1898–1898 · Cuba · War
Spanish-American War
A ten-week war with Spain that gave America Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, and made it an empire.
2,446
United States dead
1,947
held on this memorial
How It Began
The battleship Maine blew up in Havana harbour on 15 February 1898, killing two hundred and sixty-six men. The cause was never settled but the country blamed Spain, and Congress declared war in April.
Men held here from this war
C
Casca Morgan
Served, died 1963
H
Henry Temple
Served, died 1966
D
Dave A Hutchinson
Served, died 1972
G
Guy Ralph Sims
Served, died 1975
All 1,947 of them →
In Our Keeping
Years
1898–1898
Fought at
Cuba
Kind
War
Held here
1,947 men and women
Stewarded by
NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Held by NeuraWeb Global Inc. and kept permanently.