Spanish-American War Memorial

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History

When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, it was the first war since the Civil War where Union and Confederate Soldiers fought together for a common cause. When the war ended, the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America rallied to dedicate a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to honor those soldiers. On May 21, 1902, Spanish-American War veteran, Theodore Roosevelt dedicated the memorial. In 1964, the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America rededicated the memorial. A bronze tablet was placed on the memorial, honoring all the soldiers who participated in the Spanish-American War.

Description

The Spanish-American War Memorial is a fifty foot tall corinthian column that is made of Barre granite. On top of the column is a sphere made of Quincy granite. At the very top of the memorial is a bronze eagle. Behind the memorial are four guns from the Spanish-American War. The two guns that were captured from Spanish forces are flanked by two American Naval guns.

Inscription

Second Bronze Tablet:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE ARMED FORCES WHO IN
THIS CENTURY GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY
THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE

THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY THE
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES
OF AMERICA
OCTOBER 11, 1964

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