Spanish surrender terms stand firm at Santiago
Secretary Alger reports no concession on arms in a Santiago surrender to the United States. The administration demands unconditional surrender by General Toral with limited delay to secure garrison surrenders. General Shafter estimates 12 000 to 15 000 troops inside Santiago and similar numbers in surrounding province.
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Spain
White House
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Wilson
Smith
Corbin
Toral
United States
War Department
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General Toral
Shafter
Madrid
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Massachusetts Troops Suffer Sickness and Wounds From Siboney
Dispatch from Fort Monroe lists Massachusetts servicemen arriving aboard Olivette Breakwater and City of Washington. Names span Second and Ninth Massachusetts with Corporals Lathrop Eaton Maston and others. noted are injuries from Cuban fighting and a first gunshot wound to Henry Kent of Gardner.
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City of Washington
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Coats
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Smith
Squires
Travel
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Willis
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Walter Paradise
George Bennett
Wilmore L. Reppell
Renal Cost
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August Bahn
Kent
Bachelor
Hospital Corps
Ninth Massachusetts
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Laplant
McDonald
Larkin
Michael J. McCartin
Morris Burns
Henry Kent
Gardner
Weld P. Batchelder
Cuba
Prisoners Sickening Voyage From Spain Arrives at Portsa
The cruiser Harvard docked at Portsa mouth with over 1000 Spanish prisoners. half ill from malaria with the tenth death recorded and two bodies buried at sea. Despatches from Santiago report commissioners finalizing Santiago’s surrender details after a Spaniard-caused delay. Spain seeks return of arms upon reaching home, but negotiations proceed.
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Portsamouth
Washington
Santiago
Spain
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