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4 Philippine Islands. 10 the trench 81
| through the heaviest part of the firing.
This soldier was detailed Oct. J, 1898
l on special duty with the board OK health
| M Manila, Philippine Islands. and on
| Jan, l6, 1899. Mai. Gen. F. S. Otis, COM
| lnanding the Eighth army corps, cabled
| from Manila. Philippine Islands to the
| war department q. request that the
| governor OF Utah be authorized to ap-
| point t9uaHteim1Ster-Se Sergeant Young
| AN assistant surgeon The governor OF
| 4 tab was Informed ON the same day OF
| the request and of his authority 20
| make appointment and he Informed the
| department Jan. ~. 1899, telogranhic In
| struCIiong wore issued from this de-
| paTincnt directing the soldier to re-
port 10 board OF officers. al such
| place as the president OF tho board
| might designate, for examination as to
| his fitness for promotion to the grade
Of assistant surgeon No record has
been found OF his examination under
| thOse Instructions his death having
doubtless preciuded further action in
| his case
1 The records also show that Richard
1 W, Young was mustered into service
| May 2, 1895. as captain. battery A. bat
| talon. Utah artillery volunteers: that
u" was mustered into service as major
4 OF the battalion to take effect July IA,
/ 1898. and that he was discharged the
/ 1885 and that he WAS discharged from
| tho service as of that grade June Is.
| 1889
| Following Is a list showing the names
| Of those members OF the batteries mem
| toned who were killed or died OF dis
| ease and were wounded
Battery A-kiled OF died of wounds.
| Harry A. Young. quartermaster-ser
| gcant; Fred Fisher, sergeant; John q.
Young. corporal wilhelm L Goodman,
| private. Died Of disease: George q.
4 Larson, corporal; John T. kennedy, prl-
yate; Oscar \. Fenlnger, private;
| Charles Parsons, private. Wounded
| Edgar A. WedEewood, captain; David
| j. Davis, privatcT Ray Kepner, private
. accidentally.
Battery B--Killed or died OF wounds
| Moritz c. Jensen, corporal; George n
Hudson. private; Frederick Brrniler.
private; Max Madison; private. Died
OF disease: Richard h Ralph private
Wounded George A. Seaman, second
| lieutenant; Andrew Peterson sergeant.
| Henry L, Southets, corporal: John Abb
| plnnalp, private; Peter Anderson, prt-
| vate; John Braman. private; Parker j.
| Hall, private Joseph G. Winkler. pr;-
| waite; John A. Fender, private
The records also show that the prln-
| cipal events connected with the service
| of the batteries mentioned including
| the actions In which they participated
| were as follows;
| Battery A-Battery organized May =.
| 1898. by Capt r, w, Young. Mt Salt
| Lake City, Utah, Travelled TO Fort
Douglas. Utah. Oh that day and was
mustered into service on May Q. 1893.
| by Lieut.. b. y. Wells. Proceeded BIZ
rail TO San Francisco, Cal, arriving o.
| May %. Sailed from San Francisco for
Manila, p. L., ON board transport Coior.
June 10. Arrived in Nanila bay Jaly
Ne.utI FL I,.N, lNl.g
cruits Joined battery at Manila Aug
Is. Battery participated in Spanish
American war and Filipino ipsurrection.
Record of engAgem ents; Maiate, July
| al Malate. Aug. i Maate Aug. z; Md:
late, Aug s; capture OF Manila, Aug. Is
1898, In Spanish-American war; SAINT
Mesa, Feb : and s; Sanpaiog, Feb. =
and 5; Sansa Ana. Feb. s: advance
on pumping station, Feb. 8: near CclOo-
can, Feb. 10; Guadalupe, Feb. Ii; Pasig
| island, Feb ~ Guadalupe. Feb. 1Ss
| north and east OF pumping station, Feb,
| %; San Pedro Macati, Feb. 49, Balic
| Baltic. Feb %; near La Iona church,
| Feb. %; Mariqulna road. Feb. "a; MARI
| quina, Feb. g5 Guadalupe, Feb. 80; San
Pedro Macati. March L: san Pedro Ma
eRti. March 8; Guadalupe, March A.;
Maraqulna road. March g. pumping sta.
| tlon, March s; south OF San Juan del
Monte, March Z; pumping station
March Z; near San Francisco del Monte,
March 10: Guadalupe. March 10; Paslg
| City. March IL and IA; Santa Cruz,
4 March 16: Maraquina, March 1e; Mo-
rong. March IL: Jalajala, March Ii;
near San Francisco del Monte, March
La Bunangouan. March 20: Naraquina,
March %; Pasig City March 90: Calico
can. March rs; near San Francisco del
Monte, March rs; La Iona church
March 25; Talapapa, March %, Bunan-
o. o..
Tulihan River. March &C. Mallnta,
March 90 Bolucan, March 2S; Marllao.
March 70: Bgaa, March 20: MaIolos.
March 81; San Mateo valley, March 81:
Taytay, March 81; Santa Cruz, April
10 and IL; PagoanJan, April II; orlna,
April H. QuinGua, Sexmoan. May II;
Guagua, May II; San Luis, May H.
San Luis, May I6: Expedition to Can
dabas May II and is: Santa Rita, May
g. san Fernando. May "a: San Fer
nando, May %; Cainta, June 3 Morong,
June 4; Nuntlnlupa, June 10: San Fer
nando. June 10; San Fernando, June %.
1899, In Filipino insurrection.
Battery EN- barked on United States
army transport Hancock at Manila
June 30 arrived in San Francisco. Cal.
July 20; mustered out OF service by
First Lieut. C. N. Purdy Aug. 10, 1899
Battery B-Battery mustered into tho
service of the United States May g. 1898,
at Fort Douglas, Utah, Lett Fort Doug
las and arrived AT Camp Merritt May
%. 1898. While az Camp Merritt battery
performed regular routine duty, Bat
terry embarked on the transports China
and Zealandia June II. 1885, Sailed
June Is. 1928, Arrived az Honolulu June
%. 1893, Sailed from Hon olulu June
Is, 1898, Arrived al Manila Jdly II,
1888. Disem harked July 92. 1888. Served
during Spanlsh-American war In tho
"a Af
late. fully 81 and Aug. 1; Manila, Aug.
10, 1893. Served In Philippine insurrec-
ton as follows: Some detacAnents OF
this battery participated In all engage
ments OF the Second division, Eighth
army corps, commanded by MAJ. Gen.
Macarthur north of Manila from Feb.
70 June %. 1899. Inclusive the pl-noi-
pal 7sements being Tondo. Feb
10 g. La Iona cemetery, Fab. 8; San
Juan del Monte Feb, 5; bonha rdmene
and capture OF CaloOcan Feb. 10; bat
lie OF MalInta. March %; Moyeanagan.
March "a; Marilao, March "a: Santa Ma
ria river. March 20 and April Z: capture
OF Maloios, March 81 Quingua, ApTIl
90; 3abbah river. April Is; caumnit.
April 81; Santo Tomas. May Il San
Fernando May % ana June 10. one d.
tachment with Gen. Lawton's division
In advance form Nozagaray 10 Candaba
and capture OF Nozasaray. April "a,
Angat, April rs; Rafael, May / Bali.
mug, May 81 Maasln May 8: San Luis,
May IL; San IsidrO, May II. Detaeh,
neufa NJ thtg oruR MIA tlnp Ngava an