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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the lines and many shots where exchanged in the City but in our Nayborhood everything was Kept quiet we have Reports from the Hospital that our Men are all getting along nicely Read Murphie is discharged from the smal Pox Hospital and looks pretty good except being much marked in the Face its a terrible sight at the Hospital some have their Arms and Legs shot oft many of them shot trough the Shoulder and Stomach some have their whole Inside hanging out one Fellow has both Eys shot out and many are walking aroun on Crutchers and other carrying their Arms in a Sling and many are down with Fever during the afternoon heavy fighting was going on at Panama when many Rebels where Killed and only a few of our Men got wounded also many shots where fired in to our line while we where eating our Souper but no one was hit sins the Battle I wrote 4 different letters to Friends some I had to send in a Catrigbox
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