William Hamilton Hayne, son of Paul Hamilton Hayne (see “The Battle
of Charleston Harbor”), was born in Charleston, South Carolina,
March 11, 1856. He has the true lyrical instinct, and is the author
of many quatrains and much finished “nature” verse.
Mr. Hayne’s poem commemorates the valor of the American troops in their
charge on San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 1898.