Major General John Leonard Hines
John Leonard Hines was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on 21 May 1868. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1891, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to […]
Major General Henry W. Lawton, USA
While he had served with distinction in the Civil War and Indian Wars, Henry W. Lawton rose to national prominence for his service in the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. […]
Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles was born near Westminster, Massachusetts, on 8 August 1839. He received a rudimentary military education from a former French officer and then joined a company of volunteers […]
BG Joseph Wheeler, USA
When war broke out between the United States and Spain in 1898, President William McKinley, in a move to help heal the wounds of the Civil War and reunite North […]
The Black “Immune” Regiments in the Spanish-American War
By LTC Roger D. Cunningham, USA Ret. In April 1898 Congress declared war on Spain, and patriotic Americans of all colors rallied to the flag. The rampant discrimination that characterized […]
Puerto Rico and the Philippines: The Lesser Known Campaigns of the Spanish-American War
by Kevin Hymel When the United States declared war with Spain in 1898, American planning focused on Cuba. The U.S. Army campaigns that followed, however, took on global proportions. Along […]
Order of Battle of the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico: 25 July at Guanica Expeditionary Force (Miles) Provisional Division (-) (Henry) Garretson’s Brigade (+) 6th Mass. Vol. 6th Ill. Vol. (-) Attached: F, 3rd Arty. B, 4th Arty. […]
Black Jack in Cuba: General John J. Pershing’s Experience in the Spanish-American War
by Kevin Hymel To most Americans, San Juan Hill conjures up images of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders dashing up the hill to victory, but other soldiers also played […]
