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San Juan Hill
While
Lawton's 2nd Division was fighting its way into El Caney, the remainder of
the Fifth Corps was battling its way up two adjacent hills overlooking the
city of Santiago. Known as San Juan and Kettle Hills, it was a
battle that would make Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders National
heroes, though Roosevelt himself was the only Rough Rider to earn a
Medal of Honor, and even his would not be awarded for a century.
Sixteen other members of the US Volunteers, 10th US Cavalry, and the 10th,
13th and 21 Infantry Regiments earned Medals of Honor before the day.
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Edward Lee Baker
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Born: December 28, 1865 at Platte River, WY
Entered Service: Cincinnati,
OH
Date/Place of Action: July
01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: 10th
US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on July 03, 1902
Date of Death: August
26, 1913
Buried at: Rosedale Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA
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Charles P. Cantrell
Private, U.S. Army
Born: February
13, 1874 at Smithville, TN
Entered Service: Nashville,
TN
Date/Place of Action: July
01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company
F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Unknown
Date of Death: August
03, 1948
Buried at: Nashville
National Cemetery - Nashville, TN
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Andrew Johnson Cummins
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1868
at Alexandria, IN
Entered Service: Alexandria,
IN
Date/Place of Action: July
01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company
F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented
on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: September
15, 1923
Buried at: Lewiston
Cemetery - Lewiston, MT
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