African American soldiers in quarantine at Camp

African American soldiers in quarantine at Camp Wikoff, Montauk, with 20, 000 others veterans. After the Spanish American war, many were recovering from battle wounds, yellow fever, malaria and typhoid. The quarantine lasted from mid-August to late October, 1898, and included Theodore Roosevelts Rough Riders (BSLOC_2017_10_25)

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19th century 19th Century Armed Forces Blacks Bugle Demobilization Eyes To Camera Group Portrait Lcgr1706 Long Island Montauk New York State Playing Cards Quarantine Race Relations Racial Discrimination Saddles Segregation Spanish American War Spanish-american War

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