DESCRIPTION:

The last war in which the United States was involved before the turn of the century, the Spanish-American War, established the nation as a world power. This database is a roster of North Carolina volunteers who fought in this war. Each record provides the soldier's name, unit, rank, post office of residence, and enrollment location. Provided as an aid to the researcher, the page number refers to the original state document. It provides the names of over 3900 men.