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Camp Cuba Libre records, 1898-1932, Date acquired: 00/00/1979, bulk 1898-1899

 

Summary

Creator:
Camp Cuba Libre (Fla.)
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Camp Cuba Libre records, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Reports, ledgers and correspondence.

The collection consists of daily morning field reports (July-October 1898), payroll ledgers (June-July 1898), and correspondence (1898-1899). The bulk of the collection dates 1898-1899; there is one item dated 1932. Although the collection consists of only a small body of material, there is a significant amount of information regarding various aspects of camp life and daily activities.

Biographical / historical:

Camp Cuba Libre was established in Jacksonville, Florida in June 1898 at the beginning of the Spanish American War as the assembly point for the troops of General Fitzhugh Lee's 7th Corps. At its peak, the camp housed 29,000 volunteer soldiers from throughout the nation. Due to the brevity of the war, the 7th Corps never reached Cuba; the volunteers dispersed after spending several months in Jacksonville. The camp was closed on January 11, 1899 after the last of the battalions were discharged from military service or transferred elsewhere.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by the USF Tampa Library Special Collections in 1979.
Arrangement:

Collection organized into the following series: Correspondence; Financial Documents; Reports; and Miscellaneous material

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Camp Cuba Libre records, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA