Contains the following type of materials: diary. Contains information pertaining to the following war: Spanish-American War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Department of the Platte; IV (4th) Corps; 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps; Schwan's Independent Brigade, Puerto Rico Expedition. General description of the collection: The Grote Hutcheson papers include: diary of aide and assistant adjutant-general John Coppinger and Theodore Schwan (Jan-Aug 1898). It elaborates on aide's duties in peacetime department headquarters, noting mobilization of troops in Mobile, Alabama, and Florida, and vividly describes Schwan's operations in Puerto Rico including battles of Hormigueros and Las Marias. Also, Platte marksmanship training, seeking of combat duty, and reaction to first battle.
