Portrait of Walter Mason Dickinson
Spanish-American War, 1898
Amherst (Mass.)
Hand-colored portrait of Walter Mason Dickinson in uniform. He was the only Amherst man to die in the Spanish-American War in Cuba. According to a Springfield <a title="Strickland's trip to Cuba" href="../../../items/show/923">newspaper article</a>, his remains were brought back to the United States by Ellery F. Strickland, an employee of the Amherst undertaker, E. D. Marsh. Strickland also brought back branches from the mango tree under which Dickinson died.
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1898
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Folder: Dickinson, Walter Mason - Photographs
Procession of Civil War veterans
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Veterans
Amherst (Mass.)
Procession of Civil War veterans marching north on South Pleasant Street. They are preceded by a band and marshall and followed by a group of women or children and a group of carriages pulled by horses. This is probably a Memorial Day event which followed a similar program for many years: speeches in the schools, speeches at various locations in area towns where the local Civil War veterans gathered en masse, a luncheon, and finally, a gathering of the veterans on the Amherst Common followed by a procession to the West Cemetery where there were more exercises. This photograph may have been taken in 1911, the 50-year anniversary of the start of the Civil War.
Kenfield, Charles R.
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1911
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Folder: Kenfield -- Group portraits
Shriners, Recognition Weekend Parade
Parades -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Members of the Shriners marching in the military parade for Recognition Weekend, an event organized at UMass in mid-July, 1986. The event was designed as a vehicle to honor veterans. It drew a large number of people interested in balancing the military display with a message of peace.
Martin, John H.
Jones Library Special Collections
1986
Rights held by John H. Martin
Is part of the John H. and Anthony Martin Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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Walter Mason Dickinson at Fort Sill
Spanish-American War, 1898
Fort Sill (Okla.)
Walter Mason Dickinson at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was the grandson of Marquis Fayette Dickinson and the only Amherst man to die in the Spanish-American War. He fell in the Battle of El Caney (Cuba) on July 1, 1898, which was a precursor to the Battle of San Juan Hill. He died from his wounds on July 2, 1898.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1880
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Folder: Dickinson, Walter M. -- Photographs