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Excerpt from Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, 1903, Vol. 12 These experiences, with some variations, were repeated on the reembarkation of the 5th Army Corps after the surrender Of the city of Santiago de Cuba. The condition of the victorious troops on landing at Montauk, at the close Of the campaign, is too well known to need comment. The necessity for improved methods Of over sea transport for troops and war material had, among other things, become obvious. In the meantime similar difficulties had been encountered in the movement Of the first expedition to the Philippines. On the Pacific coast, as on the Atlantic seaboard, it became evident that suitable vessels for the transport of an increasing army rendered necessary by the in surrection of the Filipinos, could hardly be Obtained. The occu pation Of Cuba and Porto Rico also demanded a continuous ocean service which commercial lines were unable to furnish in a satis factory manner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.