Statistics and Facts about the Spanish American War

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Spanish-American War
Facts/Statistics

Period:

(War) April 22, 1898 - February 6, 1899
(Hostilities) May 1, 1898 - August 13, 1898

Named Campaigns:

Santiago	22 June - 11 July 1898
Puerto Rico	25 July - 13 August 1898
Manila	31 July - 13 August 1898

US Statistics:*

Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)	306,760
Battle Deaths	385
Other Deaths In Service	2,061
Non-mortal Woundings	1,662
Nathan E. Cook died on September 10, 1992 at the age of 106. He is believed to be the last surviving Spanish American War Veteran *(Statistics as reported by the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 2000. Many accounts place the number of "Other Deaths In Service" much higher, perhaps in excess of 5,000 veterans who died from illnesses directly attributable to their service in Cuba and/or Puerto Rico.)

Authorized Awards:

Numerous unique awards were presented to veterans of service in the Spanish-American War, including the DEWEY MEDAL and the ROUGH RIDER MEDAL. The primary awards authorized by the US Congress are:

Spanish Campaign Medal

Awarded to officers and enlisted personnel who served ashore on the island of Cuba (11 May - 17 July), in the island of Puerto Rico (24 July - 13 August), in the Philippine Islands (30 June - 16 August); or en route thereto on the high seas, during 1898.

Philippine Congressional Medal

Awarded for qualifying service between April 21, 1898 and July 4, 1902, and was created to recognized those volunteers who enlisted to serve in the Spanish American War and remained on active duty to serve ashore during the Philippine Insurrection (Feb 4, 1899 - Jul 4, 1902).

A Splendid Little War

Introduction

Remember the
Maine

Manila Bay

Cutting the Cables
At Cienfuegos

Sinking of the
Merrimac

Guantanamo and
The Cuzco Well

Guam
Conquest without Conflict

The Rough Riders

Las Guasimas
First Blood

San Juan Hill
and El Caney

The Crowded Hour

Naval Battle of
Santiago de Cuba

End of An
Empire

Puerto Rico Picnic

Fighting a New Enemy

The Mock Battle of Manila

Conclusion & Bibliography

Appendixes

Statistics and Facts
Key People and Profiles
Medals of Honor

Roster Of the USS Maine
Treaty of Paris - 1898
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