Collier's Weekly, vol. 23 No. 1, The Return of the Twelfth Regiment

Publication

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.; Origformat: Artifact
Front

Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Collier's Weekly, vol. 23 No. 1, The Return of the Twelfth Regiment

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.290

Description

An issue of Collier's Weekly, an illustrated journal of art, literature and current events, Vol. 23 No. 1, published April 8, 1899. The cover features a photograph of the United States Army 12th regiment coming off a boat, with the title "The Return of the Twelfth Reigment". The caption underneath reads, "The twelfth regiment New York volunteers, Colonel R.W. Leonard, reutnred to New York from Cuba, Sunday March 26, on the the United States troopship Meade(Formerly the transatlantic passenger steamer Berlin). The regiment sailed for Cuba from Savanna December 28 and was stationed at Matanzas where it was detailed on provost guard duty. Forty officers and nine hundred and thirty-four privates arrived on the Meade: The residue of the regiment remaining in cuba on various details. Printed at the top is "Remington in Cuba-- Four Extra Pages"

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL