Edmund Rice and the Spanish American War



	"REMEMBER THE MAINE" was the battle cry in the war that signaled America's rise as a world power. The Spanish Empire crumbled as American forces swept into Cuba, Puerto Rico , and the Philipines. Once again, Edmund Rice answered the call of his country When the Spanish American War broke out, Edmund Rice telegraphed the War Dept. from Tokyo and asked to be given field service. In May of 1898 he was appointed inspector general with the rank of lt. colonel on the staff of his good friend General Nelson A. Miles. He was placed in charge of the embarkation of troops and supplies at Tampa, Florida to Puerto Rico.