Miami and the Spanish American War – Part 3 of 3
As noted in the previous installment of this study, conditions in Camp Miami in the summer of 1898 worsened for 7,000 soldiers under the onslaught of heavy rainstorms, high temperatures,…
spanish-american war
Miami and the Spanish American War – Part 1 of 3
Miami was less than two years of age when, in April 1898, the United States went to war with the aging empire of Spain over the issue of Cuban independence. …
A Splendid Little Fort in Miami (1898)
The City of Miami was not quite two years old when a conflict with Spain was brewing to its south on the island of Cuba. Cuba, a colony or province…