Still we advance; leaving San Isidro we had but gone about 5 miles untill we ran into an ambuscade. They (rebels) killed 7 of our men before they ran away but leaving a few dead themselves. We made Cabio [Cabiao] tonight we are traveling westward now toward the railroad where Gen. [Arthur] Macarthur is operating. The object of our expedition is to keep the insurgents from retreating east to the mts. While Mcarthur is pounding them along the R.R.
William R. Johnson
(December 5, 1880 -- March 18, 1952). Originally Corporal, Company K of 22nd Regiment, U.S. Infantry as of January 3, 1899, arriving in the Philippines March 4, 1899, and serving as such until he resigned in July, 1899 (he was reappointed to the same rank one year later); made Quartermaster Sergeant in October, 1901 until mustered out in December of that year.
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