- William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last veteran of the Civil War to be elected. By the 1880s, this Ohio native was a nationally known Republican leader; his signature issue was high tariffs on imports as a formula for prosperity, as typified by his McKinley Tariff of 1890. As the Republican candidate in the 1896 presidential election, he upheld the gold standard, … - William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst I (April 29, 1863 - August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate. - George Dewey
George Dewey (December 26, 1837 - January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory (without the loss of a single life of his own forces due to combat; one man died of a heart attack) at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy. - Nelson A. Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 - May 15, 1925) was an American soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War. - Richard Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, a managing editor of Harper's Weekly, was one of the world's leading war correspondents at the time of the Second Boer War in South Africa. As an American, he had the unique opportunity to see the war first-hand from both the English and Boer perspectives. - 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 major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later as a major general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War. Between the wars he served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. - Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. He is best-known as the longest-serving Secretary of State, having held the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Hull received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role in establishing the United Nations, and was referred to by President Roosevelt as the "Father of the United Nations". Hull was born in a log cabin in Olympus, … - Fitzhugh Lee
Fitzhugh Lee (November 19, 1835 - April 18, 1905), nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and U.S. Army general in the Spanish-American War. - Frederick Funston
Frederick N. Funston (11 September, 1865 - 19 February, 1917) also known as Fred Funston, was a General in the United States Army, best known for his role in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. - William T. Sampson
William Thomas Sampson (9 February 1840 - 6 May 1902) was a United States Navy admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He was born in Palmyra, New York, and entered the United States Naval Academy on 24 September 1857. After graduating first in his class four years later, he served as an instructor at the Academy. - Wesley Merritt
Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1834 - December 3, 1910) was a general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. He is noted for distinguished service in the cavalry. - Patricio Montojo
Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón was the Spanish naval commander at the Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), a decisive battle of the Spanish-American War. Born in Ferrol, Galicia, Montojo studied at the Naval School in Cadiz, and was assigned as a Midshipman in 1855. By 1860, he had become a Sub-lieutenant and fought against the Moros of Mindanao in the Philippines before returning to Spain in 1864. - Juan Luna
Juan Luna y Novicio was a Filipino painter. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, the third child of seven children. He is a descendant of the Cala Family of the Philippines. Luna obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1874. He showed artistic promise early on and was encouraged to take up painting and traveled to Rome to study the masters. He settled in Paris and married Maria de la Paz, … - John King
John King (7 February 1865 - 20 May 1938) was a sailor in the United States Navy who was twice awarded the Medal of Honor. Born in Ireland, King enlisted in the Navy as a coal passer in Vermont on 20 July 1893. He served on board "Massachusetts" in the Caribbean during the Spanish-American War, and, in 1900, was transferred to "Vicksburg" for service during the Philippine-American War. - Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid (October 27, 1837 - December 15, 1912) was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War. A native of Ohio, Reid graduated from Miami University with honors in 1856. At Miami, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and lobbied for the expulsion of the six members who ultimately went on to found Sigma Chi. - Robert Penn
Robert Penn was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish-American War. On July 20 1898, Penn was serving as a Fireman First Class on the USS "Iowa" (BB-4) off the coast of Santiago de Cuba when a boiler accident occurred. For his actions during the incident, Penn was issued the Medal of Honor five months later, on December 14 1898. - Frank Knox
William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 - April 28, 1944) was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936. William Franklin Knox was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Alma College, in Michigan, where he was a founding member of the Zeta Sigma Fraternity, and served in Cuba with the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. - Charles King
Charles King was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King and great grandson of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. - Howard Chandler Christy
Howard Chandler Christy was an American artist famous for the "Christy Girl", similar to a "Gibson Girl". He painted "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States". Some of his work is on display at New York City restaurant Café des Artistes - they include six panels of wood nymphs and paintings such as The Parrot Girl, The Swing Girl, Ponce De Leon, Fall, Spring, and the Fountain of Youth. - Pascual Cervera Y Topete
Pascual Cervera y Topete (February 18, 1839 - April 3, 1909) served as Almirante (or Admiral) of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron during the Spanish-American War, and prior to this served his country in a variety of military and political roles. Cervera was a highly decorated veteran of the Spanish Navy, and served with some distinction during the Carlist Wars before retiring from the active service to act as head of Spain's Ministerio de Marina, … - Nathan E. Cook
Nathan Edward Cook (October 10, 1885 - September 10, 1992) was a sailor in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. He was recognized as the longest surviving U.S. veteran of that war (although there is a claim that Jones Morgan was a Spanish-American war veteran and survived longer). He died at age 106 and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. - Richmond Pearson Hobson
Richmond Pearson Hobson (17 August 1870 - 16 March 1937) was a United States Navy admiral who served from 1905-1915 as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. He was born in Greensboro in Hale County in the western Black Belt of Alabama. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1889. - Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar y Carpio was a leader in the Philippine Revolution (1896—1898). He was born on September 27, 1865 in Santo Tomas, Batangas to Maximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. His father was a wealthy sugarcane and rice farmer whose success enabled Miguel and his siblings to acquire an education. With this education, he prospered in oranges on land he had worked hard for. He also married and had children. By the mid-1890s, the Philippine Revolution had broken out, … - Henry Glass
Henry Glass (1844-September 1 1908) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, best remembered for his role in the bloodless capture of Guam in the Spanish-American War. He was also a veteran of the American Civil War. Glass was born in Kentucky and entered the United States Naval Academy in 1860. Though he was at the academy only two years, by 1863 he had been commissioned an ensign and participated in the bombardment of Fort Sumter. - William R. Day
William Rufus Day (April 17, 1849 - July 9, 1923) was an American diplomat and jurist. Day was born in Ravenna, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1870 and spent the following year in the school's law department. He settled in Canton, Ohio in 1872 where he began practicing law. For twenty-five years, Day did criminal and corporate law in the growing industrial town while participating in Republican politics. He became a good friend of William McKinley. - Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (July 1, 1877 - November 26, 1970) was an American general and the father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. He was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., was born in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 1877. His biographer Marvin Fletcher (author of "America's First Black General, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., … - Richard Wainwright
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, son of Commander Richard Wainwright, was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. Born in Washington, D.C., Wainwright was initially commissioned in the United States Navy on 28 September 1864. Wainwright was executive officer on board the battleship "Maine" when she blew up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on 15 February 1898. - Fitz Lee
Fitz Lee was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American War. Lee joined the Army from his birth place of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and by June 30 1898 he was serving as a Private in Troop M of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, American forces aboard the USS "Florida" near Tayacoba, Cuba, … - Worth Bagley
Ensign Worth Bagley (April 6, 1874 - May 11, 1898) was a United States Navy officer during the Spanish-American War, distinguished as the only U.S. naval officer killed in action during that war. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1895. After serving two years on the USS "Montgomery", "Texas", and "Maine", he was made ensign, July 1, 1897. - William Rufus Shafter
William Rufus Shafter (October 16,1835 - November 12, 1906) was a major general in the United States Army, earning the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during the American Civil War. He later took a prominent part in the Spanish-American War. Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is named for him, as well as the city of Shafter, California. - Peyton C. March
Peyton Conway March (born December 27, 1864 in Easton, Pennsylvania - April 13, 1955) was an American soldier and Army Chief of Staff. March attended Lafayette College. In 1884, he was appointed to West Point and graduated in 1888. He was assigned to the 3rd Artillery. He married Josephine Smith Cunningham (d. 1904) in 1891. They had a son, Peyton, Jr. (b. 1896). In 1894, March was assigned to the 5th Artillery and promoted to 1st lieutenant. - Adelbert Ames
Adelbert Ames (October 31 1835 - April 12 1933) was a Union general in the American Civil War, a Mississippi politician, and a general in the Spanish-American War. He was the last general officer of the American Civil War to die, passing away at age 97 in 1933. - Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta born on July 21, 1825 at Torrecilla de Cameros and died on January 5, 1903 in Madrid. He was a Spanish politician who was president of the government in eight occasions between 1870 and 1902. He was known for possessing an excellent oratorical talent. Being a member of the progressive party while a student at the Engineering School of Madrid in 1848, he was the only one in the school who refused to sign a letter supporting Queen Isabel II. - Tasker H. Bliss
Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31,1853 - November 9, 1930) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918. He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. His parents were George Ripley Bliss and Mary Ann Raymond. His father taught Greek at the University at Lewisburg (now Bucknell University). After initially attending Bucknell where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, … - Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846-1934) followed in the footsteps of his father, the famous novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and became a prolific American author and journalist. He wrote numerous poems, novels, short stories, mystery/detective fiction, essays, travel books, biographies and histories. As a journalist he reported on the Indian Famine for "Cosmopolitian" magazine, and the Spanish-American War for the New York Journal. - Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis (10 February 1837 - July 30, 1917) was the second publisher of the "Los Angeles Times". Born in Ohio, he was part of the Republican National Convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for president. He volunteered for the Union army during the American Civil War and fought in William McKinley's regiment, the 23rd Ohio Infantry. After the war, he worked as a publisher before moving to California. - Adna Chaffee
Adna Romanza Chaffee (April 14, 1842-November 1, 1914) was a General in the United States Army. Chaffee took part in the U.S. Civil War and Indian Wars, played a key role in the Spanish-American War, and was instrumental at crushing the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was the Army Chief of Staff from 1904 to 1906, overseeing far-reaching transformation of organization and doctrine in the Army. A historical marker documenting Chaffee's birthplace stands in Orwell, Ohio. - Felipe Agoncillo
Felipe Agoncillo was the Filipino representative to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), ending the Spanish-American War. However, Agoncillo was excluded from sessions as the revolutionary government of the Philippines was not recognized by the family of nations. He met with Gustave Moynier, an original member of the Committee of Five and ICRC President, on 29 August 1900. - Henry Ware Lawton
Henry Ware Lawton (1843-1899) was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, Apache War, Spanish-American War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine-American War. The city of Lawton, Oklahoma takes its name from General Lawton, and also a burrough in the City of Havana. - José Celso Barbosa
Dr. José Celso Barbosa. In 1893, Barbosa founded the first Puerto Rican cooperative and named it "El Ahorro Colectivo". Barbosa was a member of the Autonomous Party led by Román Baldorioty de Castro but left the party because of ideological differences. He formed the pro-statehood Puerto Rican Republican Party on July 4, 1899 as an aftermath of the Spanish-American War in which Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States.
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