The Spanish-American War was the first war involving the United States in which nurses were organized and assigned as a special, quasi-military unit. During that war, many nurses lost their lives. May of those who served are now buried in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery.

The Society of Spanish American War Nurses has erected a memorial to those brave nurses who died during that war. The Maltese cross, which serves as the insignia of the Society, rests atop a large granite megalith dedicated to the memory of their "brave comrade."

Peters, James Edward. Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America's Heroes. Woodbine House, 2000.

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