1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
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1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized at Valley City, Bismarck, Fargo, Grafton, Devils Lake, Jamestown, Wahpeton, and Dickerson, N. Dak., and mustered into the service of the United States at Fargo, N. Dak., May 13 to 16, 1898, with 27 officers and 658 enlisted men.
- Assignments:
- Assigned to Second Brigade, Philippine Islands Expeditionary Forces, May 30
- Assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, Eighth Army Corps, July 31
- Assigned to Second Brigade, First Division, Eighth Army Corps, October 14, 1898
- Transferred to First Brigade, First Division, Eighth Army Corps, March 17, 1899
- Movements:
- Left Fargo May 26; arrived at San Francisco, Cal., May 30
- Sailed from San Francisco on steamships "Indiana" and "Valencia" June 28; arrived in Manila Bay July 31
- Participated in the assault on and capture of Manila, August 13, 1898
- Performed garrison and outpost duty at Malate until February 4, 1899
- Participated in the engagements:
- Around Manila, February 4 and 5
- Paranaque, February 6
- San Pedro Road, February 8
- Malibay, February 10
- English Cemetery, February 16 and 17
- Culi Culi, March 13
- Insurgent outpost, April 1
- Kings Bluff, April 5
- San Bartolome and Novaliches, April 22
- Tabac and San Rafael, April 29
- Titaban, May 1
- Bustos, May 2
- San Isidro, May 17
- San Fernando, May 18
- Cabiao, May 19
- Cainta, June 3
- Taytay, June 3 and 4
- Angona, June 4
- Morong, June 23
- Left Manila on Transport "Grant" July 30; arrived at San Francisco August 29
Mustered out of the service of the United States at San Francisco, Cal., September 25, 1899, with 31 officers and 507 enlisted men. Casualties while in service. Officers-wounded, 1. Enlisted men- killed in action, 6; wounded, 13; died of wounds, 1; died of disease, 9; killed by accident, 1; drowned, 1.
From:
- Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
- The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
- Organization of Volunteers, page 581
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