| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — Spanish Historical Marker — Corregidor Island |
| | Spanish text:
La isla de Corregidor paso a formar parte de la Corona de España el 19 de Mayo de 1571, al ser ocupada por el intrépido navegante Miguel López de Legaspi, fundador de la Ciudad de Manila.
Debido a su posición estratégica, Corregidor sivió como Fortaleza protectora guardian de la Bahía de Manila durante 327 años, hasta el 2 de Mayo de 1898. Durante esos años presenció gloriosas escenas de heroism, en las que la historia de Filipinas y la de España se . . . — Map (db m64787) HM |
| Alabama (Baldwin County), Fort Morgan — The Pride of Seven Flags |
| | (East Face):
Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.
Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestor’s worth, who heard the thunder of the fray break o’er the field beneath knew the watchword of the day was “Victory or Death.”
(North Face):
Dates of battles and some events relative to Fort Morgan.
1711 – Battle, France – England
1719 – Battle, . . . — Map (db m4649) HM |
| Alabama (Hale County), Greensboro — Magnolia Grove |
| | Birthplace, ancestral home of
Richard Pearson Hobson
1870-1937
Spanish - American War Hero
Admiral Hobson, as naval officer,
Statesman, lecturer and author,
Urged national preparedness:
Championed human welfare causes.
Alabama made this home a state shrine
to Admiral Hobson in 1943.
House built in 1838 by Col. Isaac Croom. — Map (db m33733) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Homewood — Union Hill Cemetery |
| | Union Hill Cemetery is the burial grounds of many pioneers and early settlers of the Shades Valley area. It was established in the 1870s. but includes gravestones dating back to the early 1850s due to the relocation of two earlier, smaller cemeteries to Union Hill - the Daniel Watkins Cemetery in 1946 and the Enoch Anderson Watkins Cemetery in 2004. Union Hill Cemetery is also the final resting place of many veterans who served in the Civil War, Spanish - American War, WWI, WWII, and the Korean . . . — Map (db m26293) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Wheeler Rifles — ~Organized 1888~ |
| | Prior to the repeal of the Militia Act in 1902, states maintained their own militia. One of the last militia in Florence and Lauderdale County was the Wheeler Rifles.
Organized in 1888, under the command of Captain Julian Fields, it was named for U.S. Congressman Joseph Wheeler, a Confederate hero who later commanded the U.S. Cavalry in Cuba. The Wheeler Rifles, under the command of Captain William Martin, was the first militia company in Alabama to volunteer for service in the . . . — Map (db m32774) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Rogersville — General Joseph Wheeler — Soldier ~ Statesman ~ Patriot |
| | "Trusted, honored, and loved by the people of Alabama for his splendid character and distinguished service as a citizen and soldier.
Born September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia, Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, and was commissioned A 2nd Lt., U.S. Army. In 1861, he resigned his commission and offered his services to the Confederate States of America.
His devotion to duty and tireless efforts resulted in rapid promotion from 1st Lt. to Colonel of the 19th Alabama Inf., . . . — Map (db m37484) HM |
| Alabama (Lawrence County), Hillsboro — Home of Annie Wheeler |
| |
Born July 31, 1868 ~ Died April 10, 1955
Daughter of General Joseph Wheeler
Gallantly served her country three times on foreign soil.
Volunteer nurse, Santiago, Cuba~1898.
Spanish~American War and Manila, P.I. ~1899
during Philippine Insurrection.
Red Cross Worker with A.E.F. France, World War I ~1918.
Beloved as a humanitarian and benefactor of mankind. — Map (db m29558) HM |
| Alabama (Lawrence County), Wheeler — Home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler — 1836~1906 |
| | "Fighting Joe Wheeler"
Confederate Cavalry Commander of Army of Tennessee.
Major~General, Cavalry,U.S.A. in Spanish American War
Soldier~Statesman~Author~Planter
One of Alabama's representatives in the Statuary Hall in Washington. — Map (db m29556) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Maxwell Air Force Base — Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV — Wilson's Raiders |
| |
(Side A)
Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV
1837-1925
Exceptional American soldier, born Illinois, West Point Class of 1860, MG at 27. Civil War service: Port Royal 1861-62, Aide to McClellan '62; Vicksburg and Chattanooga Campaigns, Grant's staff '63-64, Chief of Cavalry Bureau '64; Wilderness and Valley Campaigns, Commander Cavalry Division, Sherman's Corps'64; Franklin, Nashville, AL & GA '64-65. Retired from Army 1870; pursued railroading career in U.S., Latin America, . . . — Map (db m64436) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — John Campbell Greenway — 1872-1926 |
| | Rough Rider, mining engineer, developer of the Ajo copper mines and designer of the town of Ajo for Calumet and Arizona Mining Co., Brigadier General, Army Reserve, and Regent, University of Arizona.
The other original casting, representing Arizona, is located in the Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Sculptor - Gutzon Borglum — Map (db m41974) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — Spanish War Veterans Monument — 1898-1902 |
| | In Memory of Those Who Served
Spanish American War 1898-1902
Cuba – Porto Rico – Philippines – China
Lest You Forget — Map (db m38993) HM |
| Arizona (Yavapai County), Prescott — Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor — 1866 - 1922 |
| | This free-spirited Son of the West, sensitive to the changing era in which he lived, portrayed the western epic in marble and bronze. Our "Bucky O'Neill" monumental bronze is among his greatest works, and is acclaimed by art critics as one of the finest equestrian monuments in the world. — Map (db m21165) HM |
| Arkansas (Carroll County), Eureka Springs — Spanish-American and World War Veterans Memorial |
| |
In memory of our deceased
World War Veterans
Western District
of Carroll County
In Memoriam
United Spanish War
Veterans
1898 — Map (db m59973) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Jos. H. McCourt / Bruno L. Putzker |
| | In Memoriam
Jos. H. McCourt
1877 – 1900
Co. F. 8th Cal Inf. U.S.V. – Co. I. 35th Inf. U.S.V.
———
Bruno L. Putzker
1880 – 1899
Btry. K. 3rd U.S. Army
Berkeley men killed in action in Philippines Insurrection — Map (db m52400) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — J. Holland Laidler Camp No.5 Plot |
| | J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company’s Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of hostilities, he joined the Hospital Corps. United States Army, and was killed in action during the Philippine insurrection, April 24, 1899, at Quinqua, Philippine Islands. He was born in Elko, Houston County, Georgia, July 11, 1876.
The Department of . . . — Map (db m12504) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Maine Memorial — Spanish War Veterans Memorial |
| | At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbor. After 23 days of testimony and examination of the evidence, a court of inquiry found that the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the subsequent explosions in two or more of the ship’s magazines.
Of the 355 . . . — Map (db m12520) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — California Volunteers' Memorial |
| | Erected by the Citizens of San Francisco in Honor of the California Volunteers Spanish-American War 1898
“First to the Front” — Map (db m36691) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Dewey Monument |
| | (Panel 1)
On the night of April Thirtieth 1898 Commodore Deweys squadron entered Manila Bay and undaunted by the danger of submerged explosives reached Manila at dawn of May First 1898 • Attacked and destroyed the Spanish fleet of ten war ships • Reduced the forts and held the city in subjection until the arrival of troops from America
(Panel 2)
Erected by the citizens of San Francisco to commemorate the victory of the American Navy under Commodore George Dewey at Manila . . . — Map (db m15075) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — The Ordoñez Gun — A “War Prize” from the Philippines – 1899 |
| | The Presidio’s Ordoñez gun was originally mounted in a Spanish coastal fort at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Undamaged during the Spanish American War, the gun was captured by Filipino nationalists, who were known as “Insurrectos” by the occupying Americans.
In September 1899, a combined U.S. Army-Navy force attacked the Filipino positions at Subic Bay. This gun was reported to have been destroyed by shellfire from the American cruiser USS Charleston. Some historians . . . — Map (db m12619) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — War in the Philippines — The Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and the Presidio — 1898 – 1902 |
| | On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain. The immediate causes were America’s support of Cuba’s ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. This was the first overseas war fought by the United States, with campaigns in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
On May 18, 1898, the Spanish fleet guarding the Philippine Islands was defeated by the U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore George Dewey. Unaware . . . — Map (db m48530) HM |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Veterans Plaza |
| |
[First Marker]
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history. It marked the first time that we sent troops overseas to defend freedom. Whether at San Juan Hill or Manila Bay, these founders of the VFW distinguished themselves heroically.
We Pause to Remember
VFW Post #8762
[Second Marker]
WORLD WAR I 1917 - 1918
America's veterans rose to the challenge of the first world war with courage and dedication. In doing so, they won . . . — Map (db m15707) WM |
| Colorado (Denver County), Denver — Irving Hale |
| | Scholar, Soldiers, Citizen Valedictorian of the first class, Denver high School, 1877. Graduated from United States Military Academy 1884 with record of 2070.4 out of possible 2075. War with Spain, Colonel 1st Colorado infantry U.S.V. His regiment led the advance in capture of Manila and there raised the first American flag. Brigadier General U.S.V. Aug. 13, 1898, Philippine Insurrection, thirteen engagements, wounded Meycauayan awarded silver medal for gallantry in action at Calumpit. . . . — Map (db m46108) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bridgeport — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m27128) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | [ Inscribed around the bronze base ]
Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Danbury 1776 1861 1898 1917 Donald E. Curran SC — Map (db m22785) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ridgefield Veterans Monument |
| | [ west side ]
To the Memory of The
Citizens of Ridgefield
Who Served Their Country
In the Wars of the Republic
1775 – 1918
Erected by the People of Ridgefield MCMXXIV
[ east side ]
War of the Revolution
Patrick Ambrose • Amos Baker • Bartholomew Baker • Seth Baker • John Baldwin • John Barns • Wakeman Barrett • Stephen Beers • Abijah Benedict • Daniel Benedict • Darius Benedict • Gamaliel Benedict • Jesse Benedict • John Benedict • Benjamin Bennett • . . . — Map (db m31972) WM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Wilton — Wilton Veterans Memorial |
| | Wilton Veterans Memorial
Honoring
Those who served
Revolutionary War 1775 – 1784
War of 1812 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 1865
Spanish – American War 1989 – 1902
World War I 1917 – 1918
World War II 1941 – 1946
Korean Conflict 1950 – 1955
Vietnam War 1964 – 1973
Dedicated Memorial Day 1988
by
The American Legion
James B. Whipple Post 86
and
Rotary Club of . . . — Map (db m32254) WM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Avon — Avon Veterans Monument |
| | [ center panel ]
Avon Remembers
"No Greater Gift"
Mexican War
Sperry, Orrin
Civil War
Beman, Job • Booth, Austin C • Brewer, Gilbert F • Buckley, Frederick O • Calkins, Obed H • Clark, Henry W • Evans, Henry D • Evans, Newton J • Fra, John M • Hawley, Robert A • Hurd, Btron W • McArthur, Henry • Parsons, Norton D • Porter, Henry C • Rice, Eli • Rogers, Chauncey • Rogers, William H • Opson, Charles • Willard, James S • Willard, John L • Woodford, Edgar M • Woodford, Sheldon . . . — Map (db m33168) WM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument |
| | [ upper plaque ]
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U.S.A.
Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
[ lower plaque ]
To Perpetuate the memory of the Citizens
of Bristol Who served in the War with
Spain, Philippine Insurrection and
China Relief Expedition
1898 – 1902
Dedicated Sept. 14, 1929
G. A. Hadsell Camp No. 21 — Map (db m34283) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Spanish War Veterans Memorial |
| | To commemorate the valor and patriotism of the Hartford men who served their country in the war with Spain 1898 — Map (db m28288) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), New Britain — New Britain Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | [ panel 1 ]
In Memoriam
Not a war for conquest or
military glory, but a righte
ous war fought by American vol
unteers to succor the weak and
oppressed against foreign tyr
anny and to give to Cuba and
the Philippines a place among
the free peoples of the earth
1898 1902
Spanish American War
[ panel 2 ]
Rough Riders Attacking San Juan Hill
[ panel 3 ]
New Britain volunteers in the Spanish American War
Philippine Insurrection and China . . . — Map (db m41515) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Barkhamsted — Barkhamsted Soldiers Memorial |
| | [ north side ]
1776
The Tribute
Of The
People Of Barkhamsted
To The
Memory Of Her Sons
And Daughters
Who Fought To
Establish Defend And Preserve
The Nation
---
Erected 1897
[ lower plaque ]
World War II
Jespersen, Donald • Jones, Edward E. • Kaiser, Herbert J. • Kelly, Harold M. • Lauff, John • Lavender, Charles • Lavieri, Carmine E. • Lavieri, Carmine R. • LeGeyt, Charles H. Jr. • LeGeyt, Henry A. • Lemioux, Edgar • Lemioux, Girard • . . . — Map (db m29847) WM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), East Canaan — East Canaan Veterans Monument |
| | [ north side ]
This Memorial
Was Erected By The
Citizens & Friends
of
East Canaan Conn
1928
[ west side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Answered
Their Country's Call
1917 – 1918
[ east side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Defended
Their Country
1776 – 1812
1865 - 1898 — Map (db m41853) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Torrington — Torrington Veterans Memorial |
| | This Memorial
Records The Devotion Of
The Sons And Daughters
Of Torrington Who In The
Hour Of Need Gave Their
Services To Their Country
Putting Honor And Duty
Above Safety They Sought
Not Glory But The Good Of
Their Country And Humanity
Erected By The Grateful City
And People Of Torrington — Map (db m30459) WM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Guilford — Guilford Spanish-American War Monument |
| | In Honor Of All
Who Served In The Armed Forces Of
The United States Of America During
The Spanish American War
Cuba-Puerto Rico-Philippines-China
1898 – 1902
Erected By Frederick Fuller Camp 24
United Spanish War Veterans
1941 — Map (db m57418) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meriden Spanish American War Memorial |
| | This memorial presented by the City of Meriden to the veterans of the Spanish American War
Company L., First Regiment, Connecticut Vol. Infantry.
Bowen, Charles B. • Jones, Delbert R. • Keeney, Raymond G. • Abel, Alfred A. • Abel, Arthur A. • Aichler, Joseph G. • Amann, Louis C. • Anthony, George H. • Banner, William H. • Bartram, Howard H. • Benson, Axel M. • Benziger, Frederick C. • Bevins, Walter L. • Bickford, Louis H. • Bofird, Maxwell • Bolton, Edwin F. • Borchardt, L. Ferdinand • . . . — Map (db m26601) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — USS Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m27286) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — In Memory of Agustus Canfield Ledyard |
| | In Memory of
Agustus Canfield Ledyard
Of the class of MDCCCXCVIII First Lieu-
tenant US Army. Born February XVII
MDCCCLXXVII Killed in Action on
island of Negros Philippine
Islands December VII MDCCCXCIX
Erected by his Classmates — Map (db m34886) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Orange — Orange Veterans Monument |
| | Amerigion Legion Post 127
In Memory Of
The Veterans Of
The War of Independence
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War — Map (db m27723) WM |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Spanish Flagship Gun |
| | This gun was taken from the wreck of Admiral Cervera's flagship Maria Theresa which fired the first shot July 3, 1898 as she steamed from Santiago Harbor. — Map (db m19057) HM |
| Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial |
| | [Panel 1:]African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an individual who in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, "distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity in action, at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty." The history of this medal, the deeds for . . . — Map (db m19447) HM |
| District of Columbia (Southeast Washington), Washington Navy Yard — "4-in. 40 caliber rifles" |
| | These two guns, originally known as breech-loading rifles, are trained in a southerly direction, to either side of the flagpole.
Gun on East side, registry no. 21, manufactured in 1896 here at the Navy Yard mounted on USS PURITAN (Monitor #1, BM-1, 1896-1922), one of the last of the USN monitors. She participated in the attack on the Spanish fleet at Santiago Cuba in July 1898.
Gun on West side, registry no. 152, manufactured in 1898 by American Ordnance Co., mounted on the USS TOPEKA . . . — Map (db m52098) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — These Five-Inch Brass Trophy Guns |
| | These five-inch brass trophy guns were captured from the Spanish Arsenal at Cavete, in the Phillipine Islands on May 1, 1898, following the defeat of the Spanish Squadron in Manila Bay by the United States Navy. Admiral Dewey, the hero of the campaign, directed that the guns be sent to the United States National Museum (now the Smithsonian Institution). The guns are on loan from the Smithsonian Institution Division of Armed Forces History. Plaques atop the gun barrels state they were made in . . . — Map (db m4211) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), East Potomac Park — Cuban Friendship Urn |
| | (smaller plaque on the urn) El recuerdo del “Maine” tendrá eterna duración durante los siglos los lazos de la amistad entre la tierra de Cuba y la tierra de los Estados Unidos de Norte América. —Gerardo Machado
(plaque on base) Esta copa fué esculpida de un fragmento de la columna de mármol del monumento a las víctimas del “Maine” ericido en la ciudad de La Habana, cuya columna fué derribada por el ciclón de 20 de Octubre de 1926.
. . . — Map (db m7871) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling [JBAB] — "The Gun" — Hontoria 140 mm. |
| | This Hontoria 140 mm. (5.9 in.) naval gun was taken from the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo following her capture at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Almirante Oquendo, of the Infanta Maria Teress class, was one of six Spanish ships which sortied from the Cuban port in order to avoid capture in the harbor. None escaped the blockading U.S. Naval Squadron. The hole in the gun's shield was inflicted by one of approximately 50 rounds . . . — Map (db m63901) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Walter Reed Memorial |
| | [Front]Walter Reed 1851 - 1902 Bacteriologist - Research Scientist
In Honor of his great work in the fight for the eradication of yellow Fever.
[Back:]
[Insignia of the Army Medical Corps]
In recognition of the high public service of Major Walter Reed. — Map (db m17106) HM |
| Florida (Duval County), Jacksonville — Camp Site of the Forty-Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry |
| | This tablet marks the camp site
of the
Forty-Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Colonel William G. Dows
Commanding
1898-1899
War with Spain — Map (db m58576) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Orestes Ferrara |
| | Cuban patriots used this corner for street meetings in 1895. Among the speakers was Orestes Ferrara young Italian revolutionary in his Garibaldi red shirt. Ferrara stirred the Cuban exiles to fighting frenzy against Spanish oppression.
The young Italian joined a Tampa expedition to Cuba and became a celebrated guerrilla under Gen. Maximo Gomez with the birth of the Cuban Republic. Ferrara
rose to high office as lawyer, author, President of the Cuban Senate, Secretary of State and Cuban Ambassador to the United States. — Map (db m8939) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Rough Riders |
| | (Front face)
1 [Crossed Sabres Emblem]
1st U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry Regiment
Rough Riders Park
Dedicated March 1, 2003
Ybor City, Tampa, Florida
(Top Plaque)
"You Triumphed Over Obstacles
Which Would Have Overcome Men
Less Brave and Determined"
President McKinley
[Emblem of Hiker of '98]
Presented by
National Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
To The City Of Tampa, . . . — Map (db m32795) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Rough Riders Encampment ~ — June 1898 |
| | At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area, a sand flat without a tree, but surrounded by an extensive forest, was the camp site of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the most unusual regiment in the history of the U. S. Army. The Rough Riders (1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment), 1200 strong - included cowboys, Indians, polo players, ranchers, hunters, socialites, lawmen, trappers, et al. This hodge podge group left Tampa to fight in the hills of Cuba for their belief that "All . . . — Map (db m47551) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-42 — Tampa as Port of Embarkation for Spanish American War |
| | From April to June, 1898, Tampa served as port of embarkation for U.S. troops on their way to Cuba. Some 30,000 troops arrived in Tampa and 16,000 embarked from Port Tampa on June 7. The Tampa Bay Hotel was headquarters for the force's leaders including Generals Miles and Shafter and Colonel "Teddy" Roosevelt. The city also swarmed with visiting civilians including author Richard Harding Davis and Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. — Map (db m13635) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-31 — Tampa Bay Hotel |
| | Henry B. Plant built this ornate Moorish structure at a cost of $3 million. Opened in 1891, it became the social and cultural center of early Tampa. During the Spanish American War it was headquarters for troops going to Cuba and house such visitors as Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Clara Barton, Richard Harding Davis and Gen. Nelson Miles. Purchased by the City of Tampa in 1905, it has served as the main building of the University of Tampa since 1933. — Map (db m20020) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa Bay Hotel |
| | On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
known as the Rough Riders, embarked from Port
Tampa for victory in the Spanish-American War.
The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters
for general officers who came to organize an
invasion force for Cuba, and it gained national
attention. Lt. Col. Roosevelt and his wife, Edith
Kermit Carow Roosevelt, were hotel guests for
a brief stay. Later, Colonel Thoedore Roosevelt
became the . . . — Map (db m20160) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa's Oldest Restaurant — 1890 |
| | Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor City
was a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto )
Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvous
for the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya Cigar
Factory located across the street. In November 1891 Las
Novedades was destroyed by fire. It reopened in 1892.
During the Spanish - American War the Rough Riders
gained local fame when they gayly galloped into the
small restaurant, and the Latin inhabitants termed the
escapade "The Charge Of The Yellow Rice Brigade." — Map (db m31705) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Buffalo Soldiers in Tampa Heights — 1898 |
| | African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until after the Civil War. Organized into separate infantry and cavalry units, the black regiments were assigned to protect settlers in the American West. Native Americans, in honor of the fighting spirit of the African-American troops, called them "Buffalo Soldiers."
In April 1898, the United States declared . . . — Map (db m32837) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Rough Riders Passed By Here |
| | On June 3, 1898, when Tampa was a
cluster of old weather beaten houses
floating on an ocean of sand, Teddy
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
disembarked from their seven train
convoy in Ybor City, five miles from
Tampa City Hall.
They commandeered
some wagons, and moved men,
material and animals, through this
intersection to their encampment on
the Tampa Bay Hotel Road, about one
mile west of the river. The Rough Riders
who "could whip Caesar's Tenth
Legion," brought enduring fame to Tampa. — Map (db m15569) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Rough Riders Rode By Here — 1898 |
| | The intersection of Seventh Avenue and Twentysecond Street was a sandy cross-road connecting three army encampments in the Ybor City area during the Spanish-American War.
At this cross-road was located a water-trough where the Rough Riders watered their mounts.
Col. "Teddy" Roosevelt frequently rode by here on his horse "Texas," followed by this little dog, "Cuba." — Map (db m33805) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — United Spanish War Veterans — Tampa's 203 mm Spanish American War Gun |
| |
( North face )
This spot was headquarters
for Roosevelt Rough Riders.
Wheeler Cavalry and the
First Florida Troops 1898
( Northeast face )
This war brought the blue
of the cold bleak north and
the gray of the sunny south
into one great brotherhood and
liberty to an oppressed people
( East face )
Remember the Maine
( Southeast face )
[ Portrait ]
Admiral George Dewey
Victor of the Battle of Manilla Bay May 1 1898 . . . — Map (db m19979) HM |
| Florida (Polk County), Lakeland — Second Mass. Infantry Camp — May 17-30, 1898 |
| | Camp Massachusetts, one of the five encampments in Lakeland during the Spanish-American War, bordered part of Lake Morton. Pvt. Wesley S. Brass, of Company I, died here and was given "a funeral that Marshal of France might have deserved..." The 71st New York Infantry encamped by this lake, west of Massachusetts Avenue. — Map (db m51437) HM |
| Georgia (Ben Hill County), Fitzgerald — Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 |
| | “You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Hiker of ‘98 (on base of soldier)
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902
By the Camps and Auxiliaries of the Department of Georgia, United Spanish War Veterans, at the 18th Encampment
May 26-28, 1940 — Map (db m62952) WM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — The Chatham Artillery — 1786 |
| | On thefront,south side is inscribed:
Dedicate May 4, 1986
To honor the members of the
Chatham Artillery
Servants of God, Country,
State and Community
—
Soldiers in War
Patriots in Peace
On the east side is inscribed:
Chatham History 1786-1886
Organized May 1, 1786. Captain Edward Lloyd, former Sergeant Major at battle of Savannah was first commander. First duty in June 1786, was funeral honors for General Nathanael Greene.
Participated in . . . — Map (db m13371) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — The Georgia Volunteer — Spanish American Monument |
| | [South Face (front)]:
To those
Georgians who
volunteered and
served their
country in the
Spanish American
War
[North Face (back)]:
Spanish * War * Veterans
1898 - 1902
Philippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico, U.S.A.
[West Face, added in 1946]:
A Tribute to that
Soldier · Comrade · Citizen
William L. Grayson
1870 1941
1st. Lieut. Co. "M" 1st Regt. Ga. Vols.
Spanish American War
Commander Department of Georgia U.S.W.V.
1925 - . . . — Map (db m10589) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Tybee Island — Battery Hambright |
| | Cockspur Island saw one more military use
after the War Between the States. During the
Spanish American War, a small force was
garrisoned here to protect the river mouth.
They operated the controls for electric
mines in the Savannah River, and manned
guns in Fort Pulaski's demilume, and here,
on the left, at Battery Hambright. — Map (db m15064) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Tybee Island — 82002393 — Fort Screven — 1897 - 1945 |
| | Has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
May 25, 1982 — Map (db m18842) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Tybee Island — 025-58 — Fort Screven — ←—« |
| | The Legislature of Georgia in 1786 passed a law providing for a fort on Cockspur or Tybee Island to be named in honor of General James Screven, Revolutionary War hero. It was never built by the state. In 1808 the Federal government obtained jurisdiction over the property on Tybee Island now known as Fort Screven Reservation. Actual title was acquired in 1875 and the post, established in 1898, was in continuous use from the Spanish-American War through both World Wars. Primarily a Coast . . . — Map (db m22316) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Tybee Island — Fort Screven Bakery — Building #97 |
| | Activated just prior to the Spanish-American War and inactivated at the close of World War II, Fort Screven served as a military post for almost 50 years. During that time, Fort Screven was a coast artillery installation, an infantry post, District F, IV Corps Headquarters of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and during World War II, the U.S. Army's only Engineering Diving and Salvage training school of its type in the continental United States.
Built c. 1925, the post bakery served the . . . — Map (db m13076) HM |
| Georgia (Clay County), Fort Gaines — 030-7 — Fort Gaines Guards |
| | Organized in 1836 under the command of Col. J. E. Brown, for 74 years the Fort Gaines Guards was one of the best and, later, the oldest military organization in western Georgia. Kept intact between wars, the Guards fought in the Indian and Mexican Wars In 1861, 120 men under Capt. B. A. Turnipseed, as Co. D, 9th Ga. Regiment, Tige Anderson’s Brigade, Longstreet’s Corps, fought gallantly through the War Between the States. Of the original 120, only 13 remained to surrender at Appomattox. . . . — Map (db m47097) HM |
| Georgia (Clayton County), Fort Gillem — 031-AGD-4 — Wheeler Drive |
| | Named in honor of Maj. General Joseph Wheeler (USMA 1859), commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, CSA.
A renowned raider, he guarded the flanks of the Confederate Army, with headquarters near present Depot site, covering the Confederate retreat. A member of Congress 1881-1883 and 1885-1900, he was a Major General U. S. Vols. 1898, Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection and was appointed Brig. General, USA. He was one of the nation’s great Cavalry leaders. . . . — Map (db m59396) HM |
| Georgia (Glynn County), Brunswick — Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902 |
| | “You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Hiker of ’98 (On base of soldier)
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902
By the Department of Georgia and Department Auxiliary,
United Spanish War Veterans
Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention
June 8-9-10, 1947 — Map (db m62953) WM |
| Georgia (Hall County), Gainesville — Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 |
| | “You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902
By Department of Georgia
National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans
At the fifteenth Annual Convention
May 15-17, 1938 — Map (db m60433) HM |
| Georgia (Lamar County), Barnesville — Barnesville Blues |
| | Co. B – 121st Infantry
Barnesville, Georgia
“Old Gray Bonnet”
This memorial is dedicated to all who served with the Barnesville Blues. This company served actively as a part of Georgia’s National Guard in four wars. They fought numerous long, hard, and decisive battles, for which they received many distinguished awards for themselves and their company. For their courage, bravery, and devotion as true and loyal Americans, we respectfully place this monument in memory . . . — Map (db m25976) HM |
| Georgia (McIntosh County), Darien — 095-17 — Old River Road |
| | The River Road has changed but little in location since its beginning as a Military Route in 1739. Scottish Highlanders first marched over it on their way to invade Spanish Florida, and troops have used it in three wars - the War with Spain, the Revolution, and the War Between the States. As a civilian highway, this served first as the road to Fort Barrington and the Ferry, later as an important link in the old Macon to Darien highway, over which planters in their carriages, stage coaches, and . . . — Map (db m11352) HM |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — 106-16A — Camp Conrad |
| | Main entrance to site of Camp Conrad, where a brigade of 3,500 troops was stationed in the winter of 1898-99 (Spanish-American War). Camp site occupied space between Third and Sixth Avenues and 29th and 33rd Sts. Brigade was composed of 160th Indiana, Third Kentucky, and First West Virginia Regiments. The Indiana and Kentucky regiments went to Cuba and Puerto Rico in 1899. The West Virginia Regiment was mustered out at Camp Conrad.
Troops at Camp Conrad were reviewed on December 7, 1898, . . . — Map (db m42184) HM |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 |
| | “You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 Camps and Auxiliaries of the Department of Georgia
United Spanish War Veterans
At the 31st Annual Convention
May 10-12 1953 — Map (db m57362) HM |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — 106-16 — The Columbus Guards — >>>>-------> |
| | Site, of the last armory of the Columbus Guards, a noted military company chartered by the Georgia Legislature in 1843 and organized in 1835. They served voluntarily in the Indian War, 1836; the War with Mexico, 1846; the War Between the States, the Spanish War, on the Mexican Border in 1916-17, and the first World War after which they became inactive. The Columbus Guards furnished the largest number of volunteers of any of the 21 companies from Muscogee County in the States War. Serving in 31 . . . — Map (db m43951) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-43 — Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler |
| | A short distance north of this place, General Joseph Wheeler was born on Sept. 10, 1836. He graduated from West Point in 1859 and held the rank of 2nd
lieutenant when the Civil War broke out. Resigning his commission in the Mounted Rifles, U.S.A., to join the Confederate Army, Wheeler was promoted within twenty-one months to major general in charge of all cavalry of the Army of Tenn. In Feb. 1865, he was commissioned lieutenant general. Wounded three times, Wheeler played prominent parts in . . . — Map (db m14829) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-27 — Richmond County |
| | Originally designated as the Parish of St. Paul by the Act creating it in 1758, the name was changed in 1777 to Richmond County in honor of the Duke of Richmond, who, as a member of Parliament, was a zealous supporter of the American cause, advocating independence of the Colonies. It originally included a large part of four other counties: Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie and Warren. Included within its borders are the incorporated towns of Augusta, the county seat; Hephzibah, formerly . . . — Map (db m9706) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — The Veterans of 1898-1902 |
| | "You Triumphed Over Obstacles
Which Would Have Overcome Men
Less Brave And Determined"
President McKinley
Dedicated to
The Veterans Of 1898 to 1902
by Department of Georgia National Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
At the Twentieth Annual Convention
May 3, 4, & 5 1942 — Map (db m10187) HM |
| Georgia (Rockdale County), Conyers — 122-3 — “Fightin’ Joe” Wheeler |
| | Near this spot, May 9, 1865, Major General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A., and part of his staff were captured by Federal troops who were pursuing President Jefferson Davis. Gen. Wheeler was released at Athens but, later, was again arrested and sent north with Pres. Davis. He was imprisoned at Fort Delaware, Del., until June 8, 1865, when he was released. Gen. Wheeler fought more battles than any other cavalryman in the War Between the States. Wounded 3 times, he had his horse shot out from under him . . . — Map (db m19818) HM |
| Georgia (Spalding County), Griffin — 126-5 — Confederate Camp Milner |
| | Most Georgia troops for the Confederate Army were mobilized in Griffin. Camp Milner, the Cavalry Camp, was named for Ben Milner, prominent Spalding County man who gave financial aid in equipping companies from his county. Camp Stephens, the Infantry Camp, was north of Griffin on McIntosh Road. Griffin and Spalding County furnished 9 companies to the Army and several to the Georgia Militia for local service. Camp Milner became Camp Northen, named for Gov. W. J. Northen, in 1898. During the . . . — Map (db m27510) HM |
| Georgia (Wheeler County), Alamo — 153-1 — Wheeler County |
| | This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 14, 1912, is named for Gen. Joseph Wheeler, famous Confederate Cavalry leader and Major General of Cavalry in the Spanish War. He twice saved Augusta from Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry, at Waynesboro, Ga., in 1864 and at Aiken, S.C. in `65. For his brilliant work at Santiago Teddy Roosevelt called him "a regular gamecock." First County Officers were: Ordinary Wm. B. Kent, Superior Court Clerk John Durden Brown, Sheriff J.F. Wright, Tax Receiver . . . — Map (db m23634) HM |
| Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Origins of the Base / Construction |
| | (Left Side): Origins of the Base During the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Navy recognized that over half of the American sailors in that war had come from the Midwest. Congressman Foss of Illinois suggested that in the future, it might be advisable to train recruits from a Midwest facility. The Naval Appropriation Act of July 1, 1902 included a recommendation to Congress of a suitable site for a 1,500 capacity Naval Training Station to be located on the Great Lakes. Lake Bluff, . . . — Map (db m37937) HM |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Potomac — Potomac (Illinois) War Memorial |
| | Center Section Spanish American War - Civil War - W.W. I - W.W. II - Korean War - Vietnam - Gulf War - Lebanon Conflict
In Honor of all men aand women who served our Nation in war and peace.
Left - Memorial ]
Row One
Robert Keal • Jack Bergman • Robert Raymond • Phillip Thornton • Greg Thornton • Dallas Denison • Allan Criblez • Ray Frank Butler, I • Mark O. James • Sherman O. James • Edward P. James • Marlou F. James • Tyrus (Ty) Franklin • John Osborn, . . . — Map (db m17191) WM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Decatur — Adams County Peace Monument - Honor Rolls |
| | Left Side
Left - Small Plaque
Thomas Archibold
Pennsylvania
Pvt - Capt Bell’s Co
Revolutionary War
1755 - ✝ - 1837
Small Plaque
James Ball
Sgt - Col Bakers MD Regt
Revolutionary War
1751 - ✝ - 1834
Right - Small Plaque
George Emery
Capt - Col Smallwoods Regt
Revolutionary War
Oct 2, 1752 - ✝ - July 3, 1841
Small Plaque
William Shepherd
Adam’s Co
War of 1812
Aug 18, 1788 - . . . — Map (db m54763) WM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Spanish American War Veterans Gave Their Cannon |
| | In appreciation
of the
Spanish American War Veterans
who gave their cannon from
this Site for World War II
Harry Bohannon Post
No. 75 American Legion
installs and dedicates this field
piece in their honor. — Map (db m20803) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Spanish American War Veterans |
| | ( Front Plaque )
( Bronze “Crest” of the “Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August 1921, the surviving Veterans of the Spanish American War organized Greensburg Camp Number 63 - United Spanish American War Veterans. The members held a patriotic program on February 15 each year in observance of the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine until . . . — Map (db m44798) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Floyd County Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial |
| | (( Left Panel ))
Honor To our Civil War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - )
(( Center Panel ))
In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our Country
Dedicated by
Hobart Beach Post 1693 Veterans of Foreign Wars
1941 ---- World War II ---- 1945
( - - “Seals” - - U. S. Branches of Military )
(( Right Panel ))
Honor to our Spanish American War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - ) . . . — Map (db m47025) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — New Albany National Cemetery |
| | This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam. — Map (db m26409) HM |
| Indiana (Jefferson County), Madison — Lt. General Walter Krueger |
| | Walter Krueger, born in Prussia 1881,
raised in Madison, In
Attended Madison School System
Rose from a Private during the
Spanish-American War to Lt. General
Commanding the 6th Corps. of the Army in WW II.
Attended the Surrender Ceremony on USS Missouri.
Died in 1967. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Gen. Douglas MacArthur said,
“He was swift and sure in attack:
tenacious and determined in defense,
modest and restrained in Victory...
No army in military . . . — Map (db m22059) HM |
| Indiana (Johnson County), Franklin — Johnson County Spanish American War Honor Roll |
| | ( Plaque One )
—∮— ( Official Crest ) —∮—
United ★Spanish ★ War ★ Veterans
1898 ★ 1902
—∮— —— —∮— —— —∮—
[ Plaque Two ]
In Honor and Memory of
The Volunteers of 1898
Erected and Dedicated by
Franklin Camp No. 64
United Spanish War Veterans
( Row One )
Will O. Allen ∙ William J. Balser ∙ . . . — Map (db m55611) WM |
| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Knox County (Indiana) Gold Star Honor Roll |
| | Spanish American War, World War I, World War II,
Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm
Following the American Civil War, the United States emergence on the World scene was profound, if not inevitable.
The citizens of Knox County have been summoned on numerous occasions to answer their country’s need to fill the ranks of its armed services in conflicts throughout the world. These monuments before you are dedicated to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the hope and belief that . . . — Map (db m23497) WM |
| Indiana (LaGrange County), LaGrange — LaGrange County Spanish American War Memorial |
| | U. S. S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1898
This tablet is cast from material
recovered from the U. S. S. Maine — Map (db m53929) HM |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Spanish American War Memorial — Crawfordsville - Montgomery County Indiana |
| |
(Left Side - Entry)
(Small Stone)
April 26, 1898
(Large Stone)
Remember the Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898
- - - - - - -
(Right Side - Entry)
(Small Stone)
July 4, 1902
(Large Stone)
To All Montgomery County Veterans of the War with Spain
- - - - - - - -
(Front of Obelisk)
Co. M. 158th Ind. Vol. Inf. War with Spain
(Right of Obelisk)
Charles O. Wilhite Captain
(Left of Obelisk) . . . — Map (db m18838) WM |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — The Elston Homestead |
| | Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier.
Presented to Wabash College by Major Elston's grandson, Isaac Compton Elston, Jr., 1873-1964. Veteran of the Spanish-American War, banker, broker and long a good friend and trustee of the college. — Map (db m6427) HM |
| Indiana (Perry County), Tell City — Perry County Indiana Honor Roll Memorial |
| | In memory of Perry County Veterans who gave their lives for their Country
* * * Spanish American * * *
Albert Hemphill
* * * World War I * * *
( Row One )
Albert Bauer • Eugene Bolin • James Bolin • Anthony Bruggeman • William Connor • Forrest Cooney • Michael Fishback • Oliver Garrison • William Gilliland • Ernest Goffinet • William Grorhaus • John Hubert • Albert Krieg • John Marshall • James Murry • Harry Meyers • Edward Nelson • George Paulin • Hilmer Rau . . . — Map (db m47449) WM |
| Indiana (Tippecanoe County), Lafayette — Tippecanoe County War Memorial — Spain - Philippine Insurrection - China Relief Expedition — Cuba - Porta Rico |
| |
( Upper Plaque: )
United * Spanish * War * Veterans
* 1898 * 1902 *
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U. S. A.
( Lower Plaque: )
In memory of our comrades who on land and sea defended
the Nation’s Honor in the War with Spain, the Insurrection
in the Philippines and the China Relief Expedition
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m34824) WM |
| Iowa (Pottawattamie County), Council Bluffs — Mormon Battalion Mustering Grounds |
| | One of the most remarkable infantry marches in American history began here in July 1846 with the mustering of the Mormon Battalion. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) responded to the request from President James K. Polk to serve the United States in the war with Mexico. The 500 volunteers were among thousands of Mormons who had left Nauvoo, Illinois that year and were moving west in search of a new home. The Battalion demonstrated the patriotism of the Mormons . . . — Map (db m22662) HM |
| Iowa (Pottawattamie County), Council Bluffs — Spanish War Veterans |
| | 1899-1902, Philippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico, USA, Presented by Auxiliary No. 6, Dec. 1932, United Spanish War Veterans Camp No. 18. — Map (db m45064) HM |
| Kansas (Allen County), Iola — Boyhood Home of General Funston |
| | Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country were followed by two years in the Arctic from which he returned down the Yukon river 1,500 miles by canoe. After ventures in Latin America, he served 18 months with Cuban Insurgents, fighting in 22 engagements and reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Invalided home shortly before the Spanish-American War, Funston was made colonel of the . . . — Map (db m53285) HM |
| Kansas (Bourbon County), Fort Scott — Fort Scott Spanish American War Memorial |
| | In memory of
Spanish American War Veterans
1898 -- 1902
One hundred percent volunteers — Map (db m21795) HM |
| Kansas (Jackson County), Soldier — Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Memory of
Veterans of All Wars
Dedicated May 30, 1933 — Map (db m63857) HM |
| Kansas (Johnson County), Spring Hill — Spring Hill Cemetery Veterans' Memorial |
| | In Honor of
the Veterans of the Civil War
1861-1865, the Spanish-American War
1898, Our Country's Defend-
ers in the World War 1917-1918
and the Loyal Women of
SpringHill and Community. — Map (db m21684) HM |
| Kansas (Labette County), Edna — Veterans Honor Roll |
| |
Roll of Honored Dead
R J Dilorenzo • Lester W Hittle • Billy B Maxwell • Alfred Polson • Ray Preistly • George W Roles • Delbert W Seger • George Taylor • Jearl Thompson • Roscoe Wilson
Samuel Triplett
Congressional Medal of Honor
Spanish-American War
Honor Roll of Veterans
[Not transcribed] — Map (db m60791) HM |
| Kansas (Leavenworth County), Fort Leavenworth — The Buffalo Soldier Monument |
| | [Seal of the United States Army] Built by those who cherish the spirit, courage and valor of the Buffalo Soldiers Heroes Patriots Warriors - Explorers Surveyors — Map (db m17340) HM |
| Kansas (Linn County), Cadmus — Cadmus War Memorial |
| |
[North Face]
In honor of the Veterans of the
Civil War 1861-1865
[East Face]
In honor of the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who served in the
World War 1917-1918
[South Face]
In honor of the Loyal Women
of this community
[West Face]
In honor of the Veterans of the
Spanish-American War 1898
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1919 — Map (db m34551) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Cherryvale — Cherryvale War Memorial |
| |
Erected to the memory of the
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the Civil War
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces
of the War with Spain
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces of
World War I
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces of
World War II — Map (db m53055) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Cherryvale — Frank E. Bellamy — Dedicated In Memory Of — Spanish American • Philippine War |
| |
To stimulate the patriotism of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley suggested a new pledge of allegiance be written and ask[ed] the patriotic organizations take charge of it.
When the contest was over, the honor of writing the "Pledge of Allegiance" for the American flag had fallen to Frank E. Bellamy, and had been adopted as the pledge of allegiance by patriotic societies of America.
Lillian A. Hendricks of the State and National Woman's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the . . . — Map (db m61436) HM WM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Independence — A. C. Stich Memorial |
| |
to
Captain S. D. Elliott
Lieutenant W. McTaggart
and other brave soldiers
of the
20th Kansas
who fell in the
Spanish American War — Map (db m61449) WM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Independence — United Spanish War Veterans Memorial — 1898 - 1902 — Army - Navy |
| |
William McTaggart
Camp No. 25
instituted
Sept 25 1920
USA · Cuba · Porto Rico
Philippine Islands — Map (db m57815) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Independence — Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Memory Of Our Departed Comrades — Map (db m61524) HM WM |
| Kansas (Pottawatomie County), St. Marys — Site of the Oregon Trail — 1830 - 1876 |
| | Over 300,000 persons passed along this trail in the years of its use to build an empire beyond our western frontier. — Map (db m34795) HM |
| Kansas (Republic County), Scandia — American Legion Post No. 193 Veterans Memorial |
| |
To you
who have served
this flag so bravely
and so well — Map (db m53420) HM |
| Kansas (Saline County), Salina — Memorial Hall |
| | A Memorial
To Our Veterans
Of All Wars — Map (db m57173) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Forty-Five Star Flag — Bicentennial Flag Memorial |
| | The United States emerged from the ordeal of the Civil War with deep gulfs of mistrust and bitterness. Reconstruction was lengthy. Then during the 1870's the natural wealth of the country, the industrious people, further expansion beyond the Mississippi, and industrialization all came together to forge a country of international prominence.
By the time the forty-fifth star was added to the flag in 1896, Alaska had been acquired; basketball had been invented (1891); Congress had its first . . . — Map (db m56967) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Spanish-American War Memorial — Dedicated 1901 - Re-dedicated 2007 |
| |
In commemoration of those who on land and sea served their country in the Spanish-American War
This cannon was captured in the Spanish-American war in the year 1898, was presented by the United States to the state of Kansas, and assigned to Wichita by Gov. W.E. Stanley, June 15th 1900.
This Cannon accepted by mayor Finlay Ross, Aug. 6th, 1900 on behalf of the citizens of Wichita, and assigned to Riverside Park and located by park commissioners C.L. Davidson, G.M. Dickson, B.F. McLain — Map (db m60590) HM |
| Kansas (Shawnee County), Topeka — G.A.R. Memorial Building |
| |
This tablet was erected by
the State of Kansas
to the memory of
Charles Henry Chandler
the designer of this building
State Architect
MCMIX - MCMXVIII — Map (db m61427) HM WM |
| Kansas (Woodson County), Yates Center — World War and Veterans Memorial |
| |
Memorial
A tribute to
Woodson County's
Soldiers and Sailors
of the World War
and Veterans of
All Wars U.S.A. — Map (db m55984) HM |
| Kentucky (McCracken County), Paducah — Spanish American War Monument |
| | "You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined."
458,151
Erected in Honor of The Veterans of the Spanish~American War — Map (db m47269) HM |
| Maine (Cumberland County), Brunswick — Company K, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry |
| |
In memory of
Company "K"
1st Maine Volunteer Inf.
Spanish American War
1898 - 1902
Brunswick
Maine
— Map (db m51369) HM |
| Maine (Cumberland County), Cape Elizabeth — Fort Williams |
| | From the 1750s, Portland Harbor was of economic importance as the closest American harbor to Europe and of strategic importance as a protected anchorage for the navy. As part of an upgrading of the harbor defenses in 1873, construction began on a battery at Portland Head to replace the outmoted granite forts in the inner harbor. This location ultimately contained six modern batteries mounting twelve guns and became headquarters for the harbor defenses. Although the original battery was never . . . — Map (db m25385) HM |
| Maine (Knox County), Camden — Spanish-American War Memorial — 1898 • In Memoriam • 1902 — Lest We Forget |
| |
The men who volunteered their services
to the Cause of Liberty
in the War with Spain that a nation might
enjoy peace and prosperity
The Birthright of All Men
Honor Roll of Members Past and Present
Charles P. Freeman • Ralph L. Higgins
Comrades who died in service — Map (db m54676) HM |
| Maine (Knox County), Rockland — Spanish American War Memorial — 1898 • In Memoriam • 1902 |
| |
Lest We Forget
the Volunteers who
gave their services and lives
in the Cause of Liberty in
the War with Spain — Map (db m55366) HM |
| Maine (York County), Kennebunkport — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| |
To Our
Soldiers and Sailors
Honor Roll
World War
1917 - 1919
[Not transcribed]
William W. Sullivan
Died in Service — Map (db m55643) HM |
| Maine (York County), Saco — Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection Memorial — 1898 - 1902 — In Memory Of |
| |
This plaque is made from bronze taken
from Battleship Maine when salvaged
from Havana harbor in 1912
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal
recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1961 — Map (db m55696) HM |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Spanish American War Monument |
| | Dedicated to the United Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902 — Map (db m49488) HM |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Foremast of the U.S.S. Maine |
| | Ship blown up, Havana 15 Feb. 1898.
Mast recovered 6, Oct. 1910.
Erected here 5, May, 1913. — Map (db m6388) HM |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The Maryland Inn |
| | In 1712, Philemon Lloyd of a prominent family of the Maryland Eastern Shore, had a lot surveyed for him which was to be used by the drummer of the town. The drummer, an alternative to the town crier, was unique in Maryland. His duties were to convey public information through a variety of complex drumbeats. One of his duties was to call Maryland's General Assembly to session. If a member of the assembly failed to appear by the third drum roll, he was fined 100 pounds of tobacco. The drummer was . . . — Map (db m5422) HM |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Reisterstown — “Buffalo Soldiers” |
| | First Sgt. Augustus Walley, a Reisterstown native, awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Cuchillo Negro Mountain, New Mexico. Dedicated on the 100th anniversary of The Spanish-American War July 13, 1998. — Map (db m7196) HM |
| Maryland (Cecil County), Earleville — Mount Pleasant |
| | Built by Dr. John Thompson Veasey, 1825, “of Mount Harmon” as he was known, who, with Colonel Thomas Ward Veasey assisted in the defense of Duffy’s Fort, 1813. He was a greatnephew of George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence. His son, Thomas Brocus Veasey, was captured and shot by Cubans during the Lopez Expedition, 1851. Not open to the public. — Map (db m1699) HM |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Fort Washington — Capital Guardian — The Endicott System |
| | Coastal fortifications moved into the 20th century with the development of the Endicott System. At Fort Washington, eight reinforced concrete batteries were constructed near the old fort to mount modern artillery. Many support buildings were erected including officer and enlisted quarters. In 1921, after the fort was no longer needed as a coastal defense, it housed part of the 12th U.S. Infantry Regiment. The Endicott System consisted of several types of weapons designated to repel all classes . . . — Map (db m46176) HM |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Fort Washington — Fort Washington Park |
| | Fort Washington Park is the site of the first permanent fort constructed between 1814-1824 to guard the Potomac River approach to our Nation's Capital. Today the park offers many recreational opportunities and programs. Explore the historic sites and enjoy the natural areas of this 341-acre reserve. — Map (db m4554) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hagerstown — In Memory Of — 1898-1902 |
| | In memory of the the men from Washington County Maryland who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America during the war with Spain, the China Relief Expedition and the Philippine Insurrection. — Map (db m8139) HM |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hagerstown — This Bronze Cannon |
| | This bronze cannon was made at Douai France in 1751, by Berenger the great gun manufacturer, for the House of the Bourbons. After many travels and vicissitudes, it was discovered mounted in defence of Fort Morro Santiago, Cuba. Upon the surrender of Santiago, it passed into the possession of the United States and was taken to Governors Island N.Y. It was assigned by the Secretary of War to Hagerstown and has been mounted here to commemorate the patriotism and courage of all the volunteers from . . . — Map (db m8140) HM |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), Attleboro — Spanish American War Memorial |
| | To the memory of those who faithfully served their country in the war with Spain The Philippine insurrection and the China relief expedition.
1898-1902
All were volunteers — Map (db m57023) HM |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Chicopee — Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur |
| | Dedicated to Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur U.S. Army by the people of Chicopee, Mass. on September 7, 1942 Born in house at this square June 2, 1845 Died September 5, 1912 — Map (db m56053) HM |
| Massachusetts (Middlesex County), Malden — Malden Spanish War Veterans Monument |
| | [ front ]
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U.S.A.
Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
[ back ]
This Monument Erected By
The City of Malden
To Her Sons
Who on Land and Sea Defended
The Nation's Honor in the War
With Spain, the Insurrection in
The Philippines and the China
Relief Expedition 1898 – 1902
Dedicated November 20, 1938
Under the Auspices Of
Col. Moses B. Lakeman Camp No. 44
United Spanish War Veterans
City Government . . . — Map (db m36777) HM |
| Massachusetts (Norfolk County), Franklin — The Spanish American War Memorial |
| | April 21, 1898
In remembrance of the men of Franklin who volunteered to serve in the war against Spain because of:
· Conflict of Spanish policies threatening the United States power in the western hemisphere
· Mysterious Sinking of the U.S. Battleship "Maine" in Havana Harbor
· Inhuman treatment of the Cuban people by the Spanish Military
· Great loss of American investments in Cuba (Memorial contains the names of volunteers) — Map (db m61369) WM |
| Michigan (Berrien County), Three Oaks — S0239 — The Dewey Cannon |
| | This cannon, captured in the Spanish-American War by Admiral Dewey, was presented to Three Oaks when its citizens raised $1,400 for a memorial to the men of the battleship Maine. This was the largest contribution, per capita, of any community in the nation. “Three Oaks Against the World,” a local paper proudly boasted. This park was dedicated October 17, 1899, by President William McKinley, and others. Presentation of the cannon took place on June 28, 1900. Guest of honor was Helen . . . — Map (db m1603) HM |
| Michigan (Kalamazoo County), Kalamazoo — In Memoriam U.S.S Maine |
| | Upper Plaque:
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Lower Plaque:
Tablet secured for Richard Westnedge Camp No-16, United Spanish War Veterans by past Commander Gus L. Stein August 15-1913.
Boulder presented by Holland Simmons of Orcutt Post No-79, G.A.R. — Map (db m30387) HM |
| Michigan (Kalamazoo County), Kalamazoo — Spanish War Veterans Monument — 1898-1902 |
| | Erected by the citizens of Kalamazoo city and county to commemorate the valor and patriotism of those who served in the war with Spain, the Philippine insurrection, and the China relief expedition.
Dedicated May 30th, A.D. 1924 under the auspices of Richard Westnedge Camp No. 16, United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Michigan. — Map (db m30386) HM |
| Michigan (Washtenaw County), Ann Arbor — Washtenaw County War Memorial |
| | In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, also those who served in the war with Spain, 1898. Erected A. D. 1914. — Map (db m26659) HM |
| Michigan (Washtenaw County), Manchester — Manchester War Memorial |
| | In memory
of our soldiers
dead
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1899
WW I WW II
1917 - 1918 1941 - 1946
Korean Vietnam
1950 - 1955 1961 - 1975 — Map (db m26797) HM |
| Michigan (Wayne County), Detroit — Detroit Spanish American War Monument |
| | Front:Cuba
Porto Rico
Erected by the people of Wayne County in commemoration of the services of her volunteer sons in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States during the war with Spain 1898-1902 Reverse:
China
Philippines
In commemoration of the volunteer services of Wayne County's sons during the insurrection in the Philippines and the Chinese relief expedition
1898-1902 — Map (db m26655) HM |
| Michigan (Wayne County), Detroit — S0182 — Fort Wayne |
| | No hostile shots have ever been fired from this star-shaped fort built in the 1840s to guard against a British invasion from Canada which never came. This third bastion to protect the river approach to the city was named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne who accepted the surrender of Detroit from the British in 1796. It was a mobilization center for Union troops during the Civil War. Regiments from Fort Wayne served in the Indian conflicts, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, . . . — Map (db m14292) HM |
| Michigan (Wayne County), River Rouge — Civil War /Spanish War /World War |
| | Erected in 1927
by
F.A. Buhl Woman's relief Corps No.43 aux. to the Grand Army of the Republic
A tribute to the men of this community who made the supreme sacrifice.
Civil War
Spanish War
World War — Map (db m14890) HM |
| Michigan (Wayne County), River Rouge — 43 — River Rouge War Memorial |
| | Erected in 1927
by
F.AA. Buhl No.43 Women's Relief Corps Aux. To Grand Army Of Republic
A tribute to the men
of this community
who made the supreme
sacrifice.
Civil War
Spanish War
World War — Map (db m26617) HM |
| Minnesota (Brown County), New Ulm — John Lind Home |
| | This home was built by John Lind in 1887 and was a significant cultural, social and political center built on a prominence above early New Ulm. Swedish born Lind came to America and Minnesota in 1867 at age thirteen. While very young he was a rural teacher in the area until 1874 when he came to read law with a lawyer in New Ulm. He was admitted to the bar here in 1877 and resided here almost continuously until 1901 when he moved to Minneapolis.
During his residence in New Ulm Lind was a . . . — Map (db m65399) HM |
| Minnesota (Goodhue County), Red Wing — Remember the Maine — 1898 • 1902 |
| |
In Memory of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
of the
Spanish American War, who Volunteered in the Cause of
Freedom, Patriotism, and Humanity.
Dedicated by the
Department of Minnesota Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
June 19, 1943 — Map (db m52401) HM |
| Missouri (Cole County), Jefferson City — Spanish-American War Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to the honor and memory
of more than
10,000 Missouri Volunteers
who served in the
War with Spain
1898 - 1902
Cuba • Manila • Puerto Rico
Boxer Rebellion • Phillipines [sic]
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m62390) HM |
| Missouri (Jackson County), Kansas City — Spanish-American War/Philippine Insurrection/China Relief Expedition Monument |
| | To Commemorate
the
Valor and Patriotism of the Men Who Served
in the
War with Spain
Philippine Insurrection
and
China Relief Expedition
1898-1902 — Map (db m61146) HM |
| Missouri (Jasper County), Carthage — Charles Pollard Wood |
| | In memory of Charles Pollard Wood, who died July 11, 1898 while training at Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga, Georgia. A Sergeant in Company A, 2nd Missiouri Infantry (Carthage). Only person to "lay in state" in the Jasper County Courthouse. Community's "War Correspondent" for southwest Missouri. Local Spanish American War Veterans Camp and flag carried his name. — Map (db m52065) HM |
| Missouri (Lafayette County), Concordia — Concordia Veterans Memorial |
| |
In memory of those
who served in the
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War. — Map (db m43985) HM |
| Nebraska (Buffalo County), Kearney — Kearney Civil War and Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | Erected by the City of Kearney, 1910. In honor of the Defenders of our Country, 1861-1865 and 1898-1900. — Map (db m45426) HM |
| Nebraska (Dawes County), Fort Robinson State Park — 392 — Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson |
| | Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years and played an important role in northwestern Nebraska's history. Organized in 1866, the regiments first served in the Southwest.
In 1885 the Ninth Cavalry arrived at Fort Robinson, which was regimental headquarters from 1887 to 1898. The black troopers helped build the new post during the fort's 1887 expansion and were the first cavalrymen sent . . . — Map (db m4134) HM |
| Nebraska (Douglas County), Omaha — Spanish-American War Memorial — erected 1900 |
| | This beautiful monument to the soldiers of the Spanish-American War was erected in 1900 by the Lee Forby Encampment #1 of the Spanish-American War Veterans.
Captain Lee Forby, born January 3, 1871, was wounded at the Battle of San Francisco del Norte [sic - Monte], and died near Manila, Philippine Islands, on March 28, 1899.
Names of others who died with Captain Forby are engraved on the east side of the monument, which notes their unit's original name, Company L. However, when Company . . . — Map (db m58332) HM |
| Nebraska (Gage County), Beatrice — Beatrice's Own - Civil War and the Spanish-American War — We Answered the Call — 1861 - Today |
| | April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter, South Carolina was fired on by Rebel forces. On the 18th of May, Nebraska Territory Governor Alvin Saunders issued a proclamation calling for volunteers to either answer the call from President Lincoln for service in the United States Army or to protect the citizens of the state from Indians.
During June 1861, Beatrice residents, Frederick Elwood, 23 and Jonathan Potts, 27 and other Gage County volunteers went to Nebraska City and joined the First Regiment . . . — Map (db m48286) HM |
| Nebraska (Gage County), Beatrice — Beatrice's Own - Company C 134th Infantry Regiment Nebraska National Guard — We Answered the Call — 1861 - Today |
| | Organized as a local militia, the Paddock Guards were named in honor of Nebraska Senator Algernon S. Paddock. Established June 9, 1875 to protect Beatrice from outlaws and bandits, the Guard furnished their own equipment; city residents furnished the required ammunition.
In 1879, the Paddock Guards were mustered to the newly organized State Militia as Company C of the First Nebraska Regiment. Personnel of Company C served overseas in the Spanish-American War, in World War I and World War . . . — Map (db m48375) HM |
| Nebraska (Gage County), Beatrice — Civil War and Spanish War Memorial |
| | Soldiers
of the Civil War 1861-1865
[and]
Spanish War, 1898-1901.
[Honor Roll of Names]
Rawlins Post No. 35.
Department of Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
Organized in
Fraternity, Charity & Loyalty
A.D. 1879
Rawlins Relief Corps No. 92
Auziliary
Grand Army of the Republic
Organized in
Fraternity, Charity & Loyalty
A.D. 1889 — Map (db m47656) HM |
| Nebraska (Hall County), Grand Island — Civil War and Spanish-American War Memorial |
| |
In memory of the
defenders of our country
1861-1865 — 1898-1900
Committee of Lyon Post No. 11
Nebr. G.A.R.
G. C. Humphrey
C. B. Norris
G. F. Ryan — Map (db m53249) HM |
| Nebraska (Johnson County), Tecumseh — U.S.S. Maine |
| |
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1893
This tablet is cast from
metal recovered from the
U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m48206) HM |
| Nebraska (Kearney County), Minden — Civil and Spanish-American Wars Memorial |
| |
Memorial
to
the Veterans
of the Civil and
Spanish-American
Wars.
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Gettysburg · Vicksburg
Antietam · Monitor&Merrimac — Map (db m58986) HM |
| Nebraska (Platte County), Columbus — In Memory of Veterans — 1898 - 1902 |
| |
Spanish-American War
Philippine Insurrection
Boxer Rebellion — Map (db m53168) HM |
| New Jersey (Atlantic County), Atlantic City — Spanish War Marker |
| | "You triumphed over over obstacles
which would have overcome men
less brave and determined."
President McKinley
Presented by the
Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans
36th Annual Convention
September 10-14, 1939
Atlantic City, New Jersey — Map (db m5790) HM |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Leonia — Civil War Armory and Drill Hall |
| | Built in 1859 by “Jersey Blues Company” of the English Neighborhood. Troops that trained here became Company 1 of the 22nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Other troops trained here served during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Used as an armory until about 1910. — Map (db m54805) HM |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rutherford — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Pro Patria
Erected by
the school children and
citizens of Rutherford
under the auspices of
John T. Hilton Camp No. 3 U.S.W.V.
May 30th 1914 — Map (db m6823) HM |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Rutherford — United Spanish War Veterans |
| | United Spanish War Veterans Army Navy 1898 – 1902 U. S. A. • Philippine Islands • Porto Rico • Cuba < Second Marker : > Erected by John T. Hilton Camp No. 3 United Spanish War Veterans Rutherford, N.J. May 30, 1907 — Map (db m54689) HM |
| New Jersey (Hudson County), Bayonne — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m54632) HM |
| New Jersey (Hudson County), Jersey City — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Presented to the People of
Jersey City, N.J.
By
General Joseph Wheeler
Post No. 4 A.V.F.S.
September 20, 1913
Rededicated by
General Joseph Wheeler
Post No. 62 V.F.W.
September 20, 1975 — Map (db m6102) HM |
| New Jersey (Middlesex County), New Brunswick — Cuban Howitzer |
| | Howitzer taken from Cabanas Fortress Havana Harbor, Cuba 1898 — Map (db m15769) HM |
| New Jersey (Middlesex County), New Brunswick — New Brunswick Sailors |
| | The city of New Brunswick, N.J. erects this memorial to her three sons who perished on the U.S.S. Maine February 15, 1898 in Havana Harbor, Cuba --------------- Frederick Lawrence Jernee William Henry Robinson John Henry Ziegler Back of Monument: In memory of the New Brunswick N.J. sailors who lost their lives on U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m15768) HM |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Fort Monmouth — Dunwoody Park |
| | Named in memory of
Brigadier General
Henry H.C. Dunwoody
1842-1933.
General Dunwoody was Chief Signal Officer in Cuba from 22 Dec 1898-24 May 1901. Under his leadership, the United States Army Signal Corps reconstructed, extended, and modernized the entire Cuban Telegraph System. — Map (db m6614) HM |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Keyport — Civil War · Spanish War · World War Memorial |
| | A memorial to those who in the spirit of self sacrifice, enrolled themselves in the service of their country in:
The Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish War 1898
World War 1914 – 1918 — Map (db m6010) HM |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Red Bank — Red Bank War Memorial |
| |
"Handing Down Old Glory"
In Honor and Memory of All
Civil War Veterans and
Arrowsmith's Post, No. 61,
Grand Army of the Republic
Organized at Red Bank,
New Jersey, 1881 and Association
Of Civil War Veterans.
Their Names May Be Forgotten
But Their Sacrifices and Deeds
On Land and Sea are
Recorded in the Annals of
Their Grateful Country.
This monument was erected through the efforts
of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department,
May 30th, 1926
Navesink Hook & . . . — Map (db m5769) HM |
| New Jersey (Passaic County), Pompton Lakes — Battleship Maine |
| | Here where in March 1782 stood Washington’s Headquarters Federal Rock Council No. 164 Jr. O. U. A. M. have placed this relic of the Battleship Maine in memory of their fellow countrymen who lost their lives in Havana Harbor Feby. 15, 1898 ‘Amor Patriae Duxit’ 1914 — Map (db m40545) HM |
| New Jersey (Salem County), Pennsville — Finn’s Point National Cemetery |
| | Though located far from any site of armed conflict, Finn’s Point National Cemetery exists as a direct result of the American Civil War. It is the resting place for the remains of 2,436 Confederate soldiers whose military careers ended as prisoners of war under the Union forces. These men were interned 1½ miles from here at Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. One hundred thirty-five Union soldiers who died while serving as guards at the prison camp, are also buried here. Additional . . . — Map (db m21651) HM |
| New Jersey (Warren County), Washington — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
(on the shield)
Patriotism
Devotion — Map (db m19727) HM |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Spanish 24-Pounder |
| | In 1786, when this piece was cast, it was common to give names to guns. Theodorico (“Little Theodore”) served as part of the defenses of Santiago de Cuba. Though it had been rifled to improve its range and accuracy, Theodorico was obsolete by 1898 when it became a trophy of the war with Spain. — Map (db m21667) HM |
| New York (Monroe County), Rochester — Trophy Cannon |
| | From the wreck of the Spanish Cruiser Castilla, Sunk by the American Squadron under Commodore George Dewey, in the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1st, 1898.
American Squadron. Commodore George Dewey: Olympia, Baltimore, Boston, Raleigh, Concord, Hugh McCullough, Petrel.
Spanish Squadron. Rear Admiral Montojo y Pasaron: Maria Cristina, Marquis del Duero, Castilla, Manila, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Mindanao, Isla de Luzon, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Don Juan de Austria, General Lezo and Shore . . . — Map (db m56109) HM |
| New York (Nassau County), Massapequa Park — Claus Kristian Clausen, U.S.N. |
| | Awarded Medal of Honor Nov. 2, 1899 For exceptional valor and heroism at the Harbor of Santiago de Cuba, June 2, 1898 Dedicated in lasting memory by Massapequa, N.Y., Lodge no. 2162 B.P.O. Elks, Nov. 11, 1964 — Map (db m65102) HM |
| New York (Nassau County), Oyster Bay — Oyster Bay Railroad Station |
| | Home train station of Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States 1901 - 1909, July 2005 Place on the National Register of Historic Places. Plaque sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Associaton and Oyster Bay Historical Society — Map (db m62060) HM |
| New York (Nassau County), Oyster Bay — Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Statue |
| | Cast from the original 1922 mold Created by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor 1860 – 1950 Dedicated October 29, 2005 as the Centennial Project of the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay Re-dedicated on this site by the T.R. Statue Fund October 30, 2010 [ Lower Plaque: ] Centennial Memorial Rotary Club of Oyster Bay Anthony J. Tini, PDG., Chairman Major Donors Lori and Roger Bahnik Marge and Fritz Coudert Abby and George O’Neill Statue Advisory Committee Dr. John A. . . . — Map (db m42867) HM |
| New York (Nassau County), Oyster Bay — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m65087) HM |
| New York (New York County), New York — Maine Memorial |
| | To the freemen who died in the War with Spain that others might be free. — Map (db m59906) HM |
| New York (New York County), New York — Purchase of Governors Island Monument — 16 June 1637 |
| | To commorate the purchase three hundred years ago of Governors Island by Wouter van Twiller, Director General of New Netherlands, from Cakapeteyno and Pehiwas of the Manahatas Tribe.
Birthplace of American Military Tactics which won for England a great dominion. Sole safeguard of Washington's retirement from Long Island in 1776, early guardian of New York City. Mobilization point in the Mexican, Civil and Spanish-American Wars. Supply base during the World War.
Honorably Acquired - . . . — Map (db m21158) HM |
| New York (New York County), New York City — The Father Duffy Memorial — Duffy Square |
| | [Inscription, south face of monument pedestal:]
Father Duffy
[Inscription, north face of monument:]
Lieutenant Colonel
Francis P. Duffy
May 2, 1871 - June 26, 1932
Catholic Priest
Chaplain 165th U.S. Infantry
Old 69th N.Y.
A Life of Service for God and Country
Spanish American War
New York National Guard
Mexican Border
World War
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Conspicuous Service Cross
Legion D’Honneur
Croix De . . . — Map (db m61207) HM |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Buffalo Soldier Field |
| | This athletic field is named in honor of the men of the Ninth and Tenth U.S. Cavalry Regiments, detachments of which once served at West Point. These Regiments of Horse Cavalry were first created by the Army Reorganization Act of 1866, and their early service was on the western frontier. They were composed of Black American troops, who were called “Buffalo Soldiers” by their Indian foes, a sobriquet they adopted with pride. During the Indian Wars of 1867 – 1891 the Ninth and . . . — Map (db m47302) HM |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation — The Spanish-American War |
| | On 25 April 1898, Congress declared war against Spain after the USS Maine blew up under mysterious circumstances in the port of Havana, Cuba. The U.S. raised an expeditionary army to liberate Cuba and the Philippines from Spanish rule. After a sharp clash at San Juan Hill, the Spanish surrendered Cuba on 17 July. The Spanish surrendered Manila on 13 August after a naval battle in which Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet, but for the next three years, Filipinos resisted American rule. The . . . — Map (db m22278) HM |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Welcome To Trophy Point |
| | The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. At the end of the American Revolution, West Point maintained over 160 cannon for the fledgling United States Army. Even before the founding of the United States Military Academy in 1802, West Point had taken on the additional role of educating . . . — Map (db m20003) HM |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Welcome to Trophy Point |
| | The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. At the end of the American Revolution, West Point maintained over 160 cannon for the fledgling United States Army. Even before the founding of the United States Military Academy in 1802, West Point had taken on the additional role of educating . . . — Map (db m54930) HM |
| New York (Orange County), Woodbury — Tomas Estrada Palma |
| |
First President of Cuba.
lived here 1879-1902
while he headed a junta which
financed the Cuban revolution.
was Cuban President 1902-1906 — Map (db m47835) HM |
| New York (Rockland County), Sparkill — John Charles Fremont — Captain United States Navy (Ret’d) |
| | Born February 26, 1880 Died October 13, 1957 A brilliant Officer and a successful commander Served in Spanish-American War on U.S.S. St. Louis Later saw service in China Squadron In World War I served with distinction in command of destroyer squadrons from Queenstown, Ireland Awarded Navy Cross Advisory Member Shipping Section. Supreme Economic Council, Treaty of Versailles Awarded Officer of Legion of Honor by France In World War II Supervisor Third Naval District — Map (db m42563) HM |
| New York (Schenectady County), Schenectady — Spanish American War Memorial |
| | Freedom — Patriotism — Humanity. Erected by
the County of Schenectady commemorating the valor
and patriotism of the men of this County who
served in the war with Spain, Philippine Insurrection,
and China Relief Expedition 1898–1902.
Dedication May 30, 1921, under the auspices of General
Eugene Griffin Camp No 11 United Spanish War Veterans
and the Board of Supervisors of Schenectady County.
Rededicated June 15, 1996. — Map (db m13862) HM |
| New York (Wayne County), Palmyra — Admiral William T. Sampson Memorial |
| | Born in Palmyra, N.Y.
Commander North Atlantic Squadron
Spanish-American War cannon from Spanish ship 'Almirante Oquendo'
Memorial dedicated May 31, 1903 — Map (db m61355) WM |
| New York (Westchester County), Port Chester — In Memory of Newell Rising |
| | This Ten-Inch Shell From The
U S S Maine
Unveiled at Port Chester, NY
July 4, 1912
In Memory Of
Newell Rising
A Townsman
And of All Who Lost Their Lives
With Him in The Destruction
Of That Ship
February 12, 1898 — Map (db m38220) HM |
| New York (Westchester County), Port Chester — Port Chester Spanish American War Monument |
| | 1896 1902
In Proud Memory Of Port Chester
Men Who Volunteered in the War
Of Their Country During the War
With Spain and in the Phillipines
[ north bronze tablet ]
Frank M. Berrien • Howard F. Carpenter • Marshall T. Chevers • James S. Clifford • Arthur Close • Jacob Cohen • Albert E. Comstock • Jacob W. Cooper • Walter J. Corliss * • John E. Deacon • William Derivan • Frank J. Dower • John J. Flynn • Jacob Fuesguss * • Arthur Goodsell • Robert Grant • Martin Hanlan • . . . — Map (db m38221) HM |
| New York (Westchester County), White Plains — American Red Cross in Westchester County |
| | This flagpole is dedicated to the volunteers and staff of the American Red Cross in Westchester County who have served members of our Armed Forces since the Spanish American War in 1898. These dedicated people have demonstrated Red Cross’ caring and concern for Westchester’s families and their family members serving in the Military around the world in times of war and peace. February 1998 — Map (db m47291) HM |
| New York (Westchester County), White Plains — Cuba Free — 1898 |
| | Thomas C. LevalleyU.S.S.S. YankeeThomas H. Fitzgerald Samuel J. WaltonCo. C 71st N.Y. Vols.Charles W. VailCo. E 6th U.S. Art.Louis IseneggerCorp. Co. C 3rd U.S. Cav. “Made way for Liberty and died” — Map (db m63630) HM |
| North Carolina (Alamance County), Graham — Alamance County War Memorial |
| | The Memorial Is Dedicated To The Honor Of All The Brave Men And Women Of Alamance County Who Fought In Service To Their Country And In Memory Of Those Inscribed Here Who Died In Defense Of Our Freedom.
Civil War
Jacob Adams, W.B. Adams, Calvin Albright, George M.G. Albright, Henry C. Albright, John S. Albright, Joseph A. Albright, Lawrence Albright, Samuel A. Albright, Sauren Albright, E.M. Allen, Lea Allison, Thomas Allred, Calvander Andrews, S. Andrews, Jacob Anthony, Alfred . . . — Map (db m31485) WM |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — War with Spain |
| | This marker is erected
in loving memory of the
men of Buncombe County
who volunteered and served
in the War with Spain,
the insurrection in the
Philippines and the
China Relief Expedition,
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m37194) HM |
| North Carolina (Carteret County), Atlantic Beach — Mortar Battery — Spanish-American War |
| | The earthen mound in front of you was built to shield a battery of two 10-inch siege mortars mounted here in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The underground gallery below was made into a magazine to store ammunition for the mortar battery. — Map (db m31575) HM |
| North Carolina (Carteret County), Atlantic Beach — Welcome to Fort Macon |
| | Fort Macon was constructed between 1826 and 1834. This fort was used in the War Between the States (1861-1865), the Spanish American War (1898) and World War II (1941-1945). Fort Macon also served as a military prison from 1862-1877. Fort Macon was acquired by the state of North Carolina in 1924. This was the second property purchased by the state for the purpose of establishing a state parks system. Fort Macon State Park was formally opened on May 1, 1936, as North Carolina's first . . . — Map (db m31479) HM |
| North Carolina (Edgecombe County), Tarboro — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine Placed by John W. Cotten Camp No. 9 and Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans — Map (db m31105) HM |
| North Carolina (Henderson County), Hendersonville — Hendersonville War Memorial |
| | In memory of those who served
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Grenada, Lebanon, Panama
Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan — Map (db m20454) WM |
| North Carolina (Iredell County), Statesville — United Spanish American War Veterans Memorial |
| | In Memory of United Spanish American War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Erected By
John M. Allison Camp No. 16
and
Auxillary Camp No. 13
Phillipine Islands
Cuba
Puerto Rico
U.S.A. — Map (db m57110) HM |
| North Carolina (New Hanover County), Wilmington — Wilmington Light Infantry — Armory Building |
| | This plaque is presented to the Wilmington Light Infantry which served with distinction in:
The Civil War, The Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II.
This plaque is to be prominently displayed on the Washington Light Infantry Armory Building in perpetual memory of this historic military organization.
Deeded to the City of Wilmington the 17th day of September 1951 by Wilmington Light Infantry Reserve Corps — Map (db m28644) HM |
| North Carolina (Polk County), Saluda — Veterans Memorial |
| | This memorial was established to give honor and special commendation to all men and women of the Saluda area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. The service they gave in peace and war to their country is eternally appreciated. — Map (db m11389) WM |
| North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 87 — James H. Young — 1860 - 1921 |
| | Colonel of black N.C. regiment in war with Spain; edited Raleigh Gazette; legislator. Home was 25 ft. W. — Map (db m63243) HM |
| North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Worth Bagley — Ensign U.S.N. |
| | (front)
Worth Bagley
Ensign U.S.N.
First Fallen
1898
(rear)
Killed in action
at Cardenas CVBA,
May 11, 1898. — Map (db m41013) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Courthouse Bell |
| | This bell was hung in the old court house in 1853 and for 75 years served Ashland County truly & well. It's vibrant tones rang out the news of Lee's surrender, tolled the passing of the immortal Lincoln, pealed forth the victory of Admiral Dewey, and joined in the glad refrain proclaiming the end of the World War. May its faithful voice, now hushed in silence, echo in our hearts forever. — Map (db m25829) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Sullivan — Sullivan Veterans Monument |
| | Front:
Erected 1906.
In memory of our dead heroes of Sullivan Township.
Back:
W.R.C. — Map (db m38955) WM |
| Ohio (Ashtabula County), Orwell — 9-4 — Adna R. Chaffee |
| | Adna R. Chaffee was born in Orwell on April 14, 1842, and grew up on the family farm. He left home in 1861 to pursue a career in the military, enlisting first in the 6th U.S. Cavalry for service in the Civil War. Distinguishing himself in many battles, including Gettysburg, Chaffee rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He then fought in the Indian Wars of the West from 1867-1888, assisting in the capture of Geronimo and being promoted to the rank of Major. He also saw action in the Spanish . . . — Map (db m7238) HM |
| Ohio (Clinton County), Wilmington — Clinton County Veterans Memorial — "We Owe So Much to So Few" |
| | Dedicated to the men & women of Clinton County who served in the
War of 1812,<br.
Mexican, Civil,
Spanish, WW I,
WW II, Korean,
Vietnam and
Persian Gulf War
(Desert Storm)
Afghanistan / Iraq — Map (db m18727) WM |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), Plainfield — 3-16 — George W. Crile, M. D. — (1864 - 1943) |
| | [Marker Front]:
George Washington Crile was born in 1864 at Chili, in Crawford Township, Coshocton County. Before embarking on his notable medical career, he graduated from Northwestern Ohio Normal School (now Ohio Northern University) at Ada, teaching for two years before becoming principal at Plainfield School. Crile first studied medicine under village physician Dr. A.E. Walker, who loaned him medical books and took him on calls to visit rural patients. Later in life Crile credited . . . — Map (db m15178) HM |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), Plainfield — 4-16 — Plainfield Cemetery |
| | This cemetery, established in 1810, is the final resting place of many of the founders of Plainfield and Linton Township. Besides the early date of its founding, it is notable for the number of armed forces veterans interred here, who represent every major conflict since the Revolutionary War. The graves of eighty-nine Civil War soldiers-a number nearly equal to those of veterans involved in all other wars between the War of 1812 and the Vietnam War-indicate the depth of Plainfield's involvement in that conflict. — Map (db m15275) HM |
| Ohio (Cuyahoga County), Cleveland — Colonel Charles Young — 1864-1922 |
| | Colonel Charles Young, cavalryman, military intelligence officer, Huachuca commander, and paragon of honor.
An American Legend
Charles Young was the third black graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1889. Young enjoyed a diverse military career as a lieutenant of a cavalry troop, squadron and regimental commander, acting superintendent of a national park, miliary attache to Haiti and Liberia, professor at Wilberforce University and military advisor to the President . . . — Map (db m17236) HM |
| Ohio (Fayette County), Bloomingburg — 5-24 — Bloomingburg Cemetery |
| | The Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church and cemetery was established in the northwest corner of the current cemetery grounds on March 7, 1818. Several years later it became a center for anti-slavery activity. The Reverend William Dickey, who presided over the church, and other members, devoted their lives to the anti-slavery cause not only in voice but also abolitionist activity. By the mid-1800s, their work, as well as the fact that Bloomingburg had become home to a vibrant African American . . . — Map (db m27821) HM |
| Ohio (Fayette County), Washington Court House — 6-24 — St. Colman Church and Cemetery |
| | Irish railroad workers founded the Catholic community in Washington Court House in the 1850s, with the first Mass being held in a local shanty in 1852. In 1871, Father John B. O'Donoghue purchased three and 5/8 acres of land adjoining Washington cemetery on the outskirts of Washington Court House to build the St. Colman Church and adjacent cemetery. In 1885, much of Washington Court House, including St. Colman Church, was destroyed by a tornado. To mark the site of the church, a stone monument . . . — Map (db m27834) HM |
| Ohio (Fayette County), Washington Courthouse — 4-24 — Soldiers’ Row |
| | In 1884 the Ohio General Assembly authorized “the burial of the body of any honorably discharged ex-union soldier, sailor or marine of this state who shall hereafter die without leaving means sufficient to defray funeral expenses.” Permanent government-issued headstones have been provided to veterans since the late 19th century. Between 1884 and the 1930s, Washington Cemetery buried 47 white soldiers (including 15 unknown) and 35 African-American soldiers. These veterans served in . . . — Map (db m2799) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Bexley — Camp Bushnell — Spanish American War — Here Ohio Loyalty Responded to the Summons"Remember the Maine" |
| | To establish a camp of general rendezvous for the Ohio National Guard and other Ohio troops, the citizens of Columbus offered to the State of Ohio Bullitt Park, now a part of Bexley - President William McKinley, April 25 1898, through Governor Asa S. Bushnell issued the first call to arms, to which 428 officers and 8,052 enlisted men responded. In answer to a second call 75 officers and 6,801 men volunteered - The first troops arrived April 28 and were mustered into service May 7-14. From the . . . — Map (db m16931) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — 32-25 — Birthplace of the Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| | On the evening of September 29, 1899, thirteen recently returned veterans of the Spanish-American War met in a tailor shop that once stood on this site. These men, all veterans of the Columbus-based 17th Infantry Regiment that had fought in Cuba, shared their memories of the conflict, honored their fallen comrades, and discussed issues of concern to all foreign service veterans. The organization that they formed that night, the American Veterans of Foreign Service, was the nucleus of a . . . — Map (db m12458) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated November 11, 2006 to the men and women of Franklin County Ohio that served our country bravely and honorably so our freedoms endure.
The sacrifices of few ensured the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace, whose courage and personal sacrifices defended and preserved our freedom.
Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
Civil War
David Cockley Army
Oliver Colwell . . . — Map (db m13487) WM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Memorial Bridge |
| |
Named and Dedicated Oct. 31-1921
by Columbus Camp No. 49
United Spanish War Veterans
to the memory of all persons
from Franklin County who
served in the World War — Map (db m31393) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — The Spirit of ’98 — Freedom • Patriotism • Humanity |
| | Erected by the State of Ohio to the honor and memory of the Ohio veterans of the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition.
1898 — 1920
“The cause which triumphed through their valor will live.”
(north-facing tablet) United • Spanish War Veterans, 1898–1902 • Cuba, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, U.S.A.
The Republic is secure so long as we continue to honor the memory of its defenders.
. . . — Map (db m9868) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — World War Memorial Bridge |
| |
Named and dedicated Oct. 31-1921
to the memory of all persons
from Franklin County who
served in the World War — Map (db m35298) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Galloway — Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | In Memory
of
All Americans
who served their country
in
The Spanish-American
War
1898 1902
[Metal dedication marker]:
Dedicated to
the founders
Oscar Brookins-CMH-George Kelly
Walker Waddington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Columbus, OH. September 29, 1999 — Map (db m12529) HM |
| Ohio (Franklin County), New Albany — New Albany and Plain Township Veterans and First Responders Memorial |
| | New Albany and Plain Township Residents having served their country in times of war. Men who died in action while serving their country during war
World War II
William Lee Bigony
Edward Carson
Orris Needles
Herbert Sines
Vietnam War
Mike Butsko
Iraq War
Capt Shawn English
Plain Township Volunteer Fire Department
“They Answered Their Last Call”
Police Department — Map (db m14454) WM |
| Ohio (Greene County), Wilberforce — 18-29 — Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. |
| | [Marker Front]:
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (July 1, 1877 - November 26, 1970), the nation's first African American general in the Regular Army, was born in Washington, D.C. Davis first served as a temporary first lieutenant of the 8th U.S. Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War. Following that conflict, he enlisted as a private in the 9th U.S. Cavalry, serving in the Philippine Insurrection where he began to rise in rank. Davis was promoted to first lieutenant in 1905, . . . — Map (db m14054) HM |
| Ohio (Holmes County), Millersburg — Holmes County Veterans Memorial |
| |
Washington [north face]
Six Soldiers of the
Revolutionary War were
subsequently Residents of
Holmes County, Ohio.
Jackson [east face]
In memory of the
Soldiers of the War of A.D. 1812
who became citizens
of Holmes County, Ohio.
Scott [south face]
More than Two Hundred men
from Holmes County, Ohio,
served in the War with Mexico.
They were engaged in the
Battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras,
Cherubusco, Molino Dely Ray
Chapultepec and San Cosme. . . . — Map (db m28961) WM |
| Ohio (Jefferson County), Steubenville — U.S.S. Maine — In Memoriam |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Main
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine — Map (db m37489) HM |
| Ohio (Madison County), London — Madison County Veterans’ War Memorial |
| | White stone marker:
This memorial dedicated in memory of all those of Madison County who served our nation in time of war
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 Dec. 31, 1946
Korean War
June 27, 1950 Jan. 31, 1955
Vietnam Period
Aug. 5, 1964 May 7, 1975
Outside granite panel (left):
Mexican-American War / 1846-1848
Krouse, George
Civil War / 1861-1865
Acton, . . . — Map (db m40194) HM |
| Ohio (Meigs County), Pomeroy — Spanish Cannon |
| |
From Cottabatto,
Mindanao, P.I.
Made in 1791
Donated to
Meigs County by
Gen. S. W. Fountain, U.S.A.
May 30, 1925 — Map (db m28970) HM |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — United Spanish War Veterans |
| | In Memoriam
United Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m17148) HM |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Centerville — Centerville Veterans Memorial |
| | In
honor of those
who served
in war and peace
to protect the
United States
of
America
American Revolution 1776-1783
War of 1812 1812-1814
Mexican War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam 1961-1975
Persian Gulf War 1991 — Map (db m26217) WM |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Montgomery County |
| | United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Montgomery County
Civil War
Downs, Henry W. Sgt. Winchester, Virginia 1864
James, Isaac, Pvt. Petersburg, Virginia 1865
James, John H. Capt. Mobile Bay, Alabama 1864
Matthews, John C. Cpl. Petersburg, Virginia 1865
Taggart, Charles A. Pvt. Deatonsville, Virginia 1865 Indian Campaigns
Geiger, George, Sgt. Little Big Horn, Montana 1876 Spanish American War
Field, Oscar W. Pvt. Cienfuegos, Cuba 1898 . . . — Map (db m22239) HM |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | Erected to
Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Dedicated to
those who rendered service
Sinking of the Maine
San Juan Hill
Santiago
Porto Rico
Santiago Bay
Manila Bay
Phillipine Insurrection
El Caney
Chinese Boxer Rebellion
and all others who served
1898 1902 — Map (db m22242) HM |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — High Street Cemetery War Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
to honor the many brave soldiers
who served our country in time of
war and rest here in eternal peace.
To those that made the supreme
sacrifice whereby we can enjoy
freedom in our great country.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican War 1843-1846
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898-1905 — Map (db m14271) HM |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Commander Edward Parker Wood |
| |
In memory of
Commander
Edward Parker Wood
United States Navy
who commanded the U.S.S. Petrel
at the Battle of Manila Bay
May 1, 1898.
Born in Mansfield August 16, 1848
Died in Washington December 11, 1899 — Map (db m20883) HM |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Richland County Soldiers' Monument |
| | This memorial was donated by M.D. Harter, Treasurer and General Manager of the Aultman-Taylor Company. It was dedicated November 10, 1881. The inscription on the original plaque read:
“To the memory of Richland County's honored dead who lost their lives fighting the battles of their country on land and at sea.”
The soldier sculpture was re-cast and re-dedicated to all who lost their lives in military service to our country.
May 25, 1998
McLaughlin Camp 12
Sons of . . . — Map (db m20743) WM |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Richland County War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of Richland County who served our country in time of war, and in memory of those who lost their lives. Presented to the Citizens of Richland County as a Bicentennial Event Lest We Forget America's Wars
American Revolution
War of 1812
Mexican War
Indian Wars
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era. — Map (db m20866) WM |
| Ohio (Sandusky County), Clyde — 3-72 — McPherson Cemetery |
| | Named for Major General James B. McPherson, buried here July 29, 1864. Here also are graves of George Burton Meek, U.S.N., first American serviceman killed in the War with Spain; Congressional Medal of Honor recipients Charles H. McCleary, Civil War, and Rodger W. Young, World War II; Emma Anderson, mother of author Sherwood Anderson. — Map (db m25926) HM |
| Ohio (Sandusky County), Fremont — Colonel Webb C. Hayes, M.H. |
| | By his gift and endowment of Spiegel Grove with the Hayes Homestead and Hayes Memorial, he preserved for future generations this typical American home as a memorial to his beloved parents. Major 1st Ohio Cavalry through the campaigns in Cuba and Porto Rico in the War with Spain 1898, Lieut. Colonel 31st. U.S. Infantry in the Philippines 1899. On staff Major General Chaffee Comdg. in China 1900. Dispatch bearer to the American Legations in Korea and China. Observer with Japanese Army in Port . . . — Map (db m59822) HM |
| Ohio (Scioto County), Lucasville — 6-73 — Lucasville Cemetery / Captain John Lucas Founder of Lucasville |
| | Lucasville Cemetery
Lucasville Cemetery was originally established as the Lucas Family burying ground, with Susannah Lucas as the first recorded burial on May 4, 1809. Susannah's husband, Captain William Lucas, a Revolutionary War veteran, is interred here along with the first wife of Governor Robert Lucas, Eliza "Betsy" Brown Lucas. By 1816, the cemetery was used as a public burying ground. Hand carved monuments inscribed with poetry can be found in the old section. Recognized as one of . . . — Map (db m25410) WM |
| Ohio (Trumbull County), Niles — 17-78 — William McKinley Birthplace |
| | Side A:
One of seven native Ohioans to serve as president of the United States, William McKinley (1843-1901) was born at this site. The original house was moved from this site and ultimately destroyed by fire. The McKinleys lived here until 1852 when they moved to Poland, Ohio, where William attended the Poland Seminary. He briefly attended Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, but poor health and family financial strain forced him to return to Ohio. As an enlistee in the 23rd Ohio . . . — Map (db m65454) HM |
| Ohio (Union County), Marysville — The Civil War Cannons |
| | To celebrate the new Courthouse in 1883, Col. W.L. Curry, Curry Cadets, led the Union County Chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic pictured above, in obtaining two cannons used in battle to commemorate the service of our county citizens in the Civil War. Each was rifled, and shot a shell rather than a ball. In 1898 the cannons were remounted and named “Dewey” and “Sampson” in honor of the two U.S. admirals who were victorious in the Spanish American War. In 2008 the . . . — Map (db m20688) HM |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — Company D, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument |
| | In memory of
Co. D - 2nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry
United
Spanish War
Veterans
1898-1899 — Map (db m12467) HM |
| Oregon (Clackamas County), Oregon City — Veterans Memorial Building — Clackamas County |
| | In memory of all who gave their lives for the preservation of American Freedom
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Harold L. Adams •
Harold D. Alt •
Alfred W. Anderson •
Harold A. Anderson •
Robert C. Baker •
Herman v. Barksdale •
Robert L. Bates •
Talbot S. Bennett •
Wesley O. Blevins •
Ralph W. D. Brown •
Robert R. Bunnell •
Michael R. Burke •
Vernon L. Burley •
Gordon L. Carney •
Robert J. Clarke Jr. •
William E. Collins •
Guy A. Combs Jr. •
Lauren G. . . . — Map (db m13264) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — USS Maine Memorial |
| | Commemorating the destruction of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Cuba February 15, 1898 and to the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of Allegheny County who participated in the Spanish American War of 1898-1899 which followed this disaster. Erected A.D. 1911 by the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny in grateful recognition of their patriotic service. — Map (db m41048) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — V.F.W. |
| | The Veterans of Foreign Wars organized September 14-17, 1914, at the former Schenley Hotel near here. Veterans who had served in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and China were among its founders. — Map (db m40915) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Beaver County), Rochester — Major General Joseph H. Pendleton |
| | Born in Rochester June 2, 1860 to Joseph R. and Matilda Cross Pendleton. United States Navy Academy 1878. He fired last shot in Spanish American War. Camp Pendleton California named in his honor. Died February 4, 1942. Buried at National Cemetery Coronado, California. — Map (db m45789) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Reading — Hunter Liggett |
| | Born here March 21, 1857. A graduate of West Point, 1879. He held commands in the Philippines, 1899-1901 and 1915-17, and rose to the rank of Lt. Gen in 1918. On Oct. 16, 1918, he succeeded Gen. Pershing as head of the American First Army in Europe. Died, San Francisco, 1935. — Map (db m25214) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Reading — William McKinley |
| | Born at Niles, Ohio, 1843
Enlisted in the Union Army as Private, 1861
Mustered out as Major, 1865
Elected President, 1896
Re-elected President, 1900
Died at Buffalo, N.Y. 1901
Last Public Utterances at the
Pan American Exposition,
Buffalo, N.Y., September 5, 1901.
————
“God and man have linked the nations together.”
————
“Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord,
not conflict and that . . . — Map (db m25289) HM |
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