Our Clark County, Wisconsin
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS
Harper's Weekly--The Dramatic Ending of the War in Puerto Rico.
President's Message of Peace delivered to General Brooke, August 13 as he was about to open fire.
Drawn from Life by T. Dart Walker, Special Artist for "Harper's Weekly" with the American Forces.
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Date
21 Apr – 13 Aug, 1898 (3 mo., 3 wks, 2 da)
In 1896, one star was added, representing Utah, bringing the total number of stars to 45. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies. |
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Cross of Military Merit and Grave Marker (for Combat in Cuba) |
During the 12 years that this flag existed, Hawaii was annexed, William McKinley become President, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor and the Spanish-American War was fought between Spain and the United States. During this time the first Boston subway was completed, American Samoa was occupied, the U.S. population exceeded 75 million for the first time, the first Rose Bowl game was played , William McKinley was assasinated, the Ford Motor Company made the first Model-T, the first World Series game was played, the first powered flight was made at Kitty Hawk, the Panama Canal Zone was acquired, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake caused massive damage in Northern California, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation was established. |
HISTORY & MEMORIES
Campman's History of the Spanish American War
Company A Muster Rolls, Original Documentation [Cover] [1] [2] [3] [4]
Company A Mustered Out Rolls, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Spanish American War, Puerto Rico Campaign (Co. A, 3rd WI, which included many Clark County, WI soldiers)
Spanish Officers, stationed in Puerto Rico before the outbreak of the 1898 war posing in their fighting finery [Photo].
EATON
Williams, Dell 1876-1940
GREEN GROVE
Marquardt, Charles (Mentioned in Zassenhaus' Letter); Biography
HEWETT
Bohnhoff, Fred C. (1874 - 1918)
HIXON
Meyer, Lewis (Mentioned in Zassenhaus' Letter)
MAYVILLE
Horton, Gustavus A. (1877? - 1925)
PINE VALLEY
Campman, William 1875-1982, (Photo)
Neverman, Fred L. (1871 - 1930)
Neverman, Otto B. (1871 - 1929)
Plopf, Henry 1856
Sniteman, Charles 1851
Youmans, Charles A. (1866 - 1929)
Zassenhaus, Will (1877? – 1914); Biography (letter from the battlefield)
THORP
GRANT
WASHBURN
Frantz, Henry 1869
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Adkins, W.H. |
Heath, John Lloyd, Clyde |
Oleson, Peter Ploof, T.F. |
Spanish Officers
Stationed in Puerto Rico before the 1898 war posing in their fighting finery.
Contributors: The Jailhouse Museum, Marge Rakovec, Clark Co., WI History Buffs
