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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Snyder, Simon 1839- (search)
Snyder, Simon 1839- Military officer; born in Selin's Grove, Pa., Feb. 9, 1839; joined the National army as second lieutenant of the 5th Infantry, April 26, 1861; served with distinction during the Civil War; was conspicuous for gallantry in the battle with the Indians at Bear Paw Mountain, Mont., Sept. 30, 1877; commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, May 4, 1898; commanded a brigade en route to the province of Santa Clara, Cuba, November, 1898, to January, 1899; was governor of that province from Dec. 6, 1898, to Jan. 25, 1899; subsequently was on special duty in Ponce, Porto Rico. He was mustered out of the volunteer service on May 12, 1899, and with his regiment was ordered to the Philippine Islands, where he won distinction on the firing-lines. Returning to the United States, he was appointed inspector-general of the Department of the Lakes in 1900.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weyler y Nicolau, Valeriano 1840- (search)
ptain-general, but Señor Canovas was not brought into sympathy with this feeling. Weyler, on Jan. 11, 1897, announced that three provinces were pacified, and in spite of this news, reassuring in the Spanish capital, he again took the field, and spread destruction and ruin throughout the province of Matanzas, one of the pacified districts. Gomez succeeded in eluding Weyler in Matanzas, and only a few skirmishes ensued. These were reported as Spanish victories. Weyler next advanced into Santa Clara, where he was clearly outwitted by Gomez, but here again he had recourse to the torch. The captain-general was again in Havana on March 5, and on March 23 he instituted his unsuccessful campaign against Garcia. He was ordered to return to Havana on Sept. 5, and was succeeded as captain-general by Gen. Ramon Y Arenas Blanco (q. v.). After his return to Madrid the government decided to try him by court-martial for the publication of an address to the Queen Regent protesting against Pre