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History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest By: Edward A. (Edward Austin) Johnson (1860-1944) |
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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. Miles Compliments Negro Soldiers Cleveland Moffitt
Compliments the Negro Soldiers President McKinley Promotes Negro
Soldiers General Thomas J. Morgan on Negro Officers.
CHAPTER V Many Testimonials in Behalf of Negro Soldiers A Southerner's
Statement Reconciliation Charleston News and Courier Good
Marksmanship at El Caney Their Splendid Courage; Fought Like Tigers
Never Wavered What Army Officers say Acme of Bravery Around
Santiago Saved the Life of his Lieutenant, but Lost his own "Black
Soldier Boys," New York Mail and Express They Never Faltered The
Negro Soldier; His Good heartedness Mrs. Porter's Ride Investment of
Santiago and Surrender Killed and Wounded. CHAPTER VI No Color Line in Cuba A Graphic Description American Prejudice
Cannot Exist There A Catholic Priest Vouches for it Colored
Belles War Began Facts About Porto Rico. CHAPTER VII List of Colored Regiments that did Active Service in the Spanish
American War A List of the Volunteer Regiments Full Account of the
Troubles of the Sixth Virginia Comments on the Third North Carolina
Regiment. CHAPTER VIII General Items of Interest to the Race Miss Alberta Scott Discovery
of the Games Family Colored Wonder on the Bicycle Negro Millionaire
Found at Last Uncle Sam's Money Sealer Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the
Negro Poet Disfranchisement of Colored Voters. CHAPTER IX Some Facts About the Filipinos Who Aguinaldo is Facts from Felipe
Agoncillo's Article. CHAPTER X Resume Why the American Government Does not Protect its Colored
Citizens States Rights Mobocracy Supreme The Solution of the Negro
Problem is Mainly in the Race's Own Hands The South a Good Place for
the Negro, Provided he can be Protected. CHAPTER I.
THE CAUSE OF THE WAR WITH SPAIN. Many causes led up to the Spanish American war. Cuba had been in
a state of turmoil for a long time, and the continual reports of
outrages on the people of the island by Spain greatly aroused the
Americans. The "ten years war" had terminated, leaving the island much
embarrassed in its material interests, and woefully scandalized by the
methods of procedure adopted by Spain and principally carried out
by Generals Campos and Weyler, the latter of whom was called the
"butcher" on account of his alleged cruelty in attempting to suppress
the former insurrection. There was no doubt much to complain of under
his administration, for which the General himself was not personally
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