1899 "A CUSPIDE CORONA Historic Certificate SPANISH AMERICAN WAR RARE For Sale

1899 "A CUSPIDE CORONA Historic Certificate SPANISH AMERICAN WAR RARE
Latin "A Cuspide Corona" "From a Spear a Crown"Measures: 18.5" Tall x
Inscribed To: Richard French, Private Company "G" 18th US Infantry Regiment 1898-99 Harry R. Hopps,Des.
Litho. Britton & Rey SF (San Francisco, California, USAWill will ship in a new document shipping tube. Some minor wear on the edges of the piece. See all photos.
If you happen to be a descendant or know any history regarding "Private Richard French" please let us or his family know we are offering this important piece of US history.

The Spanish-American War was fought between May and August 1898. For many reasons, this short war was a turning point in the history of the United States. The four-month conflagration marked the transformation of the United States from a developing nation into a global power. At its conclusion, the United States had acquired the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The war was also the first successful test of the new armored navy.

Interest in the Spanish-American War is therefore increasing, and along with it, a desire on the part of many people to learn more about the 280,564 sailors, marines, and soldiers who served, of whom 2,061 died from various causes. The number of participants was not large compared to the approximately three million men who served in the Civil War or the sixteen million men and women who served in World War II. The smaller numbers are in part due to the short length of the Spanish-American War—it ended before many soldiers had even been transported to the war zone. There was also no draft during this war, as there was for the Civil War and the two subsequent world wars. But for the many Americans whose families came to the United States during the mass immigrations of the 1880s and 1890s, the Spanish-American War records are the first military records they can research.