Organized at Ft. Sheridan, Ills., Oct. 20, 1898. Left Ft. Sheridan Jan. 15, 1899, with regiment en route to Manila, P.I., via New York City and Suez Canal, arriving at Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 17, 1899. Embarked on the U.S.A.T. Grant, and left New York Harbor Jan.19, arriving at Gibraltor, Feb. 1, Port Said, Egypt, Feb. 11, Suez City, Feb. 12, Perim Island, Arabia, Feb. 17, Colombo, Ceylon, Feb. 25, Singapore, Malay Peninsula, March 4, and Manila Bay March 10, 1899. Disembarked at Manila March 11, when the Company did garrison duty until March 24. Participated in engagement against insurgents at San Francisco del Monte March 25. Entrenched against insurgents at Culiculi, Manila, from April 15 to June 18. Participated in engagement at Dasmarinas Road, Sept. 29, Binacuyan Road, Oct. 5 and 6; San Nicholas, Oct. 8; Anabo Nov. 18. Participated in repulse of night attack on Imus, P.I., Nov. 15, 1899. During the year 1900 the Company did garrison duty at Novaleto, Cavite Viejo, Cavite and Imus, in the Province of Cavite, assisting in the capture of arms, ammunition and men. In addition to numerous marches the Company made the following of note: From Jan. 4 to Jan. 6, 1901, to San Pedro, Tunason, Laguna Province, from Imus and back, distance 34 miles; from Jan. 23 to Jan. 26 to Niac, Cavite Province, from Imus and back, distance 40 miles; from Feb. 24 to March 6 to Magallanes, through mountains to Cavite Province, from Imus and back, distance 110 miles; participating in campaign which resulted in surrender of Lieut. Gen. Trias and command, and wound up campaign in which the regiment captured over 1,500 rifles and over 2,000 men. The Company changed station from Imus to Perez Dasmarinas on March 22, 1901, which place was garrisoned until April 5, 1901.

(NOTE: My grandfather, Rome Waughtel, served in this Company. After receiving his discharge he re-enlisted for a 3 year term which he served at Fort McKenzie, Wyoming. It was in Sundance, Wyoming, where he met his future wife - and subsequently my future grandmother - Antoinette Augenstein Roberts nee Ponsler).

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