Lower Washington / Mount Hope in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Boston Spanish American War Memorial
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 26, 2013
1. Boston Marker
Spanish-American War section of Mount Hope Cemetery
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 42° 16.983′ N, 71° 6.35′ W. Memorial is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Lower Washington / Mount Hope. It is on Walk Hill Street. The marker is on the grounds of Mount Hope Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 355 Walk Hill St, Roslindale MA 02131, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boston Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow Memorial
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More about this memorial. The flags were placed at the gravesite for Memorial Day 2013
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 26, 2013
2. Boston Marker
The marker at a distance
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 26, 2013
3. Daniel J. Campbell-Spanish American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan MA in the Spanish American War Section, Lot 2102, Grave 2. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CAMPBELL, DANIEL
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Accredited to: Massachusetts
G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Marblehead during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Campbell set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 10, 2001
4. Leonard B. Chadwick-Spanish American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan MA in the Spanish American War Section, Lot 2102, Grave 25. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CHADWICK, LEONARD
Rank and organization: Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy
Accredited to: Delaware
G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899
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Citation: On board the U.S.S. Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Chadwick set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this period.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2014
5. William F. Spicer-Spanish American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan MA in the Spanish American War section, Lot 2102, Grave 3. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SPICER, WILLIAM
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Accredited to. New York
G.O. No.: 500, 14 December 1898
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
