Ernest E. Dieball Company C, 47th U.S.V. ; U.S.S .Essex crewman. All Posts Diary of Ernest E. Dieball Dec. 25, 1899Christmas dinner beans, hard tack & coffee. Went on guard, cleaned up the camp. Built a mess hall out of bamboo & bananna leaves. Calbers turned out the company on a fake. PrevPreviousDecember 25, 1899 NextDec. 26th, 1899Next Ernest E. Dieball, San Pedro Macati