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Soldiers of 1st Tennessee Volunteers reading letters in front of tent at Camp Merritt, San Francisco, California, 1898
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Title
Soldiers
of
1st
Tennessee
Volunteers
reading
letters
in
front
of
tent
at
Camp
Merritt
,
San
Francisco
,
California
,
1898
Corporate name
Tennessee Infantry. 1st Regiment, 1898-99--History--Sources
Topical entry
Military History
Spanish-American War, 1898--Tennessee--Nashville
Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines
Soldiers
Military camps--California--San Francisco
Military personnel--American--Tennessee
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of the
1st
Tennessee
Volunteers
,
reading
letters
in
front
of their
tent
at
Camp
Merritt
,
San
Francisco
,
California
, in
1898
. The
First
Tennessee
Regiment
was
mustered
into
federal
service
in
Nashville
circa
May
,
1898
.
Selected
by the
War
Department
for
service
in the
Philippines
during
the
Spanish-American
War
, the
regiment
went
to
San
Francisco
where
the
men
first
trained
at
Camp
Merritt
for
four
months
. They were
sent
late
in
1898
as
reinforcements
to
hold
the
Philippine
Islands
that the
United
States
had
newly
acquired
from
Spain
. The
First
Tennessee
participated
in the
fighting
that
erupted
in
Manila
in
February
1899
. The
regiment
took
an
important
part
in the
capture
of
Iloilo
, the
second
largest
city
in the
Philippines
. The
First
Tennessee
Infantry
was
mustered
out
of
service
in
San
Francisco
on
November
22
,
1901
as
one
of the
most
honored
of the
Spanish-American
War
state
volunteer
regiments
. The
verso
is
stamped
:
G
.
Ball
,
Photographer
,
217
Eddy
St.
,
San
Francisco
,
Cal.
"
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
mounted
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
6.5
x
9
in.
Creator
Ball
,
G
.
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1898
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-4251
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1890-1899
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
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