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6 .2 OVERSEAS CONCERNS ANV WAR WITH .

1898 WAR WITH SPAIN - CAUSES AA/P

Cubans began another R e v o lt a g a in st Sp a n ish In 1895, & th e w ith w hich th e
Sp an ish aAmy tAeated th e Cubans outraged Am erican o p in io n . Gen. Maximo Gomez was
m ilita A y head w ith lea d en s Jo s e MaAti ( k ille d 1895) & A ntonio Maceo ( k ille d end

Jose Mahti killed 1S95 M M , Maceo, l Gomez Antonio Maceo Killed 1896

P ie s . M cK inley tA le d to m ed iate, but Sp an ish m ilita n y pA ide made withdnawal d i ^ i c u l t &
WaA l i k e l y by 1898. I t became unavoid able when b a t t le s h ip U . S . S . M aine, se n t to Havana on
a couA tesy v i s i t , blew up in th e haAbouA on Imminent C on g n essio n a l e le c t io n s
ensuhed p o lit ic ia n s n e g le cte d populan o p in io n , & im p e A la lis ts saw commencial advantage in
bAlnging Cuba & th e P h ilip p in e I s . undeA U . S . C o n lK o l. WaA was d ecla n ed on 24th A p A ll.

In memory o| those mlio died Pus, McKinley U.S.S. Maine
Amehican d islik e o^having a 'standing aAmy' caused neliance on untnained volunteeAS
which lead to pnepaAation delays & pnoblems at the staAt o£ a ll U . S . 19th Wans.

Military Postal Station, duplex JUN 24 98/ CHICK’MAUGA/ NATL PARK/ GA..
Soldieh's letten ^Aom volunteer in 'K' Company, 1st Vermont at Camp GeoAge H. Thomas.

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