Photograph of a Group of African-American Soldiers at Camp Wikoff, New York
ca. 1898
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This group of African American soldiers was photographed at Camp Wikoff, New York, in 1898. At the end of the Spanish-American War, soldiers returning from Cuba or Puerto Rico were stationed here to make sure they had not contracted any communicable diseases like yellow fever or malaria. Once they were medically cleared, the men were discharged.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
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530699Full Citation: Photograph of a Group of African-American Soldiers at Camp Wikoff, New York; ca. 1898; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-a-group-of-africanamerican-soldiers-at-camp-wikoff-new-york, May 3, 2024]