August 22, 1898 (Monday)
This morning the sea was . . . calmer and the wind did not blow so hard. Land was in sight, which I supposed was
This morning the sea was . . . calmer and the wind did not blow so hard. Land was in sight, which I supposed was
Distance traveled is 231 miles, lat 1640 North, long 199-49 East. Weather very warm. We are skirting along the shore of the island, which seems
Arrived at Manila about 9:00 a.m. Where we learn that the city is taken. We do not know weather we will land today or not.
Soon after dinner, we went aboard a small steamer boat and were taken to a small town called Cavete (Cavite). Our two [battalions] were quartered
We were kept busy all day fixing our quarters, arranging a suitable place outdoors for cooking.
We drill from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M. every morning and also from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. We all get up at 4:30 a.m. Breakfast
Church services were held by the Chaplain in the afternoon. I took a walk around the town and went out to see the fort that
We drilled as usual. It is very hot weather at present.
A young man named [Sayre] Jenson [of Irene, South Dakota], belonging to our company, while playing with a bomb he had found at the fort,
Just about noon today we [had] orders to be ready by 10:00 to start. … So we packed our knapsacks and marched down to the
We received our pay today. Our company went on out-Post Duty. There are 4 Posts. (Editor’s note: At some point in November, Briggs wrote detailed