Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom Trumbull White Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom Table of Contents Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom............................................................................................................1 Trumbull White..............................................................................................................................................1 PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER I. A WAR FOR LIBERTY AND HUMANITY.........................................................................5 CHAPTER II. HOW COLUMBUS FOUND THE "PEARL OF THE ANTILLES.".................................19 CHAPTER III. SPAIN'S BLACK HISTORICAL RECORD.....................................................................23 CHAPTER IV. BUCCANEERING AND THE WARFARE IN THE SPANISH MAIN...........................28 CHAPTER V. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA..................................................................33 CHAPTER VI. BEAUTIES OF A TROPICAL ISLAND...........................................................................41 CHAPTER VII. WEALTH FROM NATURE'S STORES IN THE FORESTS AND FIELDS OF CUBA..........................................................................................................................................................44 CHAPTER VIII. THE CUBANS, AND HOW THEY LIVE......................................................................48 CHAPTER IX. HAVANA, THE METROPOLIS OF THE ISLAND........................................................52 CHAPTER X. THE CITIES OF CUBA......................................................................................................55 CHAPTER XI. MUTTERINGS OF INSURRECTION..............................................................................61 CHAPTER XII. OUTBREAK OF THE TEN YEARS' WAR....................................................................63 CHAPTER XIII. THE MASSACRE OF THE VIRGINIUS OFFICERS AND CREW.............................65 CHAPTER XIV. OPERATIONS OF THE TEN YEARS' WAR................................................................69 CHAPTER XV. THE PEACE OF ZANJON AND ITS VIOLATED PLEDGES......................................70 CHAPTER XVI. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER REBELLION.......................................................73 CHAPTER XVII. THE CUBAN JUNTA AND ITS WORK......................................................................75 CHAPTER XVIII. KEY WEST AND THE CUBANS...............................................................................81 CHAPTER XIX. ANOTHER STROKE FOR FREEDOM.........................................................................84 CHAPTER XX. JOSE MARTI AND OTHER CUBAN HEROES............................................................87 CHAPTER XXI. DESPERATE BATTLES WITH MACHETE AND RIFLE...........................................91 CHAPTER XXII. FILIBUSTERS FROM FLORIDA................................................................................95 CHAPTER XXIII. WEYLER THE BUTCHER..........................................................................................98 CHAPTER XXIV. CUBA UNDER THE SCOURGE..............................................................................102 CHAPTER XXV. FITZHUGH LEE TO THE FRONT............................................................................105 CHAPTER XXVI. AMERICANS IN SPANISH DUNGEONS...............................................................108 CHAPTER XXVII. MACEO DEAD BY TREACHERY.........................................................................110 CHAPTER XXVIII. WEYLER'S RECONCENTRATION POLICY AND ITS HORRORS..................112 CHAPTER XXIX. AMERICAN INDIGNATION GROWING...............................................................118 CHAPTER XXX. OUTRAGES ON AMERICANS IN CUBA................................................................123 CHAPTER XXXI. McKINLEY SUCCEEDS CLEVELAND..................................................................127 CHAPTER XXXII. THE CASE OF EVANGELINA CISNEROS...........................................................130 CHAPTER XXXIII. WORK OF MISS CLARA BARTON AND THE RED CROSS............................133 CHAPTER XXXIV. THE CATASTROPHE TO THE MAINE...............................................................137 CHAPTER XXXV. PATIENCE AT THE VANISHING POINT............................................................142 CHAPTER XXXVI. EVENTS IN THE AMERICAN CONGRESS........................................................144 CHAPTER XXXVII. PRESIDENT McKINLEY ACTS..........................................................................146 CHAPTER XXXVIII. STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSING SQUADRONS AND ARMIES...................150 CHAPTER XXXIX. BATTLESHIPS AND TROOPS BEGIN TO MOVE.............................................160 CHAPTER XL. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TERMINATE.................................................................163 CHAPTER XLI. FIRST GUNS AND FIRST PRIZES OF THE WAR....................................................166 CHAPTER XLII. DECLARATION OF WAR..........................................................................................170 CHAPTER XLIII. CALL FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD, OUR CITIZEN SOLDIER.......................172 i Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom Table of Contents Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom CHAPTER XLIV. BLOCKADE OF CUBAN PORTS.............................................................................175 CHAPTER XLV. SPANISH DISSENSIONS AT HOME........................................................................178 CHAPTER XLVI. THE PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER COLONIES OF SPAIN........184 CHAPTER XLVII. PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES................................................................................191 CHAPTER XLVIII. SEA FIGHT OFF MANILA, AMERICANS VICTORIOUS..................................195 CHAPTER XLIX. HAWAII, AND OUR ANNEXATION POLICY.......................................................202 CHAPTER L. CONTINUED SUCCESS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS....................208 CHAPTER LI. THE INVASION OF PUERTO RICO.............................................................................242 CHAPTER LII. THE SURRENDER OF MANILA..................................................................................247 CHAPTER LIII. VICTORIOUS CLOSE OF THE WAR.........................................................................253 CHAPTER LIV. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES..................................................................................258 ii Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom Trumbull White This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • PREFACE. • INTRODUCTION. • CHAPTER I. A WAR FOR LIBERTY AND HUMANITY. • CHAPTER II. HOW COLUMBUS FOUND THE "PEARL OF THE ANTILLES." • CHAPTER III. SPAIN'S BLACK HISTORICAL RECORD. • CHAPTER IV. BUCCANEERING AND THE WARFARE IN THE SPANISH MAIN. • CHAPTER V. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA. • CHAPTER VI. BEAUTIES OF A TROPICAL ISLAND. • CHAPTER VII. WEALTH FROM NATURE'S STORES IN THE FORESTS AND FIELDS OF CUBA. • CHAPTER VIII. THE CUBANS, AND HOW THEY LIVE. • CHAPTER IX. HAVANA, THE METROPOLIS OF THE ISLAND. • CHAPTER X. THE CITIES OF CUBA. • CHAPTER XI. MUTTERINGS OF INSURRECTION. • CHAPTER XII. OUTBREAK OF THE TEN YEARS' WAR • CHAPTER XIII. THE MASSACRE OF THE VIRGINIUS OFFICERS AND CREW. • CHAPTER XIV. OPERATIONS OF THE TEN YEARS' WAR. • CHAPTER XV. THE PEACE OF ZANJON AND ITS VIOLATED PLEDGES • CHAPTER XVI. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER REBELLION. • CHAPTER XVII. THE CUBAN JUNTA AND ITS WORK. • CHAPTER XVIII. KEY WEST AND THE CUBANS. • CHAPTER XIX. ANOTHER STROKE FOR FREEDOM. • CHAPTER XX. JOSE MARTI AND OTHER CUBAN HEROES. • CHAPTER XXI. DESPERATE BATTLES WITH MACHETE AND RIFLE. • CHAPTER XXII. FILIBUSTERS FROM FLORIDA. • CHAPTER XXIII. WEYLER THE BUTCHER. • CHAPTER XXIV. CUBA UNDER THE SCOURGE. • CHAPTER XXV. FITZHUGH LEE TO THE FRONT. • CHAPTER XXVI. AMERICANS IN SPANISH DUNGEONS. • CHAPTER XXVII. MACEO DEAD BY TREACHERY. • CHAPTER XXVIII. WEYLER'S RECONCENTRATION POLICY AND ITS HORRORS. • CHAPTER XXIX. AMERICAN INDIGNATION GROWING. • CHAPTER XXX. OUTRAGES ON AMERICANS IN CUBA. • CHAPTER XXXI. McKINLEY SUCCEEDS CLEVELAND. • CHAPTER XXXII. THE CASE OF EVANGELINA CISNEROS. • CHAPTER XXXIII. WORK OF MISS CLARA BARTON AND THE RED CROSS. • CHAPTER XXXIV. THE CATASTROPHE TO THE MAINE. • CHAPTER XXXV. PATIENCE AT THE VANISHING POINT. • CHAPTER XXXVI. EVENTS IN THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. • CHAPTER XXXVII. PRESIDENT McKINLEY ACTS. • CHAPTER XXXVIII. STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSING SQUADRONS AND ARMIES. • CHAPTER XXXIX. BATTLESHIPS AND TROOPS BEGIN TO MOVE. • CHAPTER XL. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TERMINATE. • CHAPTER XLI. FIRST GUNS AND FIRST PRIZES OF THE WAR. Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom 1 Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom • CHAPTER XLII. DECLARATION OF WAR. • CHAPTER XLIII. CALL FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD, OUR CITIZEN SOLDIER. • CHAPTER XLIV. BLOCKADE OF CUBAN PORTS. • CHAPTER XLV. SPANISH DISSENSIONS AT HOME. • CHAPTER XLVI. THE PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER COLONIES OF SPAIN. • CHAPTER XLVII. PROGRESS OF HOSTILITIES. • CHAPTER XLVIII. SEA FIGHT OFF MANILA, AMERICANS VICTORIOUS. • CHAPTER XLIX. HAWAII, AND OUR ANNEXATION POLICY. • CHAPTER L. CONTINUED SUCCESS FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.