The second part of the book "Yndice Alfabético
del Ejército Libertador de Cuba" by Carlos Roloff,
Inspector General and Major General of the Cuban Army of Liberation, contains
the names and information of those Soldiers who it was possible to determine
had died during the War.
Advice
to researchers from General Roloff:
The deaths are listed in strict alphabetical order of the first
surname, but you should take into account that there may have been spelling
errors, and hence you should take the same care as in the main Index before determining that a given individual is not listed. If you do
not find the person you seek under the first surname, you should search
under the second surname and under the given name, since there may have
been confusion during the classification. If you still do not find the
individual, you should look under similar sounding letters, such as B and V, C and S, G and J,
in case there has occurred a spelling error.
Instructions
to retrieve the listings:
Click on the letter of the first surname below to download the listing
for that letter.
NOTE: you must have Acrobat Reader installed
in your browser to read the file. If you do not have Acrobat Reader,
you can download a free copy using the link at the bottom of the menu
on the left
(Click on the first letter of the surname to retrieve the list for
that letter)
NOTES:
- There are no entries in the death listings in the Roloff book under
the letter "K"
- The letter "CH" has been merged into the letter "C"
and the letter "LL" has been merged into the letter
"L"
- Note from the original book: "These deaths are those which
have been positively identified, but are not all that occurred during
the campaign, since the majority still remain unknown."
Glossary
Here is a translation of some common terms found in the lists:
Personal Information
- casado
- married
- hijo de
- son of
- natural de
- born in
- soltero
- single
Occupations
- de campo
- farmer
- carpintero
- carpenter
- cocinero
- cook
- comerciante, del comercio
- merchant
- corredor
- commercial agent
- estudiante
- student
- ingeniero
- engineer
- mecánico
- mechanic
- médico
- medical doctor
- dentista
- dentist
- doctor en cirujia dental
- dental surgeon
- talabartero
- saddle and harness maker
- zapatero
- shoe maker
Causes of Death
- heridas
- wounds
- herida de bala
- bullet wound
- enfermedad
- illness
- en acción
- in action
- en campaña
- in campaign
- en combate
- in combat
- fiebres
- fevers
- fusilado
- executed by firing squad
- paludismo
- malaria
- macheteado
- hacked with machete
- viruelas
- smallpox
Statistical Analysis
The Mambi death listings, because of the details included, give us a
unique perspective into the composition of the Mambi Army. Here are some
facts extracted from these listings (more to come):
Total number of soldiers in death listings: 4357
Total number of entries indicating age of soldier: 1673
Average age = 27.94, standard deviation= 9.13
Youngest soldier: 13 (1)
Oldest soldier: 78 (1)
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