Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John P. Robinson collection
Collection — Folder S1130
Identifier: S1130
Scope and Contents
This 11-page typed manuscript gives John P. Robinson's memories of the Philippine Insurrection in 1899. Page 10 gives a summary of the experience, beginning with the organization of Company L, 4th U.S. Infantry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, on October 20, 1898. The company left for New York on January 15, 1899, and shipped out on the 19th. They saw Gibralter, Port Said, Suez Canal, Perim Island, Ceylon Island, Singapore, and finally Manila on March 9th, having traveled a total distance from...
Dates:
1898-1899
