22nd Infantry Soldiers Memorial Print 1898

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Charles W. Temple

22nd US Infantry

Company E 22nd Infantry Soldiers Memorial Print

The Company E 22nd US Infantry Memorial Print from the estate of Charles W. Temple,
commemorating the service of Company E in the Spanish American War.

The figure of Columbia ( a popular term for the United States of the time)
sits above portraits of President William McKinley (left) and General of the Armies Nelson Miles (right).
Columbia is flanked by her Soldiers and she is handing the laurel wreath of victory to her wounded Soldier.

In the far left American troops in full field gear march off from their encampment,
guarded by the might of the US Navy in the waters offshore.

On the right US troops in parade dress stand in formation.
They wear the model 1895 forage cap, sometimes called the "pillbox" cap.

The Headquarters section of Company E.
Shown at the bottom is the Regimental Staff,
led by LTC John Patterson, who took over the Regiment after the promotion
of COL Charles Wikoff.

Listing of Privates in the Company.

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----------------Bottom left of print gives list of E Company lost to the War--------Bottom right of print gives list of battles in which Company E participated

Bottom of print shows US and Cuban troops attacking Spanish positions,
flanked by portraits of General William Shafter (left) and Commodore George Dewey (right).

Legend at bottom of print states:

"Headquarters 22nd INFANTRY
-----------------------------------------------Fort Crook, Nebraska, December 13, 1898

An order has been received from the War Department to prepare
to leave for Manila, Philippine Islands."

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