John Henry Asendorf in uniform The War Diary of John Henry Asendorf
The Story of a Pennsylvania Volunteer during the Spanish-American War in the Philippines and the Philippine American War

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July 7/98 Thursday
Weather is pretty but terrible hot and the Water is verry calm all Comrades return to their respective Ships our Colonel recieved 3 hearty cheers on his return. the china on his return the china having good many sick on Board her Ship and no Ice we send some over to them 3 men sick this day we covered 240 Miles

July 8/98 Friday
Weather pretty but very hot the Sea very calm the china is having Gun
practice all day we had some fresh Meat and Bread this day 4 men on the Sicklist and 1 in the Guard House we made 255 Miles

July 9/98 Saturday
Weather clear but is getting hotter so hot that we cannot stay down in the Hole and have to sleep on deck at 11 o clock we sighted Land and at non we passed the Ladrone Island but went straight on without stopping in the afternon
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