PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY PROCLAMATION 1898 WAR DECLARATION WAR WITH SPAIN For Sale

In 1898 the United States declared war on the Kingdom of Spain as a pretext to seize the islands ofCuba, Porto Ricoand the Philippines Islands. Claiming the Spanishhad blown up the Cruiser USS Maine. Later the US Navy concluded the cruiser exploded from a lethal combinationof coal dust, oxygen and a wiring spark. An Original US Army HQ GeneralOrder, issued at Washington, DC, June 28, 1898 announcingthe proclamation of PresidentWilliam McKinley, as Congress has declared that a state of war exists betweenthe UnitedStates and the Kingdomof Spain, as presidentMcKinley call for 75, 000 additional volunteers to serve for 2 years in addition to the volunteers called forth on his earlier proclamation.The Order is published by Command of Major General Miles. I obtained the Order along with a group of USArmy 8th Army Corp General Orders issued at Manila, Philippines, 1899-1902 and was told they came from the estate of Nebraska Volunteer. 1p 8 x 5" ptd. Minor edge wear, OverallVG.