Reminiscences of the Spanish American War.

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Reminiscences of the Spanish American War.

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Lengthy and detailed reminiscences of experiences on a ship at various ports in the Philippines during the Spanish American War. Brief sketches of personal experiences with Zachary Taylor, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Cobden and U.S. Grant. Author unknown but indicates he was a ship's captain and sailed the Atlantic, worked on a "packet boat" on the Mississippi and, at some point lived in Illinois.

96 p.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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