Box 1
Contains 6 Results:
Correspondence, 1898 June 23 - 1898 July 4
Typescripts added from Acc. 1994.40.
"Charley" Charles Mills Sheldon, Cuba, to Grace Sheldon, London, England., 1898 June 23
Scope and Contents Details of fighting before landing; "I only succeeded in getting ashore yesterday noon, after the fight in which the "Rough Riders" lost about twenty men killed."
Charles Mills Sheldon, on Board "Siboney", to Grace Sheldon, London, England., 1898 June 24
Description of landing ashore; account of things saw while looking for 4th Infantry; details of life with the army. Ms (no original letter; from a notebook)
"Charley" Charles Mills Sheldon, outside Santiago, Cuba to Grace Sheldon, London, England., 1898 June 27
Scope and Contents Have been on the move marching for four days; "I was not in the fight with the "Rough Riders" the other day as we were not alowed to land till after that happened."
"Charley" Charles Mills Sheldon, outside Santiago, Cuba to Grace Sheldon., 1898 June 27
Account of landing on Cuba with Mac Pherson; description of the weather and the area; "This is about as tough campaigning as any army ever went through.
"Charley" Charles Mills Sheldon, 5 miles out of Santiago Cuba, to Grace Sheldon, London, England., 1898 July 5
Complaints that Spanish underestimated, have inadequate supplies and incapable leadership; news of Sampson destroying Spanish fleets; details of fighting; details of eating and sleeping conditions; sketch of map.