Andrew Summers Rowan (1857-1943), a United
States Army Lieutenant who, at the outbreak of the Spanish
American War (1898), was
sent by the US
president to
deliver a
message to Cuban
revolutionary leader General Calixto
Garcia ??iguez.
Successful in his
mission, he received a medal for distinguished
service and his exploits are recounted in an
essay, A
Message to
Garcia, written by
American editor, publisher and author, Elbert
Hubbard (1856-1915).
Lieutenant Andrew Summers Rowan (1857 - 1943), about whom a tale (A
Message to
Garcia) was written by Elbert
Hubbard in 1899. See also Elbert,
Uncle in this glossary.