HISTORY OF NEGRO SOLDIERS

IN THE

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR,

AND

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.

BY

EDWARD A. JOHNSON,

AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA!.

RALEIGH, N. C.:

CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS..

1899.

COPYRIGHT, 1899,

BY EDWARD A. JOHNSON, RALEIGH, N. C.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

AJM0703

CONTENTS.

(SEE LAST PAGE FOR INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.)

PAGE.

CHAPTER I. .

5-29

The Cause of The War With Spain-The Virginius Affair-General

Fitzhugh Lee-Belligerent Rights to Insurgents-Much Money and

Time Spent by United States -Spain Tries to Appease Public Senti-

ment-Weyler "The Butcher "-Resolutions by Congress Favoring

Insurgents-Insurgents Gain by-General Antonio Maceo The

Spirit of Insurgents at Maceo's Death-Jose Maceo-Weyler's Policy

-Miss Cisneros' Rescue-Appeal for Her-Spain and Havana Stirred

by American Sentiment-Battle Ship Maine—Official Investigation

of Destruction of-Responsibility for-Congress Appropriates $50,-

000,000 for National Defence-President's Message-Congress De-

clares War-Resolution Signed by President - Copy of Resolution

Sent Minister Woodford-Fatal Step for Spain-American Navy.

CHAPTER II.

Beginning of Hostilities—Colored Hero in the Navy.

CHAPTER III. .

30-31

32-58

Sergeant Major Pullen of Twenty fifth Infantry Describes the Conduct

of Negro Soldiers Around El Caney-Its Station Before the Spanish

American War and Trip to Tampa, Florida-The Part it Took in the

Fight at El Caney-Buffalo Troopers, the Name by Which Negro

Soldiers are Known-The Charge of the "Nigger Ninth" on San

Juan Hill.

CHAPTER IV. .

59-84

Colonel Theodore B. Roosevelt on the Colored Soldiers-Colonel Roose-

velt's Error-Jacob A. Riis Compliments Negro Soldiers-General

Nelson A. Miles Compliments Negro Soldiers-Cleveland Moffitt

Compliments the Negro Soldiers President McKinley Promotes

Negro Soldiers-General Thomas J. Morgan on Negro Officers.

CHAPTER V..

85-119

Many Testimonials in Behalf of Negro Soldiers-A Southerner's State-

ment-Reconciliation-Charleston News and Courier-Good Marks-

manship at El Caney—Their Splendid Courage; Fought Like Tigers—