OF

THE WAR WITH SPAIN

WRITTEN OVER THE WIRES IN THe discharge of PUBLIC DUTY

By the Highest Authorities of the Government, Heads of Departments and Bureaus of State, War and Navy, Cabinet Secretaries, the Adjutant General, the Commanders of Fleets and Armies in Active Service, and the

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

THE EARLIEST EXAMPLE OF HISTORICAL Work WrougHT FROM THE RECORDS AUTOMATICALLY AUTHENTIC, OF THE INNER TRUTHS OF WAR, WITH THE Latest Facilities of SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS

The Figures Touched with Life and the Scenery with Colors

BY MURAT HALSTEAD

Author of "The Story of the Philippines," "Our New Possessions," "History of American Expansion," "The
Story of Cuba," "Our Country in War." "The White Dollar," "The Life of
William McKinley," "The Conventions of 1860,” etc.

Superbly Illustrated with Half-tone Engravings, Made from Many Photographs Taken by Signal Service
Photographers Expressly for This Work; and by Reproductions of Official Maps and
Plans of Battles, Campaigns, Fortifications and Ships, Prepared by the

War and Navy Departments of the United States.

SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY

1899:

THE DOMINION COMPANY

PUBLISHER FINE BOOKS

CHICAGO, U. S. A.