Philippine-American War diary by a U.S. officer
Overview
This collection consists of a single diary with a handful of entries for the spring of 1900, cataloging the movements of the 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Division during the Philippine-American War. The collection also includes one photograph of some men from the division.
Dates
- Creation: March 25-April 6, 1900
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Philippine-American War
The Philippine-American War was a continuation of the Spanish-American War. After the U.S. declared sovereignty over the Philippines, following the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Philippine insurgents who had fought against Spanish control of their country fought against U.S. control.
The war began in 1899, a few months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris transferred government of the Philippines from Spain to the United States. The nascent Philippine Republic had control over most of the archipelago, other than Manila, and the Republic declared its independence. The U.S. refused to recognize this independence.
Filipinos began a system of guerilla warfare against U.S. troops late in 1899. The war continued through 1902, and small numbers continued to resist U.S. rule even later into the 1900s.
Extent
1 volume (1 volume + 1 folder) ; Volume measures 21 cm tall; folder measures 22 x 37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The diary was written by an officer apparently with Company M of the Kansas 20th Volunteer Infantry. The diary author provides a close accounting of the division's movements from leaving on March 25, 1900 for Manila on Navy vessels through the fleet's stops in Leyte and Surigao, Mindanao before arriving in Manila.
The diary includes a map of a portion of the city of Cagayan, where the American military forces expected resistance to their arrival. The author describes the Cagayan occupation by U.S. military forces and ends on April 6, 1900, recording a 21-gun salute from the U.S. ship Yorktown and further concerns about attack from Filipino soldiers.
Only the first few pages in the volume are used; the author wrote only on one side of each page (his ink sometimes bled through to the other side). A photograph labeled as "20th Kas. Block House No. 1" has been removed from the volume and is now located at RH PH P2844.
Physical Location
RH MS C93
Physical Location
RH PH P2844
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, William Reese Company, 2021.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Philippine-American War Diary Collection
- Subtitle
- Philippine-American War diary by a U.S. officer
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mwh. Finding aid encoded by mwh.
- Date
- 2022-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/6133914702
- Preferred citation
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Philippine-American War diary by a U.S. officer, RH MS C93, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository