1st Washington Volunteer Infantry
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1st Washington Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized at Spokane, Seattle, North Yakima, Ellensburg, and Waitsburg, Wash., and mustered into the service of the United States at Tacoma May 6 to 13, 1898, with 46 officers and 967 enlisted men.
- Assignments:
- Assigned to Second Brigade, First Division, Eighth Army Corps, November 26
- Transferred to First Brigade, First Division, Eighth Army Corps, January 1, 1899
- Movements:
- Two battalions changed station from Tacoma to San Francisco May 14
- One battalion changed station from Tacoma to Vancouver Barracks, Wash., May 25, and from Vancouver Barracks to San Francisco July 23-24
- First Battalion sailed from San Francisco on the "Valencia" October 19, arriving at Manila, P. I., November 22
- Second and third battalions sailed from San Francisco on the "Ohio" October 28, arriving at Manila November 26
- Participated in engagements:
- around Manila, February 4 and 1
- at San Pedro Macati, February 17
- Manila, February 23
- Guadalupe, February 14 and 22 and March 14
- Pasig, March 26
- Santa Cruz, April 9 and 10
- Paete, April 13
- Taguig, April 27 and May 19
- Cainta and Taytay, June 3
- Morong, June 4
- Calamba, July 26,28, and 30
- Sailed from Manila on steamship "Pennsylvania" September 5; arrived at San Francisco October 9
Mustered out of the service of the United States at San Francisco, CaL, November 1, 1899, with 46 officers and 769 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers- killed in action, 1; wounded,5; died of disease, 1. Enlisted men-killed in action, 17; wounded, 89; died of wounds, 8; died of disease, 17; drowned, 1; deserted, 24.
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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