Returned to duty
Private Nathaniel M. McGehee appeared on the report of the sick and wounded of M Company, 3rd Regiment of the Virginia Infantry, in August of 1898. McGehee served...
Serving for three days
This abstract of the muster rolls from M Company, 3rd Virginia Volunteer Regiment, confirms that Private Nathaniel M. McGehee served for three days during this...
Sinking of U.S.S. Maine
Captain Charles S. Sigsbee, Commander of the U.S.S. Maine sent this telegram from the steamer S.S. City of Washington to Washington announcing the...
Straw-hatted officer
The officer in this Spanish-American War-era photograph is Lieutenant Colonel Andrew S. Rowan of the U.S. Volunteers. The U.S. Volunteers were Federal regiments...
Sworn to duty
This photograph, taken around the beginning of the Spanish-American War, shows a new recruit taking the Oath of Enlistment.
Temporary home
This 1898 photograph shows troops marching into camp at Tampa, Florida, during the Spanish-American War. Tampa was a staging point for U.S. troops going to Cuba.
Watching the battle
In this undated photograph, an American soldier on horseback watches a battle unfold during the Spanish-American War. This short war, lasting four months in 1898, was...