Dec. 22, 1899
December 22, 1899
Sighted coast of Luzon. Passed Corregidor Id About 1 pm; entering Manila Bay by the Boca Grande. Ran up the bay at reduced speed and
Ernest E. Dieball
Company C, 47th U.S.V. ; U.S.S .Essex crewman.
Dec. 23rd, 1899
December 23, 1899
About half a mile off from the city. Capt Gordon appointed to C. Can see the walls of Old Manila, troops marching and people walking and
Dec. 24, 1899
December 24, 1899
took a look at San Pedro, it is a small place of about 300 population. The men wear white duck or drill trousers, an undershirt
Dec. 25, 1899
December 25, 1899
Christmas dinner beans, hard tack & coffee. Went on guard, cleaned up the camp. Built a mess hall out of bamboo & bananna leaves. Calbers
Dec. 26, 1899
December 26, 1899
Young, Forche, Searles, and I went out on an exploring expedition. Walked about 2 mi. and finally came to the ruined convent of Guadaloupe. It
Dec. 27, 1899
December 27, 1899
Forche, my tentmate swiped a skull from a grave, cut off the top and used it for a lantern but the capt saw it and
Dec. 28, 1899
December 28, 1899
Bum chuck. We had no bread but Major Wise captured a cascor loaded with punk on its way up the river for the 30th and distributed
Dec. 29, 1899
December 29, 1899
Cleaned camp. Went on guard at the tower a small square tower built of loose paving bricks at the end of our trench, on the
Dec. 30, 1899
December 30, 1899
Received a gatling gun from Manila, It’s a queer looking thing with twelve barrels which revolve by turning a crank. The cartridges are put into
Dec. 31, 1899
December 31, 1899
Went on guard at a post about a hundred yards in advance of our trenches. Maj. Wise passed our post and not to halt him by the
Jan. 2, 1900
January 2, 1900
Went on guard. Niggers fired from across the river and wounded a sergeant and private of D. Co satationed at the examining post. We had
Jan. 3, 4, 5, 1900
January 5, 1900
Same old routine Sort of getting hunky with the little senorita who sells cakes etc at camp.
Jan. 6, 1900
January 6, 1900
Paid for Nov & Dec. Went on guard. Soaked $25 with the pay master. Almost got shot.
Jan. 7, 1900
January 7, 1900
Went down to Manila. Saw Lawton taken to the transport from Paco cemetery. Entered city from Malate where the Am assault took place at the capture of
Jan. 9, 1900
January 9, 1900
Went down to Manila again, without a pass this time. Hit a few high ones and then took a cab and went out to San
Jan. 11, 1900
January 11, 1900
Moved camp to Guadaloupe Ridge about two mi. SW of San Pedro. The Laguana de Bay and the Pasig can be seen from the ridge.
Jan. 13, 1900
January 13, 1900
Several of us went over to Pasig City at the juncture of Pasig with Laguna de Bay now occupied by the 39th bamboo town nothing doing.
Jan. 14, 1900
January 14, 1900
A battery of the 6th Art. Went by with four mt. guns and a captured Nordenfeldt. They say they had a hot scrap yesterday. Pulled states
Jan. 16, 1900
January 16, 1900
Embarked on cascoes and went down the River and embarked on the Transport Hancock
Jan. 18, 1900
January 18, 1900
Transports Hancock, Benus, Brutus, St. Castelleamp and the Gunboats Helena, Nashville and Manila with the horse transport Corunna sailed for the south. Expedition under Gen Kelly.
Jan. 19, 1900
January 19, 1900
Passed Lulun Id at noon and Mindoro in the evening. Sailing at half speed. 2nd Lt. Lanham attached to Staff. Lt. Dent to C Co.
Jan. 21, 1900
January 21, 1900
Passed between Ids. Of Burinas & Ticao. Anchored in Sorsogn Bay about 12 mi. from city. Hancock too deep to venture up. Manila captured small
Jan. 22, 1900
January 22, 1900
Transferred C Co to the small steamer Castelleano. The Helena took B Co up the coast. The U.S.S. Nashville C.C. on the Castelleano. The 2nd Batt.
Jan. 23, 1900
January 23, 1900
Ran into Albay Bay and came to anchor about 11 A.M. about a mile from the town of Legaspi. The trencher can be plainly seen
Jan. 24, 1900
January 24, 1900
The losses of yesterday are Americans G Co 1 man wounded in ar C Co. 1st Sarg. wounded in foot. Sailor wounded in thigh. Naval Officer
Jan. 25, 1900
January 25, 1900
Captured a couple of niggers with German rifles. Fired at another but he got away.