The Battle for San Juan Hill
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A dramatic reading of the thoughts of JW Galloway, after taking part in the battle to capture San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War.
Text and images from "The Black Troopers, or The Daring Heroism of The Negro Soldiers in the Spanish American War" By Miles V. Lynk. (Jackson, TN, The M.V. Lynk Publishing House: 1899)
Other images Courtesy of The Northwest Room, Spokane Public Library, the Library of Congress.
Preformed by Lee Nilsson
This file appears in: Barracks and Buffaloes: Fort George Wright Tour
Barracks and Buffaloes: Fort George Wright Tour
The 24th Infantry regiment contained the famous all-black "Buffalo Soldiers" who had fought bravely in the capture of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War. The regiment had endured many…