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Soldiers O'Neill Epilogue |
A century ago Arizonans
were caught up in America's war with Spain. Some found honor in Cuba with Roosevelt's
Rough Riders and a few, like Prescott's Buckey O'Neill, died there. Other soldiers sat out
the brief war in camps within the United States and never saw service.
"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight, my baby," by Frederic Remington. Courtesy Art Institute of Chicago.
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Back home in Arizona Territory, people eagerly followed the unfolding conflict in the newspapers. It was our country's most popular but shortest war, lasting only 113 days. The Spanish-American War elevated the United States to worldwide importance and propelled Arizona toward statehood.
The United States Battleship Maine, about 1898. Its destruction in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898 pushed the United States toward war with Spain. Courtesy Rex Hinshaw
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