• Murrell Redman, bottom right hand corner sitting, hatless with mustache, at Camp Poland, Tennessee, in the summer of 1898. Below, Perrysburg residents and cousins, John and George Hoffmann, served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
    Murrell Redman, bottom right hand corner sitting, hatless with mustache, at Camp Poland, Tennessee, in the summer of 1898. Below, Perrysburg residents and cousins, John and George Hoffmann, served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
  • Murrell Redman, Spanish-American War veteran, lived in Perrysburg
    Murrell Redman, Spanish-American War veteran, lived in Perrysburg

    The Spanish-American War started April 21, 1898, following a mysterious explosion on the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor. The ship went down, along with 260 American sailors.

    There was a civil war taking place in Cuba and the ship was there to ensure safety of American citizens. The Cuban people wanted their independence from Spain. In their struggles to rid themselves of their rule, 100,000 …