Topics in Kansas History: War

Spanish American War

When the U. S. declared war on Spain in April 1898, four regiments were filled with Kansas volunteers. Most Americans were eager to participate in what was later called the "splendid little war." By August 1898, the U. S. had defeated the declining Spanish empire in the Caribbean and the Pacific and emerged with an empire of its own that included Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. read more

Find resources on the Spanish American War.

Letters, documents, objects, and photographs

• Flag, 20th Kansas Infantry
• Flag quilt, Girl Cadets
• Warletters, Spanish American War

Bibliographies, finding aids, and guides to the collections

Kansas History, our scholarly journal

• "'Proud Are We': Private Rhinehart and the College Company of the Twenty-Second Kansas Volunteer," Summer 1999
• "'To Serve Faithfully': The Twenty-Third Kansas Volunteers and the Spanish American War," Winter 1998

Kansas Kaleidoscope, our children's magazine

• " Revisit 1900 as we Ride into the New Millenium," December/January 2000

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