Overview

Based on Cooper's personal diary and other primary sources, this book provides a day-by-day account of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry's involvement in the Spanish-American War. From training and recruitment to the journey to Cuba and the battles of Las Guasimas and Santiago, Cooper offers a vivid and detailed picture of the campaign. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.