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Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Letters, February 9, 1899-April 9, 1900.

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Box 4, Folder 1
Abstract:
Consists of letters sent by Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cheatham (who was promoted from Major to Colonel over the course of the war) of the 1st Tennessee Infantry, generally to someone in Tennessee named Mamie, during his time at the front. He expresses a deep curiosity about the Philippines and developed a love for cacao nuts and pearl fishing, but in October 1899 his unit was attacked in the hills south of Pasig and saw their first deaths, before being deployed into the forests for months at a time. In early 1900, as fighting subsided, Cheatham noted greater luck and comfort. Counterinsurgency, guerrilla warfare, pearl fishing, soldiers' letters. Partial geographical list: Tennessee, Manila, Iloilo (Ilo Ilo, Philippines), Pasig (Manila area), Calamba (Laguna, Philippines), Rosario (Philippines), Mauban (Quezon, Philippines).
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