1. Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain Author(s): United States. Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain, author. Publication: Washington : Government Printing Office, 1899 Subject(s): United States Government AgenciesMilitary PersonnelSpanish-American War, 1898United States. War Department.