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
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Location	Closed Stacks P-4251