Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba
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Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba the purpose of which was to record the history and conserve the memory of the events of the campaign which resulted in the surrender, on July 17, 1898, of the Spanish army, the city of Santiago de Cuba
, and the military province to which it pertained during the Spanish–American War.
Constitution adopted at Camp Wykoff
, Long Island
, N. Y., September 15,1898.
, and who shall signify their wish for membership by making application and paying the dues.
There shall be three classes of membership, namely: First, Original Members; Second, Members by Inheritance, to consist of lineal male descendants of Original Members; and, Third, Members by Succession, to consist of those male blood relatives of the first or second class to whom in the absence of lineal descendants the right of inheritance to one (1) membership may be devised by decedent members. Members by inheritance shall include those who are lineal male descendants of any officer or enlisted man now deceased who was killed or died of wounds received or disease contracted in the line of duty in the Santiago campaign and who, had he survived, would have been eligible to membership.
Honorary membership shall be conferred upon all duly accredited Military and Naval Attaches of foreign governments who were present on land in Cuba with the Fifth Army Corps at any time during the Santiago campaign. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of dues, and shall not be entitled to vote.
Major-General WM. R. SHAFTER
, U. S. V.
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General JOSEPH WHEELER
, U. S. V.
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General J. FORD KENT
, U. S. V.
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General H. W. LAWTON
, U. S. V. (Killed in action at San Mateo, P. I., December 18, 1899)
FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General JOHN C. BATES
, U. S. V.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER :
Major ALFRED C. SHARPE, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. V.
HISTORIAN :
Major G. CREIGHTON WEBB, Inspector-General, U. S. V.
REGISTRAR GENERAL :
Major PHILIP READE, Inspector-general, U. S. V.
FIRST DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. L. W. V. KENNON, 6TH U, S. Infantry.
SECOND DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. JAMES T. KERR, 17TH U. S. Infantry
.
THIRD DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. CHARLES MORTON, 3rd U. S. Cavalry.
FOURTH DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Lt. Col. JOHN JACOB ASTOR
, Inspector-General, U. S. V.
, U. S. V.
2 Major-General H. S. HAWKINS, U. S. V.
3 Major-general A. R. CHAFFEE, U. S. V.
4 Major-General WM. LUDLOW
, U. S. V.
5 Major-General S. S. SUMNER
, U. S. V.
6 Brig.-General ADELBERT AMES
, U. S. V.
7 Brig.-General WALLACE F. RANDOLPH, U. S. V.
8 Brig.-General CHAMBERS McKIBBIN, U. S. V.
9 Col. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
, 1st U. S. Vol. Cav.
10 Lt.-Col. JOHN DAVID MILEY, Inspector-general, U. S. V. (Died at Manila, P. I., September 19th, 1899)
Spanish War Service Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
, and the military province to which it pertained during the Spanish–American War.
Founding
Organized in the Governor's Palace, Santiago de Cuba, July 31, 1898.Constitution adopted at Camp Wykoff
Theodore Roosevelt County Park
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, Long Island
Long Island
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, N. Y., September 15,1898.
Membership
The membership of the Society shall consist of all officers and soldiers of the United States Army (including Acting Assistant Surgeons and authorized Volunteer Aides), who constituted the expeditionary force to Santiago de Cuba and who worthily participated in the campaign between the dates of June 14 and July 17, 1898Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish-American War on the island of Cuba. This action should not be confused with the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba.-Santiago Campaign:...
, and who shall signify their wish for membership by making application and paying the dues.
There shall be three classes of membership, namely: First, Original Members; Second, Members by Inheritance, to consist of lineal male descendants of Original Members; and, Third, Members by Succession, to consist of those male blood relatives of the first or second class to whom in the absence of lineal descendants the right of inheritance to one (1) membership may be devised by decedent members. Members by inheritance shall include those who are lineal male descendants of any officer or enlisted man now deceased who was killed or died of wounds received or disease contracted in the line of duty in the Santiago campaign and who, had he survived, would have been eligible to membership.
Honorary membership shall be conferred upon all duly accredited Military and Naval Attaches of foreign governments who were present on land in Cuba with the Fifth Army Corps at any time during the Santiago campaign. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of dues, and shall not be entitled to vote.
Officers
PRESIDENT :Major-General WM. R. SHAFTER
William Rufus Shafter
William Rufus Shafter was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks. Shafter also played a prominent part as a major general in the Spanish-American War...
, U. S. V.
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General JOSEPH WHEELER
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
, U. S. V.
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General J. FORD KENT
Jacob Ford Kent
Jacob Ford Kent was a United States general during the Spanish-American War. Kent also served in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Early life and the American Civil War:...
, U. S. V.
THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General H. W. LAWTON
Henry Ware Lawton
Henry Ware Lawton was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, the Spanish-American War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine-American War...
, U. S. V. (Killed in action at San Mateo, P. I., December 18, 1899)
FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT :
Major-General JOHN C. BATES
John C. Bates
John Coalter Bates was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from January to April 1906. He was the last American Civil War veteran still on active duty in the United States military at the time of his retirement....
, U. S. V.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER :
Major ALFRED C. SHARPE, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. V.
HISTORIAN :
Major G. CREIGHTON WEBB, Inspector-General, U. S. V.
REGISTRAR GENERAL :
Major PHILIP READE, Inspector-general, U. S. V.
FIRST DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. L. W. V. KENNON, 6TH U, S. Infantry.
SECOND DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. JAMES T. KERR, 17TH U. S. Infantry
17th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. While the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on January 11, 1812, it was consolidated with the 3rd Infantry due to extremely heavy losses at Frenchtown, and lost its identity two years later until May 3, 1861, when it was...
.
THIRD DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Capt. CHARLES MORTON, 3rd U. S. Cavalry.
FOURTH DIVISION REGISTRAR :
Lt. Col. JOHN JACOB ASTOR
John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War and a member of the prominent Astor family...
, Inspector-General, U. S. V.
Members of Council
1 Major-General S. B. M. YOUNGSamuel Baldwin Marks Young
Samuel Baldwin Marks Young was a United States Army general. He also served as the first president of Army War College between 1902 and 1903. He then served from 1903 until 1904 as the first Chief of Staff of the United States Army.-Biography:Young was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John...
, U. S. V.
2 Major-General H. S. HAWKINS, U. S. V.
3 Major-general A. R. CHAFFEE, U. S. V.
4 Major-General WM. LUDLOW
William Ludlow
William Ludlow was an officer in the Corps of Engineers and a major general in the United States Army who served in the Civil War, Plains Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and led a scientific expedition examining the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.-Early life:Ludlow was born in...
, U. S. V.
5 Major-General S. S. SUMNER
Samuel S. Sumner
Samuel Storrow Sumner was a United States Army general during the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, and Philippine-American War....
, U. S. V.
6 Brig.-General ADELBERT AMES
Adelbert Ames
Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi...
, U. S. V.
7 Brig.-General WALLACE F. RANDOLPH, U. S. V.
8 Brig.-General CHAMBERS McKIBBIN, U. S. V.
9 Col. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
, 1st U. S. Vol. Cav.
Rough Riders
The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States Army was weakened and left with little manpower after the American Civil War...
10 Lt.-Col. JOHN DAVID MILEY, Inspector-general, U. S. V. (Died at Manila, P. I., September 19th, 1899)
See also
United Spanish War VeteransUnited Spanish War Veterans
Soon after the Spanish-American War ended, in early 1899, discharged veterans rushed to form fraternal societies. Among these were the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans, the Servicemen of the Spanish War, American Veterans of Foreign Service, the Army of the Philippines, the...
Spanish War Service Medal
Spanish War Service Medal
The Spanish War Service Medal was a military decoration of the United States Army which was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 1918...
Spanish Campaign Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
The Spanish Campaign Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which recognized those members of the U.S. military who had served in the Spanish-American War. Although a single decoration, there were two versions of the Spanish Campaign Medal, one for members of the United...