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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(Doc & I) took out some Ammunition wher shot at from both sides from Natives but got to the Front safely the firing was heavy at the time came back after Meat to Manila after loading the Meat and Doc his Bread we where again fired at from both sides from the thicket we returned the fire with good results but on getting near the firing line it was simply terrible the Bullets just made the dust fly up every where we had to stop within 100 yards and get under Cover until the firing seased the fighting again started in Evening about 6. I had made another Trip in the afternon but by this time the Minisota Boys had driven the Natives back and set Fire to the Shacks in the Evening I was in Captains Quarters and wrote a letter to Cst Plattenburg before I finished a fire broke out right in the Heart of the City we where called out I worked at the Fire until 2 o Clock about 2 to 300 Building where burned down mostly chinese Buisnes Houses over a Million Dollar worth of Property
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