The Cross of War: Christian Nationalism and U.S. Expansion in the Spanish-American War

Chronology of Events

xiii Chro­ nol­ ogy of ­ Events Feb­ ru­ ary 25, 1895 Cuban in­ sur­ rec­ tion be­ gins. Feb­ ru­ ary 1896 Gen­ eral Va­ ler­ i­ ano ­ Weyler in­ itiates re­ con­ cen­ tra­ tion pol­ icy. Jan­ u­ ary 15, 1898 USS Maine ar­ rives in Ha­ vana. Feb­ ru­ ary 15, 1898 USS Maine de­ stroyed by mys­ ter­ i­ ous ex­ plo­ sion. March 17, 1898 Sen­ a­ tor Red­ field Proc­ tor re­ ports to Con­ gress on bru­ tal con­ di­ tions in Cuba. March 28, 1898 Board of in­ quiry re­ ports ex­ ter­ nal cause of Maine ex­ plo­ sion. April 11, 1898 Pres­ i­ dent McKin­ ley is­ sues war mes­ sage to Con­ gress. April 19, 1898 Con­ gress ­ passes joint res­ o­ lu­ tion in favor of inter­ ven­ tion in Cuba. May 1, 1898 Ad­ mi­ ral ­ George Dewey com­ mands de­ ci­ sive vic­ tory over Span­ ish fleet in Ma­ nila. July 1, 1898 U.S. ­ ground ­ troops win bat­ tles near San­ tiago at El Caney and the San Juan ­ Heights. July 3, 1898 U.S. squad­ ron de­ stroys Span­ ish fleet out­ side San­ tiago. July 26, 1898 U.S. troops in­ vade ­ Puerto Rico. Au­ gust 12, 1898 United ­ States and Spain agree to cease­ fire. Oc­ to­ ber 1898 Pres­ i­ dent McKin­ ley takes speak­ ing tour ­ through the Mid­ west fo­ cus­ ing on U.S. ex­ pan­ sion. De­ cem­ ber 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris for­ mally con­ cludes war with Spain and cedes au­ thor­ ity over Cuba, ­ Puerto Rico, the Phi­ lip­ pines, and Guam to the ­ United ­ States. Feb­ ru­ ary 4, 1899 First shots fired in the ­ Philippine-American War. Feb­ ru­ ary 6, 1899 Treaty of Paris rat­ ified by U.S. Sen­ ate. The Cross of War ...