Fever slaying Santiago troops
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Health aspects, Letters, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906, United States. Army
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This brief headline notes the deleterious effect fever is having on American troops stationed in Santiago, Cuba, and mentions the round robin letter sent by Theodore Roosevelt and several other officers demanding their men be brought north immediately.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1898
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Fever slaying Santiago troops. [1898]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300817. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Fever slaying Santiago troops. [1898]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300817.
APA:
Unknown., [1898]. Fever slaying Santiago troops.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300817.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
