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On June 22nd the first soldiers of General Rufus Shafter's Fifth Corps
began landing at Siboney, west of the Marine position at Guantanamo
Bay. Over the following days American soldiers continued to make
their way from their transports to the shore, set up their bivouacs, and
move inland towards the city of Santiago.
Two days after the initial landing, elements of the
First Brigade (which included the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough
Riders), engaged the Spanish forces in the first major battle of the
US Army in Cuba. At Las Guasimas these soldiers under General Henry
War Lawton, who had earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, faced
a superior enemy force in fortified positions. Despite heavy
casualties, the Americans pressed the attack driving forward towards their
goal, Santiago.
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James Robb Church
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
Born: 1866
at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Washington,
DC
Date/Place of Action: June
24, 1898 - Las Guasimas, Cuba
Unit: 1st
US Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Presentation: Presented
At the White House
By President Theodore Roosevelt on January 10, 1906
Date of Death: May
18, 1923
Buried at: Arlington
National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Frederick Muller
Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: March
29, 1861 at Copenhagen, Denmark
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: June
30, 1898 - Manzanillo, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S.
Wompatuck
Presentation: Presented
on April 30, 1901 - G.O. 45
Date of Death: June
09, 1946
Buried at: Arlington
National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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