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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Monday July 31/99
The Weather remains fine and the Sea is calm we are buisy cleaning up our Acudelments and Guns and the Barbers are Kept buisy shaving and Hair cutting

Tuesday August 1/99
The Weather is lovely the Water calm at 2 pm we sighted Land and about 6 pm we anchored at the Quarentine Station where we excemed by the Board of Health Doktor we only had a few cases of Sicknes and the Health in
general was good we layed in the Bay all Night and on account of it their was no cheering done in respect of our dead Colonel

Wednesday August 2/99
the Weather in Frisco is colder at Night but during the day it is compfortable at 9 am the Colonels Remains where taken of the Boat and placed in a Hearse and taken to a Undertaking Exstablishment and put in a better Casket and from there it was taken to the Masonic Temple where it laid in State we had a large pier all
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