Crenshaw Family Collection
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- Identifier
- JML.MS1942
- JML.MS1942.Folder1Crenshaw18980611
- Source Identifier
- 292
- Title
- Crenshaw Family Collection
- Walter Crenshaw letter from Camp Cuba Libre
- Description
- Crenshaw Family Collection held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Collection Contains Correspondence, Included A June 11, 1898 Letter From Walter Crenshaw Describing Conditions At Camp Cuba Libre In Jacksonville, Florida During The Spanish American War.
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Handwritten letter from Walter Crenshaw to his mother dated 11 June 1898 from Camp Cuba Libre in Jacksonville, Florida.
Crenshaw served as a private in Company 4 of the 4th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. The company reached Camp Cuba Libre on 07 June 1898 and joined the Third Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army.
Crenshaw was discharged as a corporal on 22 November 1898.
Crenshaw's unit did not see service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Camp Cuba Libre was established in response to overcrowding at camps in Tampa, Florida.
This letter is part of Manuscript 1942, The Crenshaw Family Collection, Folder 1. - Date
- 11 June 1898
- Creator
- Crenshaw, Walter, 1875-
- topic
- Camp Cuba Libre
- correspondence
- Crenshaw family
- military
- military records
- MS 1942
- MS1942
- Spanish American War
- Walter Crenshaw
- war correspondence
- Location
- Camp Cuba Libre (Fla.)
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- George M. Jones Library Association
Part of Crenshaw Family Collection