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The Spanish-American War of 1898 was a medical disaster for American forces. In the entire war from May 1 to September 20, 1898, 345 died from combat and 2,565 died from disease. [108] Disease was rampant, with 25,000 soldiers hospitalized, of whom 21,000 contracted typhoid fever and 1,590 died from it.
James Hooper Jr. (1804–1898) – U.S. Navy. Served on the schooner Comet during the Battle of Baltimore. [26] [27] Aaron Stafford (1787–1885) – Major, New York Militia. Last surviving veteran of the War of 1812 known to have held an officer's commission. Wounded at Battle of Queenston Heights.
In World War I, eight artists commissioned as captains in the U.S. Corps of Engineers. These men were sent to Europe to record the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces. [3] In 1941, the Navy Combat Art Program was founded in order to ensure that competent artists would be present at the scene of history-making events.
1 May 1898 United States Navy Archibald M. Forbis 1878–1981 Served on USS McCulloch. [147] Battle of San Juan Hill: 1 July 1898 United States Army Ralph Waldo Taylor 1882–1987 [148] Siege of Baler: Spanish Army Emilio Fabregat Fabregat 1878–1960 [149] Battle of Omdurman: 2 September 1898 British Army James Richard Miles 1879–1977 [150]
Salling's own status is disputed. In 1991, William Marvel examined the claims of Salling and several other "last Civil War veterans" for a piece in the Civil War history magazine Blue & Gray. Marvel found census data that indicated Salling was born in 1858, not 1846.
Robert Yott is compiling stories from Southern Tier Vietnam War veterans for a book timed with next year's 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Calling all Vietnam veterans: Bath historian ...
1898: Spanish–American War: On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war with Spain, ostensibly aligned with Cuban rebels. The war followed a Cuban insurrection , the Cuban War of Independence against Spanish rule and the sinking of USS Maine in the harbor at Havana.
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.