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Join the History Seekers as we search the grounds of a long-lost U.S. military camp from the Spanish-American War of 1898. Once a staging ground for soldiers—including members of the famed Rough ...
Working through periods of extreme austerity, the Signal Corps, under the direction of far-sighted and innovative leaders, expanded in the period from the Spanish-American War (1898) through the ...
This got our attention metal detecting Spanish American War camps that we found exploring the woods. The camp was first used during the Spanish American War from 1898 to 1899 and later just prior ...
Soldiers will wear period costumes from wars throughout U.S. history to march in the Army parade. 'It's a little hot, but ...
April 21, 1898 marks the beginning of the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley ordered a naval blockade of Cuba 125 years ago as diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain… ...
The print, now in the Library of Congress collection, depicts the battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in Cuba in 1898. Supplied caption information says it shows the charge "of ...
The U.S. Army suffered 2,565 deaths from disease in all theaters during the course of the war. When the war began in April 1898, the U.S. Army was small, with fewer than 30,000 soldiers.
Spanish Siege of Pensacola (March 9-May 8, 1781), engraving by Vernier from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amerique in 1837.
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration of war against Spain.
Most recently, in January 2017, the U.S. Army announced plans to switch to a new standard issue pistol – the Sig Sauer M17 and M18, based on the company’s P320 pistol.
American soldiers hoist a flag on Aug. 13, 1898, at Fort Malate during the Spanish-American War. This short but pivotal 1898 conflict marked the United States' emergence as a global power.
More than 405,000 American service members died in the war, making it the second-deadliest in U.S. history. Korean War (1950–1953) — 36,574 deaths Library of Congress ...