July 26, 1898
General Merritt visited our camp. Dan Nichols died in the camp hospital. I received letters from home.
General Merritt visited our camp. Dan Nichols died in the camp hospital. I received letters from home.
Mass at 6 a.m. Outpost duty at 8 a.m., relieved at 9 a.m. It rained again today. General Merritt arrived with 500 troops and mail.
Inspection 8 a.m. Insurgents bombarding Spanish. It rained all day. We received orders for outpost duty tomorrow; 150 rounds of ammunition were called in leaving… Read More »July 23, 1898
I’m feeling fine today and ate heartily for the first time in five days. General Green took over command. Dress parade at 6.10 p.m. I… Read More »July 21, 1898
Sick call at 7 am. A native kid cut off his finger; none of his colleagues passed any remarks on it. 3rd Battalion together with… Read More »July 20, 1898
Mail went at 7.30 am. I had to run two blocks to catch it. 2nd Battalion arrived in camp at 11 am. Call to arms… Read More »July 19, 1898
Reveille at 5 am. Drill 6 t0 7 am. We received news of General Sampson’s great victory in Santiago de Cuba, through a Japanese cruiser.… Read More »July 18, 1898
We arrived back in camp front outpost at 5 a.ni. around daybreak. A second expedition arrived in the bay at 7 a.m. There was a… Read More »July 17, 1898
Part of our company went on guard at 8. a.m. I was treated at hospital for a boil on the elbow, which finally healed about… Read More »July 16, 1898