Hamilton Fish II (Rough Rider)
Hamilton Fish | |
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Nickname(s) | Ham |
Born | New York City | June 27, 1873
Died | June 24, 1898 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | (aged 24)
Buried | Saint Philip's Church Cemetery, Garrison, New York |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1898 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Hamilton Fish II (June 27, 1873 - June 24, 1898) was a wealthy New Yorker who was a member of a prominent Fish family. During the Spanish–American War he joined the Rough Riders in the invasion of Cuba, where he died in the Battle of Las Guasimas.
Biography
Fish was son of diplomat and banker Nicholas Fish and Clemence Smith (Bryce) Fish. He was the nephew of namesake Hamilton Fish II, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly, and grandson of the 26th United States Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish. Fish attended Columbia University as a member of the class of 1895 and was a member of St. Anthony Hall. To prepare for a career as a railroad executive, he was employed through family connections by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in Salt Lake City, where he worked in the maintenance and repair shops, as a brakeman, and in other blue collar positions within the company.[1]
During the Spanish-American war, he joined the
Fish was one of the first Americans killed at the
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Roosevelt, Theodore (1905). The Rough Riders. New York: Scribners. pp. 10–12, 79.
- ^ Buel, James W. (1899). "How Ham Fish Met His Death". Behind the Guns with American Heroes: An Official Volume of Thrilling Stories, Daring Deeds, Personal Adventures, Humorous Anecdotes, and Pathetic Incidents of the Spanish-American War and Our Battles with the Philippine Insurgents. Chicago: International Publishing Co. pp. 82–86.
- ^ a b McIntosh, Burr (1899). The Little I Saw of Cuba. New York: F. Tennyson Nealy. p. 82.
- ^ ISBN 9780465077779.
Further reading
- Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927), "Chapter VI. The Spanish War.", History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF), vol. 3, New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 1204, Wikidata Q114149634
- Yockelson, Mitchell (Spring 1998). "'I Am Entitled to the Medal of Honor and I Want It': Theodore Roosevelt and His Quest for Glory". Prologue. 30 (1). National Archives and Records Administration.
External links
- Account of the Cuba campaign by Private John Turner (Beverly Evening Times, June 28, 1918)