Transport RIO DE JANEIRO
This is a view of the troops aboard the transport RIO
DE JANEIRO. This vessel was part of the last (5th expedition) to the
Philippines which consisted of this vessel and the ST. PAUL. The expedition
carried 1,735 men as well as General Otis, who would replace General Merritt
as the commander of the Eighth Army Corps.
Bibliography:
(As a service to our readers, clicking on title in red
will take you to that book on Amazon.com):
Cohen, Stan. Images
of Spanish American War, April-August,1998. (Missoula:Pictorial
Histories Publishing Co., Inc., 1997). 254.
