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The Fourth Infantry departed
Fort Sheridan, Illinois in January 1899. The regiment together with one battalion
of the seventeenth U.S infantry boarded the U.S. Army Transport “Grant” at New York City. The ship sailed up the Hudson river and fired a salute in honor of President and former fourth Infantry
officer Ulysses S. Grant. The following day on January 18, 1899 the ship sailed
to the Philippine Islands via the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Suez Canal, and Hong Kong. Upon arrival at Manila the
fourth infantry occupied positions, block houses and other garrisons about the city. It
was here they saw their first action with Filipino guerillas.
Organization and Garrisons
of the 4th U.S. Infantry in March 1899 Camp at Luenta Headquarters 4th Infantry
Lt. Colonel Sanno commanding Headquarters Band First Battalion F. Company I. Company La Loma church Second Battalion Major Bubb
Commanding B. Company D. Company K. Company L. Company Walled City Quartel Del Infantia,
Third Battalion Captain Butler
Price commanding A. Company E. Company M. Company Walled City-Arsenal Captain Lovering commanding
detachment: C Company H Company The regiment saw action throughout
southern Luzon as part of expeditions lead by Generals Henry Lawton, Theodore Swann, John C. Bates General Lloyd Wheaton,
and Fred D. Grant (son of Ulysses S. Grant) and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Frank D. Bladwin. Partial list of engagements:
After a long series of negations
one of Aguinaldo’s most senior Commanders Lieutenant General Mariano Trias surrendered his command Lt. Colonel Baldwin,
commanding the fourth infantry at San Francisco de Malabon (now “Trias”).
Included in the surrender were twenty-five officers and one hundred and twenty men.
Part of the surrender terms that each guerilla received $15.00 for every rifle turned in. The regiment would serve in
the Philippines from March 1899 to December 1901 and return for peace-time garrison
in 1903 and 1908.
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Honor Roll from March 1899 to December 1901 Pvt. William J Harms
L
Disease Lt. John C. Gregg
KIA Pvt. Algernon A. Gardner
G
Disease Corp. Julius Hohfeld
M
Disease Sgt. Jacob Boyd
M
Drowned Corp. William Hast H
Disease Pvt. James McCormick B
Disease Pvt. Converse Warner G
Disease Sgt. James Hogan M
Disease Lt. Ward Cheney
KIA Pvt. William Coak
B
Disease Pvt. Daniel Donovan D
Disease Corp. Peter Goorskey B
KIA Pvt. Charles Hope K
Disease Pvt. Herbert Miflin B
Disease Pvt. William Henry D
KIA Art. George Dalts D
Disease Pvt. Max Neugas E
Disease Pvt. Thomas Petro M
Disease Pvt. August Nolte A
Disease Pvt. Charles Gleerup L
KIA Pvt. William Nichols
E
Disease Pvt. Frank Lampman
I
Disease Pvt. John H Dunn D
Disease Pvt. Owen Dunn E
Disease Pvt. Philip Morris L
Disease Pvt. William Casey G
Disease Pvt. Isaac Rambo E
Disease Pvt. Joseph O’Rourke
I
Disease Pvt. Stanislaus Stvan D
Disease Pvt. Scott Miller G
Disease Pvt. Alexander Culross
K
Disease Pvt. William Whittencotton I
Disease Pvt. Gottfried Elfgang
C
Disease Capt. Magnus Hollis
Disease Pvt. Frank La Rowe
H
Disease Pvt. Clarence Beall
K
Disease Pvt. Bert Flanders
K
Disease Pvt. John Wetherby
L
KIA MOH Pvt. James Pattie
G
Disease Pvt. Otto Unger
M
Disease Pvt.
August Erikson
C
KIA Pvt.
Theodore Gehring
C
Disease Pvt.
August Marsch
C
KIA Pvt. Frank House
F
Disease Pvt. John Brunner
H
Disease Pvt. James Curran
Disease Pvt. Victor Senechal
F
Disease Pvt.
Franz Frederick M
Drowned Sgt. Thomas Ryan
F
Disease Pvt. William McAndrews I
Disease Pvt. John Richards D
Disease Pvt. Jerry Deaton
L
Disease Pvt. John Crook E
Disease Lt. Henry Way
Scouts KIA Capt. Charles McQuiston M
Fratricide Sgt. Frank Dunn
M
Fratricide Pvt. Harry Murvin
L
Disease Pvt. Bernard Smith
G
Disease Pvt. Edward Davis
E
Drowned Pvt. Jacob Wiesler
G
Drowned Corp. William Stephenson I
KIA Pvt. Louis Silver
F
Disease Pvt. Ashley Council
F
Disease Pvt. Thomas Knebel
F
KIA Pvt. Axel Fredin
M
Disease Cook Hugh Nelson D
Suicide Pvt. August Schulz
E
Disease Pvt. Cesario Torres
M
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