Excerpt from Reminiscences of the Santiago Campaign On my return from the Cuban campaign in July last, I found the community into which I was thrown during my convalescence intensely interested in every detail of the experience of any one who had participated in it. The space subsequently given in the public prints to the proceedings of the President's Commission for Inquiring into the Conduct of the War, has led my friends as well as some publishers to urge me to allow the general public to share such information about the campaign as my observation and experience enables me to impart. It is in deference to these considerations that these pages, revised from my correspondence with my family, are now submitted to the public. They make no pretension to be a history of the late war, nor even of the campaign of Santiago, but simply what the title implies - a narration of what an officer participating in that campaign saw, felt, and thought, with such explanations and suggestions as his observations and reflections prompted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Memories of the Campaign of Santiago: June 6, 1898-Aug, 18, 1898 Monday, June 6th. - In camp at Tampa, Florida. About 6 p. m., while the company was drawing clothing, orders were received for the regiment to get ready at once to proceed to Port Tampa, to embark on one of the transports. Much difference of opinion as to whether the transport would go to Puerto Rico or Santiago de Cuba. Regiment ready to move by 7:30 p. m., but marching orders were not received until the next morning. Tuesday, June 7th. - About 8:15 a. m. left camp and marched over to West Tampa, and took a train for Port Tampa, which we reached about 12 m. About 2 p. m. embarked on the steamer Concho, transport No. 14. Wednesday, June 8th. - At 1:30 p. m. left dock and anchored in harbor, about one mile away. About 12 o'clock that night orders were received to return to the dock immediately. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.