Collection	Marblehead Servicemen & Veterans
Date	1861 to 1918
Abstract	Two framed posters with the frames fastened together on the back. A) a poster of a letter addressed to "Soldiers of the American Army" from 11,000 Spanish Soldiers and Pedra Lopes de Castillo, Soldier of Infantry, Santiago de Cuba, August 21, 1898. A cordial farewell after the fighting in Cuba. B) a poster titled "Lest We Forget" comparing the treatment of the veterans of the Civil War, The Spanish War and World War (I). Indicating the veterans of the Spanish War did not do as well as the wars before and after.
Home Location	Hanging on wall
Object ID	2001-064-0184A&B
Object Name	Poster
Search Terms	Spanish American War
Title	A) Soldiers of the American Army B) Lest We Forget

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013