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 Aug 7/99
We are enjoying Camp life here we have but verry little Duty to perform and can leave Camp at any time we are getting every thing readdy on August the 9th we comenced to get the Muster Out Rolls readdy I helped to worked at them 4 days on August 14 we had our Guns and other Asudlunels am attending regular Service at christian church and at the Camp and some good Operas the Health of the Boys is fine only a few Men are on the sick List None verry serious
August 99
Monday 21/99
passed all Week in resting up and reading and eating Sunday attenden church at 12 Street and in Camp we are buisy packing our trunks and exspect to be mustered out to morrow I have been selling Pictures and Handkershif for a few days in Camp for pasttime all out Boys are fairly well wrote my last letters Home to day. I also recieved our Major Neff still insist on me going to the Hospital for an operation for my testicals the sure are bad and mighty painfull each on weigh about one pound in fact
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