Our Proud History
The Spanish-American War
When Congress declared war on Spain in April of 1898, the entire National Guard of Maine was mobilized in Augusta. The First Maine Heavy Artillery departed for Savannah, George in October, 1898, later serving in Havana, Cuba. It returned to the United States and was mustered out of federal service in March, 1899.
The Maine Signal Corps was mustered into service in June, 1898 and served in Cuba during the Santiago campaign until 1898 when it was returned to Augusta and mustered out of service.
