Spanish American War

The Spanish American War began in 1898 between the United States and Spain. Fighting actually began in 1895 as Cuba struggled for independence from Spanish rule. U.S. military intervention occurred after the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously sank in Havana harbor on Feb 15, 1898. On Dec 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris was signed and the Spanish American War ended.¹

My Spanish American War ancestor is:  My grandfather Warren Davis Wood

Warren D Wood enrolled on 25 Apr 1898 in the 2^nd Arkansas Volunteer infantry Company C.² At that time he was a single man, age 21 and a laborer in Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas. His father, F.M. Wood was listed as a contact person. Warren was a Private and a Musician.

 

                Do you have any ancestors who were in the Spanish-American War?

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¹ “Spanish-American War”, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, (Wikimedia Foundation Inc.)

² "NARA," database, Fold3 , Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Spanish-American War; NARA M871, roll 0124, State of Arkansas