Dark Chambers of Imperial Fate - Rockingham County, Virginia, in the Spanish-American War

A "splendid little war" which lasted half a year and saw the United States grow from an isolated republic into an imperial world power, the 1898 conflict between Spain and the USA left an impact on every corner of quiet Rockingham County, Virginia -- and then was promptly forgotten by all but a few local veterans. Now, 125 years later, veteran and historian E. K. Knappenberger performs an in-depth analysis of firsthand source material relating Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Dayton, Elkton and Spring Creek to that brief but impactful story, from the shores of Guantanamo to President McKinley's speech at Court Square.

Local History; Military History; Aldine Kieffer; E.W. Sullivan; O.B. Roller; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham, Virginia; President William McKinley; Politics; American History, 19th century; Religious Pacifism.

75 pages with multiple full sized illustrations; timeline; bibliography and introduction, Rocktown History, 2024.