Details of the explosion aboard the USS Maine, including photo links, and the response of the American media. In addition, there is information about other aspects of the Spanish American War.

First-hand account of the experiences of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company A, as seen through the eyes of one man during the Spanish American War and the U.S. occupation of Cuba.

Diary of a member of Battery A, First Brigade, of the Pennsylvania National Guard Volunteer Artillery consisting of four officers and 78 enlisted men were the first mustered into the Spanish American War service from Pennsylvania.

Account written by Rev. Harry Jones, who served as the chaplain aboard the Battleship TEXAS. Chaplain Jones went ashore to aid the wounded and bury the dead as the First Marine Battalion was fighting to secure Guantanamo during the...

An account of his time at war, written by Curtis Jennings, member of the Massachusetts Naval Militia who served aboard the U.S.S. Prairie during the Spanish-American War.

Spanish harbor pilot Miguel Lopez Reports on the last minutes of the Cruiser Maria Teresa at the beginning of the Naval Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.

Diary of Private William Karg who was a member of the 8th Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War provides a glimpse into the experience had by Karg and his fellow soldiers.

An account from the Spanish American War describes an incident involving the Rough Riders' dynamite gun during the Battle of San Juan Hill.

Spanish American War era letter written by Private Oscar Hochstadter, 71st New York Volunteer Infantry to his parents, providing a glimpse of life on the eve of battle.

Spanish American War Centennial Website presents a letter written by member of the USS Vulcan, C. F. Smith, about the death and burial of a fellow soldier in Cuba during the war.

Letter reported to have been written by Francisco Gomez, son of the Cuban Revolutionary leader Calixto Gomez at the time of his death.

Lt. John Blandin of the Battleship MAINE writes home just after the explosion on the ship in Havana Harbor which left many of the crew dead or injured.

This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...

Account in which Private Charles Johnson Post relates his experience as he witnessed the eagerness of the 71st New York's Regimental band to fight.

Excerpt from the report of Lt. Col. B. F. Pope, Chief Surgeon of the Fifth Corps, U.S. Army, describing the conditions aboard several U.S. Army transports, which were to be used to carry troops for the invasion of Cuba.

This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...

This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.