Letter : Utuado, Puerto Rico, to General Nelson Miles, 1898 Aug. 20.

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Letter : Utuado, Puerto Rico, to General Nelson Miles, 1898 Aug. 20.

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Letter signed. General Henry writes General Miles that he is sending General Garretson to explain the poor conditions that his troops face in Utuando and to suggest some remedies. The poor conditions include the threat of typhoid fever, the lack of tents and firewood, and impassible trails.

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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...

Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899

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