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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we are having hot weather every day and the Rhodes are terrible dusty we still have fresh Bread and Meat allmost every day a good deal of Mail was send as 2 Transports are leaving for the Staates also a chinese Men of War arrived in the Bay and a Brittich both exchanged Salutes with Dewys Fleet in the City every thing is quiet but have smal Fires verry frequently every where their is firing allmost all along the line as taps blow wich is now 7 o Clock March 12/99 Sunday
I have slept in the Captains Quarters all night but didnt sleep much as much firing was done near Malette but our Men where not engaged as usual I took Meat out to Front and stayed until Evening the day was rather quiet with the Exception of our Battery wich cleared the Woods in Front of our Regiment ones in a while but on our right the troops are advancing and we now have a straight line wich reaches clear around to Cavite
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