Excerpt from The Martial Graves of Our Fallen Heroes in Santiago De Cuba Every sentiment of patriotism. Justice and generosity cried out against such a result. Our hearts were burdened with care for the living. The sick and wounded demanded first thought. But in our great, wealthy and prosperous republic it seemed to the writer that there was enough and more than enough ol influence. Activity and money to create and preserve inviolate a soldiers' cemetery for the fallen heroes of the rmv of Santiago, if it were not found practicable to remove the remains to their native land. It was his thought that plots of the battlefield should at once be prepared on which every grave should be duly located; and that proper markers should be sent out on which the names of the fallen should be plainly painted. With a view to maintaining the identity until more substantial head boards could be erected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.