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Snyder, Simon (General)

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Captain William Herman Wilhelm Journal 1898-1902

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0194
Abstract

This personal journal is an interesting read about battlefield observations of a little known war recently named the Philippine American War which was a result of the better known conflict the Spanish American War. The author of this diary was briefly a student at Lehigh University but graduated from West Point and served with distinction in the U.S. Infantry. He lost his life on the frontlines in the Philippine American War.

Dates: 1898-1902