Wells served in the Spanish American War, fighting at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Brown served with engineer troops in Cuba in 1898 at the Battle of San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago before being made Engineer of the Department of Northern Luzon in the Philippine Islands in 1900.
It has been suggested that the area was named after the 10th Cavalry that fought with Teddy Roosevelt at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War but this is not certain.
During this time, he played a prominent role in the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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Jules Garesche "Gary" Ord (September 9, 1866–July 1, 1898) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who was killed in action after leading the charge of Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th U.S. Cavalry up San Juan Hill. History now records that Ord was responsible for the "spontaneous" charge that took the San Juan Heights during the Spanish-American War in Cuba on July 1, 1898.
Harvard's quarterback Dudley Dean enlisted in Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and was decorated for his role in the Battle of San Juan Hill.