Saturday, Aug. 19, 1899
Reached Calamba, 40 mi. from Manila, 2 a.m. disembarked about 8: marched shortly afterwards to trenches about 1½ mi. from town: B. Co. has r.… Read More »Saturday, Aug. 19, 1899
Reached Calamba, 40 mi. from Manila, 2 a.m. disembarked about 8: marched shortly afterwards to trenches about 1½ mi. from town: B. Co. has r.… Read More »Saturday, Aug. 19, 1899
Reveille at 4 a.m. –marched to cascos where had breakfast– started 6.40 a.m. for Calamba, reaching Laguna de Bay 7 p.m.
Marched to cascos 1 p.m. Waited till 5 when order was countermanded & after making coffee returned to Cuartel.
Rested today at Quartel [Cuartel] de Infanteria –called with Harris on Dad McAndrew, he in field but saw Ms. McA. & Mary.
Lt. Conley took out reconnoitering party of 30 men but discovered nothing. Train arrived at 10 to take us back to Manila; arrived 1 a.m.… Read More »Tuesday, 15th. Aug. 1899
Marched at 6 arriving Manila 8.30. Waited till 10.30 when order rec’d to proceed to points on R.R. north of Manila where there was trouble.… Read More »Monday, August 14, 1899
[Battle of San Mateo] Left camp 5.45, crossed San Mateo at 6. Command 3 detachments of 50 each from 21st. –myself Spurgin & Weeks, 50… Read More »Saturday, August 12, 1899
Notified today that I would have command of 150 picked men from this Batt’n to form part of expedition against San Mateo. Start day after… Read More »Thursday, Aug. 10th, 1899
Left Bacoor on 3d: remained in Manila till morning of 5th, when reported here — 10 mi. e. of Manila — for duty with new… Read More »Pumping Station, Aug. 7th, Monday, 1899