The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Charge at San Juan Hill - Jan 7th, 2003

http://www.homeofheroes.com/wallofhonor/spanish_am/11_crowdedhour.html ^

[MistyCA]

Wow...thanks, Sam. :)

[gaspar]

Remember Bucky O'Neill, Tom Rynning, and all the heroic Arizona "cowboys" who followed Roosevelt from the sign-up at Prescott, Arizona to San Juan Hill.

[jwfiv]

Thanks again, SAMWolf...always glad to see your (((Ping))) for the FReeper Foxhole...always interesting, and good to know and remember, the battles gone before...that bought us the freedom we enjoy today.

[P8riot]

This brings to mind an interesting story (for me at least). I was stationed aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), just after commissioning in 1987.

There are two crew's mess areas (not including the Wardroom(s), and the Chief's messes) on the second deck of a Nimitz class carrier, one aft to amidships, and one forward. There was a contest to name the forward mess area on TR. My suggestion of "Roughrider's San Juan Grille" was the winning entry. As far as I know it still bears that name.

There was no prize, just got my name mentioned in the ship's paper.

[MistyCA]

The Spanish-American War, a brief but vicious campaign that left 240 Americans dead and 1,400 wounded, was waged in 1898. American artist William Glackens was sent to Cuba to capture the action for McClure's Magazine. Published at a time when photographers had made documentary sketch artists virtually obsolete, Glacken's work represents the apotheosis of American graphic journalism.

El Pozo is one of five drawings produced by William Glackens used to illustrate an eyewitness account as reported in the October 1898 issue of McClure's Magazine of the assault on San Juan Hill, overlooking Santiago, Cuba. Glackens was the only artist sent by the magazine to cover the Spanish American War fought in the spring and summer of 1898. His sketches in the field capture the atmosphere and mood of this short-lived war. After the war, Glackens concentrated on his art, gaining renown as a member of what came to be known as the "Ashcan School" of American painters.

[NEWwoman]

Thanks. You all put a lot of work into this. You ought to publish a book.

[facedown]

9th U.S. Infantry marching aboard their transport

June 7, 1898, Port Tampa Florida

Photo taken by 1LT H.D. Wise

For more "Art and Images from the War with Spain", click on image above.

[PAR35]

Photos of the Spanish fleet at Santiago can be found here:

http://www.hazegray.org/features/santiago/

[facedown]

The final result:

Teddy and The 1st US Vol. Cavalry, at the point where they crested San Juan hill.

[nicollo]

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life.'

-- Theodore Roosevelt

Respectfully resubmitted to Theodore Roosevelt:

It was the self-interest and greed of the likes of J.P. Morgan and his partners that financed your two presidential runs, the second of which, thankfully, failed.

Roosevelt's well-financed moralizing aside, great American self-interest means greed, yes, but it also means loyalty and duty. Self-interest is the very nature of an American patriot.

America: First in War, First in Peace, First on Wall Street.

[MistyCA]

Landing at Daquiri

[SAMWolf]

This brings to mind an interesting story (for me at least).

It's interesting to me too. Congrats on winning and thanks for sharing that with us.

[facedown]

Photo of Sgt. George Berry holding the flags atop San Juan Hill

Click on image above to learn about the 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, the Buffalo Soldiers' involvement.

[skeeter]

Teddy's hypocricy notwithstanding, his words are right on the mark. The bottom line uber alles crowd will bury us eventually.

[facedown]

Great pic's!

Here's one I'd never seen before:

The wreck of the U.S.S. Maine

[MistyCA]

Little Texas.....Roosevelt's War Horse

[MistyCA]

View of San Juan Hill and Blockhouse including camp of the United States Forces

[MistyCA]

Super picture!

[MistyCA]

good picture! Thanks for all you post! :)

[MistyCA]

View from San Juan Hill of first hill and blockhouse captured on July 1, 1889