Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25 ...

Meanwhile, troops stationed away from the fighting also faced danger. When the Spanish-American War was declared, thousands of U.S. volunteers entered training camps in the southeastern United States.

The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western ...

The newspapers’ reporting created a pro-war environment, and by early May 1898, the U.S. entered what became known as the Spanish-American War. What happened to the ship was a genuine mystery ...