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The Project Gutenberg EBook of History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest, by Edward A. Johnson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest Author: Edward A. Johnson Release Date: February 15, 2004 [EBook #11102] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF NEGRO SOLDIERS *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Bradley Norton and PG Distributed Proofreaders [Illustration: WILLIAM McKinley.] HISTORY OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST. BY EDWARD A. JOHNSON, Author of the Famous School History of the Negro Race in America. 1899 BY EDWARD A. JOHNSON, RALEIGH, N.C. CONTENTS. (see last page for index to illustrations.) CHAPTER I The Cause of The War With Spain--The Virginius Affair--General Fitzhugh Lee--Belligerent Rights to Insurgents--Much Money and Time Spent by United States--Spain Tries to Appease Public Sentiment--Weyler "The Butcher"--Resolutions by Congress Favoring Insurgents--Insurgents Gain by--General Antonio Maceo--The Spirit of Insurgents at Maceo's Death--Jose Maceo--Weyler's Policy--Miss Cisneros' Rescue--Appeal for her--Spain and Havana Stirred by American Sentiment--Battle Ship Maine--Official Investigation of Destruction of--Responsibility for--Congress Appropriates $50,000,000 for National Defence--President's Message--Congress Declares War--Resolution Signed by President--Copy of Resolution Sent Minister Woodford--Fatal Step for Spain--American Navy. CHAPTER II Beginning of Hostilities--Colored Hero in the Navy. CHAPTER III Sergeant Major Pullen of Twenty-fifth Infantry Describes the Conduct of Negro Soldiers Around El Caney--Its Station Before the Spanish American War and Trip to Tampa, Florida--The Part it Took in the Fight at El Caney--Buffalo Troopers, the Name by Which Negro Soldiers are Known--The Charge of the "Nigger Ninth" on San Juan Hill. CHAPTER IV Colonel Theodore B. Roosevelt on the Colored Soldiers--Colonel Roosevelt's Error--Jacob A. Riis Compliments Negro Soldiers-General Nelson A.
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