Baptism of Fire at Caloocan Explains Company G Roles
Inter Mountain recounts Company Gs first battle in the Philippines. orderly Peterson recalls a Mauser bullet wound near the spine and a long night march to direct fire on Filipino positions. The account describes artillery clashes, signals from an American ship, and the destruction of a hostile brick house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company G
Inter Mountain
Karl G. Peterson
Kessler
Caloocan
Feterson
Manila
Company I
Bruning
Wallace
Major Cook
Georgia
McArthur
Tinh
Monterey
Raleigh
la Lema
A Mother's Welcome for Montana Boys in Butte
A letter from Mrs H Hervey asks the Inter Mountain to publish a welcome poem for the Montana boys arriving in Butte. The poem expresses a far away mother’s sentiment, gratitude, and pride for the soldiers returning from war, hoping the boys are met with welcome, friendship, and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Mountain
Montana
Butte
H. M. Hervey
Des Moines Message From Mrs. Hervey Dated Sept 4 1899
A short Riverside Des Moines notice from Mrs. H M Hervey mother of Joe extends wishes of kindness and cheer. The message mentions stars and striped imagery, white wings of peace, and is signed by Mrs. H M Hervey in Des Moines Iowa dated September 4 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Hervey
Joe
Des Moines
Our Boys Are Back Noted in Montana War Poem Tribute
A Montana tribute honors returning soldiers with a chorus of homeward joy and a poet’s ode. The piece lauds Montana men for valor, cites battlefield courage, and mentions Bunner of Frisco as a devout war diarist whose line “war is hell” echoes through the memorial.
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Montana
Bunner
Frisco
Sailing to Manila Song of the Pennsylvania Sailors
A fractured, lyrical reminiscence framed around a voyage to Manila aboard the Pennsylvania. The verses recall ration shortages and rough camaraderie among sailors, with vivid scenes of chow, noise, and hard living, anchored by a refrain about sailing toward Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Manila
History of the Regiment from Cavite Journal Aug to Oct
Excerpts from a regiment's wartime diary recount daily life around Cavite in 1898. It notes insurgent activity and sentries fired on, visits by Dewey and other officers, prisoner confinement in dungeon ruins, harsh conditions, shortages, and disease. Descriptions cover weather, mosquitos, meals, hospital scenes, and near-daily updates on personnel, actions, leave requests, and local surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavite
San Domingo
Aguinaldo
Admiral Dewley
General Anderson
Malavia
Green
la Frucs
Joseph Cook
Rolenel
Mile
Pennsylvania
Company
Oregon
Hess
Rio
Manila
Dewey
Montana
Cayus
South Dakota
America
Red Cros
Calcutta
Hong Kong
Thv
San Roche
Calliag
McCullough
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Ladiy
Snather
Bullet
Hali Wille
Gure
Jone
Viel
Tippy Joe
Teaver
Captain
Wood
Col
Robert B. Wallace
A. J. Waterhouse
San Francisco
City
Aly
Manil Rat
Ieras
Mariza
Honmela
Burt
Ellis W. Wynne
Co. G
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