United Spanish War Veterans

<center> <i>( North face ) </i><br> This spot was headquarters <br> for Roosevelt Rough Riders. <br> Wheeler Cavalry and the <br> First Florida Troops 1898 <br><br> <i>( Northeast face ) </i><br> This war brought the blue<br> of the cold bleak north and <br> the gray of the sunny south <br> into one great brotherhood and<br> liberty to an oppressed people<br><br> <i>( East face ) </i><br> Remember the Maine <br><br> <i>( Southeast face ) </i><br> [ Portrait ]<br> <b> Admiral George Dewey </b><br> Victor of the Battle of Manilla Bay May 1 1898 <br><br> <i>( South face ) </i><br> Erected here in 1927 by <br> Gen. Joe Wheeler Camp No.2<br> Dept of Florida, U.S.W.V.<br><br> <i>( Southwest face ) </i><br> Presented to Tampa as a<br> Memorial to those who <br> served in the war with Spain<br><br> <i>(West face ) </i><br> This gun erected at<br> Fort Dade for the<br> defense of Tampa in 1898<br><br> <i>(Northwest face ) </i><br> Committee <br> Chairman, Adjutant W.E. Clum <br> Past Dept. Com. W.A. Joughin <br> Camp. Com. James R. Brown <br> Past Com's Ed. Kane- J.W. Sullivan <br> Honory Member. D.B. McKay <br><br></center>