Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Muna 1898 24th Infantry yakaendeswa kuCuba sechikamu cheU.S. Expeditionary Force muHondo yeSpain neAmerica. Zvikamu zvechi24 zvakapinda mukupamba nhare yeSpain muHondo yeEl Caney. Pakupedzisira
Hondo yeSan Juan Hill pasi pehutungamiri hwaEmerson H. Liscum, yakatsigirwa nemoto wakakura kubva kuGatling Gun Detachment, zvikamu zve24th Infantry zvichiperekedzwa nezvikamu zve6th uye 13th Infantry Regiments, vakarwisa ndokutora chiSpanish-chakachengetedzwa blockhouse uye trench system pamusoro peSan Juan Hill.