Walter Crenshaw letter from Camp Cuba Libre

Walter Crenshaw letter from Camp Cuba Libre

Camp Cuba Libre (Fla.)

Spanish American War -- correspondence

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.

Crenshaw, Walter, 1875-

George M. Jones Memorial Library

11 June 1898

George M. Jones Memorial Library

George M. Jones Memorial Library

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Camp Cuba Libre (Fla.)