Spanish-American War

In 1898 national attention focused on Florida as the Spanish-American War began. The port city of Tampa served as the primary staging area for U.S. troops bound for the war in Cuba. The arrival of over 30,000 troops, including Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders cavalry unit, changed Tampa from a small town to into a city.

Florida, the closest state to the Caribbean and home to a large Cuban immigrant population, became the setting for much of the action in Cuba's fight for independence from Spain.

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Company B of the 21st Infantry on a dusty march during the Spanish-American war (1898)

Image Number: RC20113

9th U.S. Cavalry embarking for Cuba: Port Tampa, Florida (1898)

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Captain Curry of the Rough Riders : Tampa, Florida (1898)

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Loading horses onto railroad cars at Port Tampa during the Spanish-American war (1898)

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Spanish-American war camp scene: Tampa, Florida (1898)

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Colonel and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan in a tent under the live oaks: Jacksonville, Florida

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Cannons being loaded on transport preparing to sail to Cuba for the Spanish-American war: Tampa, Florida

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3rd Nebraska Volunteers marching on the beach: Pablo Beach, Florida (1898)

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Spanish-American War officer on horseback (1898)

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The Battle of Quasimas near Santiago, June 24th, 1898. The 9th and 10th Colored Calvary in support of Rough Riders (1898)

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