he greatest collection of memorials dedicated to those who served and gave their lives in the Spanish-American War can remembers all the soldiers and sailors who died. In 1905, the was dedicated to the nurses who served in the war. The was erected in 1906. In 1910, Congress authorized a memorial to be built to honor those who died in the explosion of the USS The ship’s original mast was brought back from Cuba and set on a platform. The names of the sailors who died on the are inscribed on the foundation. The is located along Sigsbee Drive, which was named for the ship’s captain. Also at Arlington is “The Hiker,” a statue of a lone infantryman. It was dedicated in 1965 by the United Spanish War Veterans. For more information about the cemetery and its Spanish-American War memorials, check out.
