1st Washington Volunteer Infantry

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.

See Also:
 * Spanish American War
 * Spanish American War Regiments
 * Spanish American War Camps