

For Students 9th - 10th
Account written by Rev. Harry Jones, who served as the chaplain aboard the Battleship TEXAS. Chaplain Jones went ashore to aid the wounded and bury the dead as the First Marine Battalion was fighting to secure Guantanamo during the...
Primary
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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of Private William Karg: 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of Private William Karg who was a member of the 8th Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War provides a glimpse into the experience had by Karg and his fellow soldiers.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Private Oscar Hochstadter: 71st New York Volunteer Infantry: Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War era letter written by Private Oscar Hochstadter, 71st New York Volunteer Infantry to his parents, providing a glimpse of life on the eve of battle.
Primary
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: C. F. Smitch of the Uss Vulcan Writes Home to His Lady

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish American War Centennial Website presents a letter written by member of the USS Vulcan, C. F. Smith, about the death and burial of a fellow soldier in Cuba during the war.
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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: 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: 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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Library of Congress

Loc: Stephen Crane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...
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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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Conditions on the u.s. Army Transports

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from the report of Lt. Col. B. F. Pope, Chief Surgeon of the Fifth Corps, U.S. Army, describing the conditions aboard several U.S. Army transports, which were to be used to carry troops for the invasion of Cuba.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: "Burden," the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site includes poems and editorials, some of which that praise, others that harshly condemn what Rudyard Kipling asserted was the "White Man's Burden."
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Oakland Museum of California

Gold Rush: California on the Eve Californios

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Charmed Life by Richard Harding Davis

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the short story "A Charmed Life" by Richard Harding Davis about the dangers faced by a war correspondent during the Spanish American War.