California and the War with Spain: 1st Infantry Regiment, California U.S.

Volunteers, 1898-1899

This history was completed in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in conjunction with the

California National Guard and the California State Library.

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Edwin F. Davis, First Lieutenant (Mustered in May 6 ,1 1899) (Promoted Captain January 14, 1899)

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The First Regiment, Califor111a United States Volunteer Infantry, as co:nposed of the o~ficers and men of the old First Regimen;

National Guard of Cal1.fornia with sufficient new men enlisted to enl~rge the twelve coMpanies from sixty to eighty-four men each. Practically all the officers and men were residents of San Francisco e.nd. its suburbs. The total strength of the regi-

ent when mustered into the service of the United States on the ~ixth of Hay, 1898, was fifty-one officers and 980 men, includ­ing headquarters, hospit::.l corps, and band.

The First California Inf<::ntry remained in camp at the Presidio, San Francisco, sixteen days, during which time the men were kept busy learning the various duties of a soldier ond receiv­ing and issuing all kinds of equipment.* The night the news came thut the regi~cnt was to for~ part of the first military expedition to the Philippine Islands the boys gathered :tn their company streets und sang with full voice the song: "We're go­ing to fight with Dewey in the land beyond the sea."

Early on the morning of May twenty-third, the regiment assembled in heavy marching order. The enlisted men carried all their baggage in their blanket-bags on their backs fro1n the Presidio to t he Pacific Uail Dock. The men did not seem to reall~e the weight of their loads for every foot of the Yray 1vas crowded ith the families, friends, c.nd well wishers of the boys.. The

expedition sailed from San Fraucisco on the afternoon of May twenty-fifth escorted by tugs r.nd boats of ull kinds and amid the shrieks of all the whistles in the neighborhood.

The route selected for the expedition was via the Hawaiian Islands and the Ladrone Islands , t'1e.1ce to Manila . On Ju."1e first they entered Honolulu Harbor amid much noise and enthus­iasm and during the f~w days the regiment remained in that city everything was done tbat could be done py the people there for the entertain:nent of the tr1ops. It was with a feeling of genuine regret that t~e boys again e~barked on June fourth to restrne their voyage toward Manila .. Fro H::molulu the transports uere C.')nvoyed by tl1e c·ruiser ttCharleston" hich vessel had departed fro:n Sun Frr. .. cisco a few days prior

to the s !iiling of the expedition,and had awaited the arrival .ooo.

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f the transports at Honolulu. On the second day out fro onolulu, sealed orders ·~ere opened on board t he "Charleston•.

These orders directed the expedition to proceed at once to the Ladrone Islands and to occupy the Island or Guam, one or the Ladrone group.* During the entire voyage, the regiment drilled regularly, practiced calisthenics daily and established a record, for health and cleanliness which continued throUI;hout their sixteen months of service.

The Island or uuam was sighted on t he morning of June twentieth. he transports remained outside at a sai'e distance, while t he Charleston" crept cautiously into t he harbor of San Luis

D1Apra and shelled Fort Banta Cruz. The nature nnd extent of the fortif"i.cations, or t he condition and strength of the Spanish garrison on the Island were not definitely known and such pre­cautions were taken as would have been observed had they been of a formidable character. Thirteen shots were fired .from the " . . Charleston • the engagement lasting four and one-half minutes. Then the captain of t he port, accompanied by other official put out in a small boat and were taken on board the "Charleston•. The captain of the port apologized f or not answering the salute

hich he said he had recognized, but could not reply to as he d no battery. No one on t he island had even heard of the

war between the United States and Spain. Upon being informed f t he state of affr,irs, t he Spanish officials parleyed for

delay, but were notified t hat t he Uovernor and garrison must surrender a nd become prisoners of war. The garrison, consist­ing or 108 men of .whom flfty-.four were Spanish regulars, surrend­ered its arms and the refulars, with the Governor and his staff ere taken on board the Charlestonn. The natives, (Chamorros) ere, to their delight, permitted to re~ain on t he Island of

Guam. The transports then entered the harbor, a number or marines and volunteers went ashore, r aised the Stars and Stripes over Fort Santa Cruz and took possession of the Islands :ln t he name of the United States.

The Ladrone, or · ... ariDna Islands, were originally named Ladrones because of t he thieving propensities of the natives, but in 1668 the name Marie . ..s was substituted in honor of Maria of Austria, the VTidow of Philip IV of Spain.*** The population

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Campaigning in t he Philippines, by Karl Irving Faust, page 57. **Tbe Americans in t he Philippines, J~mes A . . LeRoy, page 175.

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of G1.p1m was estimated to be 12,000 and that of the entire ariana group at 27,000. There are a dozen or more of the

Islands, Guam being the largest. The soil is productive and well adapted to the culture of all tropical plants. The harbor of San LUis D'Apra could easily be made a fine coaling .station &nd lay nearly in a direct line between Honolulu and Manila. The Island was looked upon a~ of considerable strategic value if properly developed. Besides Fort Santa Crus, there were on the Island of Guam at the time of its occupation by the Americans, Fort St. Iago which was unoccupied, and the ruins of an old fort called San Luis.*

Having completed its task on the Island of Guam,the expedition set sail for Manila on the twent~-second of June, taking along as prisoners of war the Spanish uovernor of Guam with his staff and the Spanish soldiers who had formed the garrison at San Luis D•Apra. The troops entered Manila Harbor on the afternoon of June thirtieth, just thirty-five days from the time they had sailed from San Francisco.**

anila J:Say presented a strange sight to the newly arrived American troops that afternoon. The United States fleet lay

t anchor around Cavite within a stones' throw of the wreck of the late Spanish fleet. The Spanish vessels had sunk in shallow water and even at high tide their masts and smoke-stacks still showed. Across the bay, ~bout six miles westward lay foreign men-of-war and other vessels~ and along the western shore of the bay lay Manila with its many domes ~nd white roofs.

Cavite was situated near the southern extremity of Manila Bay and there the Spanish arsenal was located. The Spanish General commanding there had surrendered to Admiral Dewey on flay second, therefore Cavite was selected as the logical point at which to land the newly arrived troops. The town was not of great strate­gic value, but would serve as temporary headquarters and barracks for the officers and men. At a later date the troops were tran ferred across the bay to Camp Dewey where a base of operation was maintained until after the fall of Lianila . The city of Cavite was a curious, narrow, old town, situated on a neck of land which extends into the bay. At the extreme tip of this strip of land the arsenal was .located.~ East of Cavite

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When General Merritt arrived in Manila Harbor July twenty-fifth he found a delicate task confronting him. The 6,000 troops hich had already reached the Philippines under General Anderson

and General Greene were quartered partly at Cavite Arsenal and partly in camp near the beach,three miles south of Manila and only one mile from the Spanish first line of defense. The troop under General llacArthur arrived July thirty-first. The Spanish forces in Manila-, nearly twice as large as that under Genera~ erritt, were strongly j.ntrenched and protected from attack.

The approach to their works by land wasfraught ~ith many diffi­culties. But there was another, and most u:1usual situation con­fronting the American General: How was he to deal with the Filipinos who surrounded Manila? Unable to capture the cfty by themselves, the natives were ready to t~ke advantage of any opportunity to loot the town in accordance with their native custom. Furthermore, they had built and occupied trenches half ay between General Greene's camp and the Spanish lines.*

The leader of the insurgents, General E:nilio Agu1naldo1 had arrived at Cavite .from Hong Kong, liay nineteenth, and with th1 knowledge and consent of Admiral Dewey begun raising troops crd forcing the Spaniards back toward the city of Manila . The natives flocked to his assistance and he proclaimed an independ­ent republican form o.f government v1ith himself as the so-called president. At the time of General Merrit ts arrival in the Islands the executive and legislative department, and subdiv1.­sions of territory for administrative ,purposes had been accom­plished at least on paper. Aguinaldo did not v.is1t General erritt upon the latter's arrival, nor did he offer bis services

as a subordinate military leader. On the other hand, General rritt did not consider it wise to hold any direct communication

with the insurgent leader until Manila was talc en, as the General ould not until then .. be in a position to enforce authority

should his o.rrangemeuts clash with Aguinaldo's pretensions. For these reasons, ,preparations for the attack on .Manila were pressed and operations carried on YJithout reference to th location of the insurgent forces. Subsequent events demonstrated the visdom of such action.**

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*The Spanish-American War, by R. A. Alger, Secretary of war, page 533.

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A discussion of the military operations in the Philippines naturally falls under three heads or phases. They are a follows:

I The assault and capture, August 13, 1898,

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of the city of Manila by General Merritt's rmy of approximately 101 000 men, co-operat­

ing with the fleet of Commodore Dewey.

The relations of the American troops under General Otis, numbering about 20,000, with the insurgent forces during the period between the fall of Manila, and the assault of Aguinaldo's .men upon the American army, February 4) 1899.

III The operations after February 4, 1899, of the erican forces tL1der General Otis in quelling

the Tagalog rebellion~

During the period from May 1, 1888, until the surrender of t ne panish forces of Manila, the Filipino soldiers served in t heir

trenches, notwithstanding the heavy rains. The first real trenc work by the Americans began !lay twenty-ninth when, with t he consent of' Aguinaldo, a detachment from the Utah Ba:ttery and a battal.J..O..l chosen from the Colorado Volunteer Infantry and the Eighteenth United States Infantry hegiments occupied the extreme left of the Filipino trenches. This position extei'lded about 300 yards fro the beach to the Calle Real."

Camp Dewey was established in the fields about two miles south of Fort de San Anto:lio Abad 6 between t he beach snd the Calle Real,and the first movement of the American troops was maQ.e . on the fifteenth of July. On that date Lieutenant-Colonel Duboce, with the First Battalion of the .First Regiment, California Volunteer Infantry under Major Boxton, landed at Paranaque, almost directly across t he bay fro.'D. the arsenal. This Battalion occupied Camp Dewey alone for five days when they were reinforced by the second and third battalions of t he First California Reg1-

ent, and later by other reg~ments and detachments of' t he expedi­tionary forces.

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The weather continued stormy and delayed the transfer of troops from Cavite and the landing of General MacArthur's Brigade from the transports. However, all reached Camp Dewey by August ninth. None were drowned, although only prompt medical aid ,saved several. The soldiers in camp were wet most of the time, but those who were able worked hard unloading and conveying commissary stores and ammunition into camp. There was consider­able sickness, but every fellow who c~uld possibly walk insisted on accompanying his comrades the days they served in the trenOheQ. The Californians did trench duty and helped build a large section of trenches west of the Calle Real. ·

On the tenthof August, General Anderson arrived at Camp Dewey from Cavite and assumed command of the division, composed of the two brigades under command of General Greene and General acArthur. Major General Wesley Merritt remained aboard the

supply ship .Zafiro. The arrival of the monitor •Monterey" re-oved all cause for further delay and the siege of Manila w

set for August thirteenth.* The nervous tension during thi period was great. The Spanish army of regular veterans ex­ceeded the Americans in numbers. A third of the circumferenc of the globe separated the small American army from its bas of supplies. Moreover, the attitude of the fl'!lipinos during the period was uncertain and at times so hostile that it was feared that they might be counted as enemies. Added to this, only the simplest components of the regular army rations could be landed on account of the high surf running in Manila Bay. During one period of twenty-four hours, the troops were with­out food. Three hundred men of General Ilerritt's army were barefooted, but there were no complaints from those sturd Americans.

The plan of attack on Manila was, first a bombardment ·Of Fort San Antonio Abad and the Spanish Trenches by the fleet; then

n attack by General Greene's troops. General UacArthur, with the Second Brigade was to capture block-house No. 14,, and advance along the Paco Road. Later, if necessary, both land and sea forces were to combine in an assault on the city of anila. .Negotiations had been going on for some time between

General Merritt, Admiral Dewey and Captain General Jaudines,

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co~mander of the Spanish forces,in an effort to bring about a surrender of the city without loss of life. The Americans asked for a pacific capitulation, but the Spanish authoritie. held out for honor and it required considerable strategy to perfect a plan which would prevent loss of life and still satisfy Spanish pride. Finally Captain Jaudi~es was convinced of the folly of resistance and a plan was worked out whereby the Spaniards were to fire no shots,but after a show of re­sistance the white flag was to be raised over the fortifica­tions at Manila. The principal officers of both commands wer appraised and instructions given so that no mistakes W·:>uld be

de or loss of life occur.*

The First California Regiment was drawn up by battalions in a field 500 yards south of the Paco Road when the bombardment began at 9:30 A.M. At ten o'clock the regiment moved forward to the trenches near J!alate. lort San Antonio Abad and the panish trenches were soon made untenable by the fire fro

the fleet and the Otah Battery. U..1der cover of that-fire the Colorado Regiment charged across the fields and occupied the fort and trenches. The Spanish flag on the fort was hauled down and the Stars and Stripes run up. ·The C&lifornia and other troops in the trenches cheered the sight and started up the beach toward Manila, ln one place plunging through water up to their waists. The California tiegiment worked its way up the beach and the Calle Real from Malate to Manila. The First Battalion under Major Boxton had some street fightin with the Spanish but no loss of life occurred. The Second Battalion under Major Sime reached the walls of the city with­out mishap, but at that juncture the agreement with the Spanish went awry.

General Merritt had planned and conducted the attack on Uanil without regard for the presence or attitude of the Filipinos and in order to avoid misunderstanding in the .future, he had on the twelfth of August requested Aguinaldo to prevent his soldiers from joining in the attack or entering the city. How­ever, in sp:tts of this request a considerable force of natives, ho by their superior knowledge of the roads near Manila, rush­

ed ahead -of General Greene's advance guard, reached the wall of Manila and opened fired upon the five or six thousand

• .,oo. *Campaigning .in the Philippines, by Karl Irving F.aust, page 96.

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Island of Negros. Reached Dumaguete, Island of Negros,

y 30. Detachment of 13 men left for Bais, June 4. At aujay June 5. Scouted country

between Dumaguete and Taujay until June 12. Uoved to San Carlos June 13. Engagement with outlaws June 17. Re­connoitering vicinity of San Carlos June 18 to July 10. Left San Carlos July 11, em­barked on transport "Shermann. Left Bacolod July 16. Reached ani1a July 18. Left Manila

July 27. At Nagasaki, Japan, July 31, at Yoltahama August 6 and 7. Left Yokahama August 8. Reached San Francisco Bay .August 24. Disembarked at San

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In camp at Presidio until May William Sept. 21, 23. Embarked on "City of Peking" R. 1899 that day and s<:tiled from San Robertson Francisco May 25, 1898. Arrived Captain , Honolulu June 1, 1898. Sailed from Honolulu June 4. Arrived Guam June 20. Arrived Manila Bay June 30. ' Disembarked at Cavite· Arsenal July 2,1898. Left Cavite rsenal July 15 and established

Camp Dewey same day. Called to arms July 31 and took part in engagement wlth Spanish in trenches before Malate. In capture of Manila August 13 and occupied quarters in city. Called to arms Dec. 21 and arched to Paco Bridge. Company

embarked on steruner "Salvadoran January 3, 1899. Lay at anchor until Jan. 9 and disembarked. Out­post duty at Paco Jan. ·19 and Jan. 27. Called to arms Feb. 4.

ent into action Feb. 5 at Santa Ana und San Pedro llacati. In action near Pasig February 6. In field near San Pedro Macati until March 1al899. Embarked on transport nst Paul March 1 and arrived at Bacolod, Island of Negros, March 3. Left Bacolod ilarch 31, arrived at Jima~aylan April 1. Pursuing bandits in m0untains until April 9. Returned to Bacolod April 18. Left Bucolod llay l on steamer "Locke" for Pontevedra, Antipolo, and La Grange, returnL.1g to Br::colod

ay 11. Left Bacolod on ste&mer "LocketT May 30. At Pontevedra Uay 31. Marched inland, arriving agallon June 7. Engagements with

bandits June 3, 8, 9, and 10. Left agallon June 11. Arrived at Bacolod

June 15. Embarked on steamer "Locke" June 27, arriving at San Enrique same day. La Carlota June 28. Engage-

. ment llith bandits June 30 and July 1. Left La.Carlota July 13. San Enrique same day. Returned to Bacolod July 15. Boarded transport "Sher~an" at Bacolod, July 16. Arrived at San

rancisco August 24, 1899. Mustered I')Ut of United States Service Sept. 2l,l899.

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Guadalupe February 10, San Pedro ·.racati Feb. 14. At Gu.&dalupe,Pasig, and in engagement at Pateros. Feb. 15, battle of Pateros. Feb. 16 at Barracks in Manila. Feb. 17 at alate. Feb. 18 on duty in trenches

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nile, arriving t here July 20. July 27 sailed for ~agasa.ki, arriv­ing there July 31. Aug. 6 arrived Yokahamn. Aug. 8 sailed for San Francisco, ar riving there Aug. 24. Aug. 25 disembarked and marched to Presidio, San Francisco •

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E. C. In camp at Presidio, San .£i'ran­cisco, May 7 to May 23, 1898, when ordered on board trans­port "City of Peking". May 25 sailed from San Francisco stopped at Honolulu. Stopped at Guam June 20. Landed at Cavite July 3, 1898. In Barracks at Cavite Arsenal until July 21, then ordered

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to Camp Dewey. In skirmish ith Spanish July 3l,Aug. 1. ·

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of Peking and sailed from San Captain Francisco May 25. Arrived Bono- (Dischare-lulu June 1. Sailed June 4. ed Feb.25, Reached Guam June 20. Set sail 1899)

U1'1€ 22. Arrived Manila Harbor Edwin F. June 30 • .A.ilsembarked and took Davis, quarters at Cavite Arsenal July Captain 2. July 9 marched ten miles (Feb. 25 1 with Second Battalion. July 19 1899 left Cavite with Second Battal- to ion and went to Camp Dewey. On Sept. 21, outpost duty neai· Pasay Road 1899) July 28 and 29. July 3l~ support-ed f.iring line at Pasay .uoad. August 1 supported flank at Pasay

oad. August 3 and 4 in 'trenches in front of Malate. August 7 and 8 in trenches in front of Malate. Same on August. 11 and 12. August 13 advance on Manila. August 14 quarters moved to San Miguel istrict, Uanila. October 20 ved quarters to Cuarte1 Infaut­

eria near Suspensi~1 Bridge, Manila. Dec. 22 at Paco in front of insur­gents' lines. Jan. 3, 1899, em­barked on S. S. "Espania" Jan • . 9 disembarked and returned to quarte~s formerly occupied. Jan 12, left Barracks. Outpost duty at Paco. Re­turned to quarters Jan. 13. Jan. 23 a~d 24 on outpost duty at Block­house 11. Feb. 5, 1899, in action against innurgents ~t Pacv charged ith Third Battalio, r ~utlng insur­

gents ~nd occupying s~ Pedro llacati and Guadalupe. On outpost duty at San Pedro llacati~ Feb . 6 tv Feb. 13.

eb. 14 advanced· tG Pa teres ur1der galllng fire. Entered nnd burned t.own south of the Pasig River. Attack­ed by ab:>ut 800 insurgents who were

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Stations and Locations (Continued)

routed. Returned to camp at San Pedro Uacati same day. February 15 acted as support in attack on Pateros. February 16 skirmish at San Pedro Macati . Feb. 17 outpost duty at alate. February 18 and

19 at Panducan. February 20 to 23 outpost duty at Pasay. March 1 embarked on U. S. transport St.Paul for Island of Negros, sail­ed March 2. Arrived at Baco1od JAarch 4. Quarter in convent near Beach. May 1 to May 4 at Surnog and Bago. May 6 and 7 at Mercia, Granada and Conception. May 8 to 15 at Conception, then .returned to Bacolod. June 2 embarked for Sagay, Island of ~egros . Arrived there June 3. Transferrei to Rosaria June 4. Returned to Bacolod June 5. July 5 embarked on U. s. Trans­port nsherman" and arrived at San Francisco August 24. Disembarked .bugust 25 and proceeded to Camp at _Presidio •

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ustered into Company United States

Service Stations Locations

I ay 6, 1898

Into camp at Presidio, . San .l'·ran­cisco ~ay 7, 1898. Boarded "City of Peking" J4ay 23, sailed May 25. At capture of Guam June 20. Arr ived Manila Bay J~~e 30. Land­ed at Cavite July 2. Left Cavit for Tambo (Camp Dewey) July 15. Took part in engagement .at .Malate August 1. Captain Richter serio 1y wounded, died August 4. In

ssault and capture of Manila, ugust 13. In Barracks at Manila

until Feb. 4, 1899. In engage~ent ith insurgents February 5, 1899. ngagement at Paterno February 14

and· 15. At San Pedro faacat1 F'eb. 16. Engaged near Guadalupe Feb. 17. On Patrol duty at Manila Feb. 18 to April 28. In trenches at

n Pedro Macati April 29 to May 21. Boarded U. S. transport

arren" May 22. Sailed for r~egros ay 25. Landed at D~aguete May

30. In barracks at Dumaguete. On

Reinhold achter,

Captain (Killed in Action at alate July

31, 183 ) - Otto F.

Huber, Captain

• s, 1898 to

Sept. 21, 1899.

cout duty June 4 to June 14. In barracks June 15 to July 9. Boarded transport "Sherman" July 10. Arrived in San Francisco August 24. Went into camp at Presidio, San Francisco, A~ust 25, 1899 •

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Sept. 21,

1899.

K

ustered into United State

ervice

ay 6, 1898

c Stations and Locations

0

out o'f United States

Servic

ent into camp at Presidio, San Francisco, l!ay 7, 1898. Brok camp and boarded transport "City of Peking" May 23. Sailed Jlay 25. At Honolulu June 1 to 4 .

Carlton •

Seely,

At Ouam J une 20, 21, and 22. Arrived Manila ~ay June 30. Land-ed at Cavtte July 3. In barracks

t Cavite Arsenal until June 20, then moved to Camp Dewey. Engage-

ants with Spanish July 31 and August 1. In assault and capture of Manila, August 13, 1898. Went into barracks in Manila August

Ceptain

14. Performed police duty in Manila and repelled attempts of insurgents to enter city, August 14, 1898 to Jan. 3, 1899. Jan. 4 , 1899 boarded S. S. nBrutus" in Manila Bay. Jan. 9 disembarked and returned to barracks in Cuartel Del ~'ortin~ Jan.lO to Feb. l performed garrison

nd outpost duty in Manila. Re­sponded to call to arms Feb. 2 and eb. 4. On Feb . 5 and 6 stationed

at Paco •. Participated in attac on Santa Ana. Feb . 7 marched to San

· Pedro Macati. Feb . 8 to 18 perform­ed outpost duty at San Pedro Macati and P.asay Roads. Feb. -19 to .May 21 at trenches, raising breastworks and digging trencnes, took pt..rt in several skirmishes with 1nsur~ents during that time. May 21, went to anila. May 22 boarded transport

"Warren" in Manila Bay. Sailed for Iloilo Uay 25,arriving there May 27. Left Iloilo May 27 for Dumaguete, Island of Negros , arrived there l!ay 28. In barracks at Du~aguete until June 4, t hen boarded steamer for Bais. Went into barracks at Bais June 6. On scouting expedition to Taujay and Sati Carlos. Returned to Bais June 15. Performed g.uard and patrol duty at Taujay and Bais until July 10. Boarded U. S. transport nsh~rman" July 10. Called at Iloilo, anila, Nagasaki, and Yokahama. Arriv­

ed San fr£. cisco Be.· Aut:ust 24. Landel ~nd marched to Presidio at San Francisco August 25.

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ustered into Company United States

Service

L y 6, 1898

Command-Station nd Locations ing

Officers

In camp at Presidio, San Francisco May 7 to May 23, 1898. May 23 embarked on "City of Peking." Sailed fro~ San irancisco May 25. Arrived Island of Guam June 20. Sailed from Guam June 22 and arrived Manila Bay June 30. Landed at Cavite July 2. Stationed at Camp Dewey July 22 to A~g. 13. In action before anila July 31 and Aug.

1. In trenches befor

John F .. Eggert, Captain

alate Aug. 3, Aug. 7, and Aug. 11. With regiment in attack on Manila Aug. 13, 1898. Stationed in Manila Aug. 13 to Feb. 5. Marched to Paco, took part in attack there, then acted as support to Fourtee4.r ·1 Onited States Infantry at Singalon Road near Pasay. T0ok part in capture of insurgent trenches at Pasay. Outpost at Coolie­C0olle. Relieved Feb. 6 and joined regiment at San Pedro a·cati. Left San Pedro .Macati

and took station at Guadalupe eb. 7. On scouting expedi­

tion and took possession of Pasig Feb. 8. In attack on Pateros Feb. 14. Stationed at Guadalupe Feb. 15. Held· firing line there Feb. 16, 17, and 18, then position burned an~ abandoned. Took station at San Pedro Macat1

eb 19. In skirmish near

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ustered out of United States

· Service

Sept. 21, 1899

CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS

Stations and Locati0ns (Continued)

San Pedro Macati ~ Guadalupe Feb. 20. Acted as part of Reserve Feb. 20 to Mar. 13. In trenches in front of San Pedro Macati ar. 13 to Mar . 21. Left ~nila Bay for Island of

legros Mar. 22, 1899. Arrived Iloilo Mar. 25. Arrived at San Enrique, Islund of Negros, ar. 27. Marched to La Carlota r. 28. In expedition to

Castellana, Magallan and Mount-­ains, April 2 to April 10. Took stat.!..on nt Isabella and Binalbagr.n April 25. In actio against Babaylanes ond out-laws J~pril 25 to July 14. Left Binalbagan, and embarked on United States transport July 14. Arrived at San Francisco

ug. 23, 1899., Entered camp at Presidio, San Francisco, Aug. 25, 1899 •

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T

Company ustered into

United States Sez:yice

ay 6 1 1898

Station nd Location Comma

1ng Officers

tered out of United State

Seryiqe

Encamped at Presidio, .lt'rancisco, May 7 to May 23, 1898. Boarded transport ftCity of Peking" May 23. Left San Francisco Harbor

y 25. Arrived at Hono­l.ulu June l. and l.eft there June 4. Reached Isl.and of Guam June 20. Left Guam June 22. Arrived anila Bay June 30. Di~­

embarked and went .into camp at Cavite Arsenal, July 3. Embarked at Cavite, landed at Paranaque and proceeded to establish Camp Tambo, afterwards Camp Dewey July 15, 1898. On out-post duty July 1.9, and July 24. In engagement before

lati re-enforcing Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment Aug. l. Outpost duty Aug. 3, 71 and ll. Left Camp Dewey Aug. 13 with First Battalion to form part of Reserve .Force during bombard-ent of aalate Fort by fleet.

Tho:nas F. O'Neil,

Captain (Appointed

aJor April. 26 1

1899) Charl.es J.

Hogan, Captain April 26,

1899.

Proceeded through Malate and took part in assault on Manila. ent with First Battalion to

Guard Governor General's palace at San Miguel , where company remained until Oct. 19, 18981 when company was removed to Cuartel Cazadores. In barrack until Feb. 5, 1899. On that date, engaged in battles and capture of Santa Ana, Paco,

nd San Pedro Macati. One en­listed man died of wounds re­ceived during engagement •

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RS

Stations nnd Locations (Continued)

Occupied towns of Guadalupe and Pasie Feb. 7 to Feb. 15. In sktrmishes Feb. 16 to Feb. 20, inclusive. In trencheo at San Pedro Hacati Feb .. 21 to March 21, flhen company embarked on steamer "Indiana" for Island of Negros. Arrived at Iloilo, Mar. 25, re-embarkcd on steamer "Dalia" and arrived at Ln Carlota, Islend of Negros, ar. 29, 1899. Proceeded fro

La Carlota to Jima!llayle.n April 14 and April 15. ReLlained nt Ji~lam£;ylan until July 12, when co41pany embarked on transport

Sherman n. Arrived at Me~ nil Harbor July 18 1 left Manila Bay July 24. Arrived San Francisco Harbor Aug. 24. Disembarked Aug. 26, and es­tablished C&L1p rjt Presidio, San Francisco •

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