On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in the Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The U.S. also supported the ongoing struggle of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines for independence against Spanish rule.
This would be the first war fought overseas by the United States and it involved campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
The majority of Spanish-American War soldiers were volunteers who originated from all over the United States for their part in, as Secretary of State John Hay called it, a "splendid little war."
War began in Cuba in June when the Marines captured Guantanamo Bay and U.S. troops landed at Siboney and Daiquiri, east of Santiago, Cuba. U.S.
This would be the first war fought overseas by the United States and it involved campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
The majority of Spanish-American War soldiers were volunteers who originated from all over the United States for their part in, as Secretary of State John Hay called it, a "splendid little war."
War began in Cuba in June when the Marines captured Guantanamo Bay and U.S. troops landed at Siboney and Daiquiri, east of Santiago, Cuba. U.S.