Spanish-American War
Wreck of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor |
An explosion of unknown origin
USS Maine Wreckage | USS Maine Wreck | USS Maine
April 21, 1898 — Act of Congress declares a state of war with Spain to exist.
Mckinley's proclamation of a state of war, Apr 26 1898
April 23, 1898 — President issues proclamation calling for 125,000 volunteers.
Mckinley's Call for Volunteers
April 23, 1898 — United States consul at Manila is given his passports and leaves for Hongkong.
April 25, 1898.—Asiatic Squadron leaves Hongkong for Mirs Bay, China.
April 26, 1898. — War with Spain formally declared. Regular Army increased to 63,106 men.
On April 25, 1898, Congress approved a resolution declaring war with Spain
April 27. 1898. — United States consul reaches Hongkong from Manila and joins the Asiatic Squadron at Mirs Bay. The American squadron sails for the Philippines.
 Battle of Manila Bay |
Battle of Manila Bay (Documentary History)
Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898
Official Spanish Report on Battle of Manila Bay
George Dewey, 26 December 1837 - 16 January 1917
May 2, 1898. — Landing party of sailors and marines destroys several magazines in the vicinity of Cavite.
May 3. 1898. — The Cavite arsenal is abandoned by the Spanish and occupied by forces from the squadron.
May 16, 1898. — Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. A., assigned to command of the Department of the Pacific.
May 25, 1898. — President issues proclamation calling for an additional 75.000 volunteers.
May 25, 1898. — First expedition sails for Manila from San Francisco, Cal., under command of Brig. Gen. T. M. Anderson, U. S. V. This expedition comprised the First California Volunteer Infantry. Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry, 5 companies of the Four-teenth U. S. Infantry and a detachment of California Volun-teer Artillery.
First Regiment California Volunteers boarding the steamer City of Peking at San Francisco May 13. They sailed May 15(?).
Departure from San Francisco of S.S. Australia and S.S. City of Sydney (and S.S. City of Peking) bound for Manila on May 25, 1898
May 30, 1898.—General Merritt arrives at San Francisco and assumes direction of the expeditionary forces.
June 15, 1898. —Second expedition sails for Manila under command of Brig. Gen. F. V. Greene, U. S. V. This expedition comprised the First Colorado Volunteer Infantry, First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 4 com-panies Eighteenth and 4 companies Twenty-third U. S. Infan-try, 2 battalions Utah Volunteer Artillery, and detachment of U. S. Engineers.
June 18, 1898.—Aguinaldo, by proclamation, establishes an interior civil government at points captured from or abandoned by Spanish authority.
June 21, 1898.—Formal surrender of the island of Guam, Ladrone group, to the commanding officer U. S. S. Charleston.
Capture of Guam
History Of The Capture Of Guam By The United States Man-Of War "Charleston" And Its Transport
June 23, 1898.—Aguinaldo proclaims himself military dictator and president of the Philippine revolution and outlines a system of general government.
June 27, 1898. — Third expedition sails for Manila under command of Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. A., and Brig. Gen. Arthur Mac-Arthur, U. S. V. This expedition comprised 4 companies of the Eighteenth and 4 companies of the Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, 4 batteries of the Third U. S. Artillery, 1 com-pany U. S. Engineers, First Idaho Volunteer Infantry, First Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, Thirteenth Minnesota Volun-teer Infantry, First North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, Astor Battery, and detachments Hospital and Signal Corps.
June 30, 1898.—First expedition, under command of Brig. Gen. T. M. Anderson, U. S. V., arrives off Manila.
July 1, 1898.—Disembarkation of expeditionary forces begun and landing made at Cavite.
July 7, 1898.—The navy takes Isla Grande and garrison of 1,300 without resistance.
July 15, 1898.—Fourth expedition sails for Manila, under command of Maj. Gen. E. S. Otis, U. S. V. This expedition comprised 6 troops Fourth U. S. Cavalry, 2 batteries Sixth U. S. Artillery, 5 com-panies Fourteenth U. S. Infantry, and a detachment of recruits.
July 15, 1898.—One battalion of the First California Volunteer Infantry encamps at Malate on the outskirts of the city of Manila.
July 19. 1898.—Fifth expedition sails for Manila with First Montana Volunteer Infantry and detachment of recruits, under command of Col. H. C. Kessler, First Montana Volunteers.
July 23, 1898.--Sixth expedition sails for Manila with 8 companies of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry and detachments, under command of Brig. Gen. H. G. Otis, U. S. V.
July 25, 1898.—General Merritt arrives at Manila.
July 29, 1898.—Seventh expedition sails for Manila with 4 companies of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry and detachment of recruits, under command of Lieut. Col. Lee Stover, First South Dakota Volunteers.
July 31, 1898.—Night attack on United States forces by Spanish troops in trenches around the city of Manila.
July 31, 1898.—Battle of Malate.
The battle of Malate, Philippines night of July 31st 1898
August 1, 1898.—Second Division, Eighth Army Corps, organized under command of Brig. Gen. T. M. Anderson, and Brigadier-Generals MacArthur and Greene assigned to command brigades therein.
August 1, 1898.—During the night Spanish field artillery shelled the trenches occupied by United States troops.
August 2, 1898.—Spanish open fire at 5 a. m. and 9.45 p. m. on the trenches occupied by United States troops, continuing in each instance for a period of less than an hour.
August 5, 1898.—Spanish open vigorous fire with artillery and infantry on the troops in trenches.
August 7, 1898.—Joint demand made by General Merritt and Admiral Dewey on the Captain-General for the removal of noncombatants from the city of Manila, and notice given of intention to bombard the city.
August 7, 1898.—Camp Dewey established on the outskirts of the city.
August 9, 1898.—In reply to statement of inability on part of Spanish authorities to remove noncombatants from city on account of the pres-ence of insurgent troops, joint formal demand is made for the surrender of the city of Manila and its defenses.
August 9, 1898.—Foreign war vessels leave their anchorage in front of city and American fleet clears for action.
August 12, 1898.—Protocol with Spain signed at Washington, D. C., by Hon. William Day, Secretary of State, and M. Jules Cambon, French Ambassador to the United States.
August 13, 1898.—Spanish intrenchments about the city of Manila bombarded by the Navy and stormed and carried by the troops; the city entered and a commission appointed to draw articles of capitulation.
The site where many of the Astor Battery fell Aug. 13th 1898
August 14, 1898.—General Merritt issues his first proclamation to the Filipino people.
August 15, 1898.—Orders issued for the assumption of civil government by the United States military authorities in the city of Manila and district of Cavite and officers assigned to duty thereunder.
August 16, 1898.—General Merritt receives cablegram from the President announcing cessation of hostilities.
August 21, 1898.—Transport Arizona sails for Manila with 4 companies of the Eighteenth U. S. Infantry, and detachments First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and First Colorado Volunteer Infantry, under command of Brig. Gen. Charles King, U. S. V.
August 22, 1898.—Disembarkation of Light Battery D, Sixth U. S. Artillery, headquarters and 5 companies Fourteenth U. S. Infantry, detachments of Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, Third Artillery, First California, First Wyoming, Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and 2 batteries Utah Volunteer Light Artillery, from transports Peru, City of Puebla, and City of Rio de Janeiro, begins at Manila.
A thousand boys in blue on S.S. RIO-DE-JANEIRO bound for Manila
August 25, 1898.—First division, Eighth Army Corps, organized, Brig. Gen. T. M. Anderson, commanding.
August 28, 1898.—General Merritt assumes duties as military governor and transfers command of the Eighth Army Corps to Maj. Gen. E. S. Otis, U. S. V.
August 28, 1898.—Brig. Gen. Arthur MacArthur relieves General Anderson in command of Second Division.
August 28, 1898.—Disembarkation of Light Battery, Sixth U. S. Artillery, 6 troops Fourth U.S. Cavalry, First Montana and First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, from transports Peru, Pennsylvania, and City of Rio de Janeiro, begins at Cavite.
August 29, 1898.—Maj. Gen. E. S. Otis, U. S. V., relieves Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. S. A., in command of the Department of the Pacific and as military governor of the Philippine Islands.
August 30, 1898.—Brig. Gen. H. G. Otis, U. S. V., assigned to command of First Brigade, First Division.
September 2, 1898.—First Battalion First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry disembarks at Manila.
September 8, 1898.—General Otis demands the withdrawal of insurgent forces from the entire city of Manila, its suburbs, and defenses. 13, 1898.—Commission appointed by Aguinaldo confers with General Otis in regard to his demand of September 8, 1898.
September 15, 1898.—Insurgents withdraw from limits of the city of Manila, as established by General Otis, with the exception of the districts of Paco and Pandacan, south of the Pasig River.
October 7, 1898.—Civil courts as constituted by the laws of Spain are allowed to resume their jurisdiction and regular functions, subject to supervision of the military government in its policy of occupation.
October 9, 1898.—General Anderson and staff while proceeding up the Pasig River in a steam launch are ordered to return to the city by Filipino guard.
October 10, 1898.—General Otis makes formal demand for the retirement of Filipino forces from Paco, Pandacan, and other points established by survey to be within the city limits. 14, 1898.—Eighth Army Corps reorganized.
October 17, 1898.—Transport Senator sails for Manila with a battalion of Twenty.. third U. S. Infantry, battery of California Volunteer Artillery, and detachment of recruits for Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry, under command of Maj. G. A. Goodale, Twenty-third U. S. Infantry.
October 19, 1898.—Transport Valencia sails for Manila with Companies F, G, I, and L, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, and detachment of battalion California Artillery, under command of Lieut. Col. W. J. Fife, First Washington Volunteer Infantry.
October 25, 1898.—Filipino forces retire from points indicated by General Otis in his demand of October 10.
October 27, 1898.—Transport Indiana sails for Manila with headquarters and band, Companies C, D, E, G, H, I, K, and M, Twentieth-Kansas Volunteer Infantry, under command of Col. F. Funston, Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry.
October 28, 1898.—Transport Ohio sails for Manila with Companies A, B, C, D, E, H, K, and M, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, and detachment California Artillery, under command of Col. J. H. Wholley, First Washington Volunteer Infantry.
Colonel Funston swimming the Bagbag River
October 30, 1898.—Transport Zealandia sails for Manila with the headquarters, Companies A, B, C, E, F, L, and M, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, under command of Col. W. C. Smith, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry.
November 3, 1898.—Transport Pennsylvania sails for Manila with the Fifty-first Iowa Volunteer Infantry, under command of Col. J. C. Loper, Fifty-first Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
November 6, 1898.—Transport City of Puebla sails for Manila with Companies D, A, I, and K, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, detachment California Artillery, and First Troop Nevada Volunteer Cavalry, under command of Lieut. Col. Gracey Childers, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry.
November 9, 1898.—Transport Newport sails for Manila with Companies A. B, F, and L, Twentieth Kansas, and Wyoming Battery, under command of Brig. Gen. M. P. Miller, U. S. V. 10, 1898.—Transport Arizona sails from Honolulu, H. I., for Manila, with battalion of Eighteenth U. S. Infantry, recruits for First Nebraska, Tenth Pennsylvania, and First Colorado Volunteer Infantry, and a detachment of Hospital Corps men.
November 21, 1898.—Expedition under command of Maj. G. A. Goodale, Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, arrives at Manila. Left San Francisco October 17, 1898.
November 22, 1898.—Expedition under command of Lieut. Col. W. J. Fife, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, arrives at•Manila. Left San Francisco October 19, 1898.
November 24, 1898.—Expedition under command of Maj. G. A. Goodale, Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, disembarks. Arrived at Manila November 21, 1898.
November 24, 1898.—Expedition under command of Lieut. Col. W. J. Fife, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, disembarks. Arrived November 22. 1898.
November Nov. 25, 1898.—Transport Arizona arrives at Manila from Honolulu with battalion of Eighteenth U. S. Infantry and detachment of recruits and Hospital Corps men. Sailed November 10, 1898.
November 26, 1898.—Expedition under command of Col. J. H. Wholley, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, arrives at Manila. Left San Francisco October 28, 1898.
November 26, 1898.—Detachment of California Heavy Artillery disembarks at Manila.
November 28, 1898.—Expedition under command of Col. W. C. Smith, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, arrives at Manila. Left San Francisco October 30, 1898.
November 30, 1898.—Expedition under command of Col. F. Funston, Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry, arrives at Manila. Left San Francisco October 27, 1898.
November 30, 1898.—Troops on transport Arizona arrived November 25, disembark and join regiments.
November 30, 1898.—Companies A and B, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, assigned to duty at Corregidor Island.
December 5, 1898.—Troops of First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, arriving on transport Zealandia November 28, 1898, disembark and are assigned to duty with the provost guard.
Prisoners and guards, Bilibid prison
Officers of the Insurgent Army, prisoners in Postigo Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands
December 6, 1898.—Expedition under command of Lieut. Col. Gracey Childers, First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, arrives at Manila. Left San Francisco November 6, 1898.
December 6, 1898.—First Washington Volunteer Infantry disembarks from transports Valencia and Ohio.
December 7, 1898.—Expeditions under command of Brig. Gen. M. P. Miller and Col. J. C. Loper arrive at Manila. Sailed from San Francisco November 9 and 3. respectively.
December 9, 1898. —Troops of Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry, on transport Indiana, arrived November 30, 1898, disembark.
December 10, 1898.—Light Battery, Wyoming Volunteer Artillery, and Troop A, Nevada Cavalry, disembark from transports Newport and City of Puebla, respectively, and join garrison at Cavite.
December 10, 1898.—Treaty of peace signed at Paris between the United States and Spain.
December 11, 1898.—Battalion of Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry, arriving on transport Newport December 7, 1898, disembark and join regiment.
December 11, 1898.—Detachment of California Heavy Artillery disembarks from transport City of Puebla and joins garrison at Cavite.
