0.2 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.; 1 wrapped flag, 1 in.)
Creator
Rowan, Andrew Summers
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Burial flag, cord, pictures, and correspondence, 1963-1964, concerning disposition of these items. There is a resume of Rowan's
life after 1922 and information on his military service, which included a mission in Cuba prior to the Spanish-American War,
which was glorified in Elbert Hubbard's A Message to Garcia . There is a resume of Rowan's life, most notably his U.S. Army career, 1881-1909. An 1881 graduate of West Point, he served
on the frontier against Indians and on the International Railway Survey in Central and South America before being appointed
military attache to Chile, where he co-authored The Island of Cuba in 1897. This book established him as an expert on Cuba, which led to his assignment as a courier to the rebel general Garcia
prior to America's war with Spain in 1898. The successful fulfillment of this mission made him famous and, along with gallantry
in the subsequent Philippine campaign, was the basis for his being given the Distinguished Service Cross and other rewards.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Andrew Summers Rowan (1857-1943) Papers and Memorabilia, A&M 1780, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.