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Three letters sent by Charles Hogan, of the 1st Regiment Cavalry, to his wife while he was stationed at Camp Dewey, near Manila. Hogan describes the Spanish surrender of Manila to George Dewey that led to the beginning of the American occupation of the islands and expresses horror at the state of white children growing up in the Philippines. U.S. occupation of the Philippines, soldiers' letters. Partial geographical list: Manila, Camp Dewey (Manila), San Francisco (Calif.).

Consists of letters sent by Harry Humpton to family in the U.S. detailing his experiences in the Philippine-American War. Humpton expresses a deep hatred of the "ladrones" (roughly translating to "bandits") harassing U.S. troops on the islands, noting that "every chance they get they will cut you in the back" (he depicts such a raid that killed nearly twenty of his comrades). Racial epithets. By late 1900, Humpton was expressing frustration at the length of his deployment. Soldiers' letters. Partial geographical list: Jefferson Barracks (Lemay, Mo.), Rochester (N.Y.), Victoria (Laguna, Philippines), Monroeville (Ohio), Murcia (Negros Occidental, Philippines).

Consists of two letters sent by Maj. Gen. Harry Lawton to his friend George Albee in New Haven, as well as one message from Harry's wife Mary (in Manila) forwarding one of his letters while the latter was in the field. Lawton commanded the 1st Division of the Eighth U.S. Army Corps. He describes deployment of the 1st Division as an ambushing force, but he would eventually be killed by a Filipino sharpshooter in late 1899. Soldiers' letters. Partial geographical list: New Haven (Conn.), Manila (Philippines).

Consists of letters from sailor Doug Marshall, stationed on the USS Olympia (George Dewey's flagship), to his mother in Waco, describing the Olympia's gunning actions after the Battle of Manila, as well as its journey through the Suez Canal and back to the U.S. East Coast. Sailors' letters. Partial geographical list: Yokohama (Japan), Manila (Philippines), Cavite (Philippines), Boston (Mass.), New York, Waco (Tex.).

Three letters sent by Matthew Miles to his little sister Rena, in Kewanee, while he was stationed with the 23rd Infantry in the southern Philippines. Miles describes the mundanity of military life to his sister and asks after events in Illinois. Soldiers' letters. Partial geographical list: Jolo (Sulu, Philippines), Cottabato (Cotabato, Philippines), Kewanee (Ill.).

Letters by Elmer Edwin "Reddy" Royce, stationed aboard the USS Kentucky around Manila and at various Pacific stations, including Vladivostok, Shanghai, and Borneo, describing life on board and at port. Sailors' letters, counterinsurgency, U.S. in the Pacific. Partial geographical list: Brooklyn, Manila, Vladivostock, Shanghai, China, and Borneo.

Includes letters sent by Frederick Nudd, of the Burial Corps, to his wife Helen and daughter Molly in Maine. The letters are highly affectionate, and Nudd sends money, fabrics, and linens to his family while describing life in Manila. Undertakers, searchers. Partial geographical list: Santiago de Cuba, Manila (Philippines), Tacloban (Leyte, Philippines), Waterville (Me.).

Letters sent by James Ryan, aboard the USS Monitor Monadnock and then the USS Don Juan de Austria (a captured Spanish vessel), to his aunt in New York concerning battles against the Philippine insurgency. The death of Harry Lawton affected Ryan deeply. The Monadnock was eventually sent to Hong Kong for repairs, and Ryan was redeployed aboard the Don Juan de Austria and bore witness to the Boxer Rebellion. Afterward, Ryan moved around the southwest Pacific, primarily sailing between Canton and Cebu. Partial geographical list: Manila (Philippines), Manila Bay, Cebu (Philippines), Binghamton (N.Y.), Hong Kong (China), Canton (China).

Includes a copy of a General Order dated March 26, 1901, in which Maj. Steever of the 3rd Cavalry assumes control for several towns and garrisons in the northern part of Ilocos Sur. A message to the Adjutant-General indicating that Maj. Steever has already taken action against the insurgency as of March 31, 1901. A message to the Adjutant-General dated April 5, 1901, detailing an additional raid carried out by Maj. Steever against the Katipunan. An empty envelope addressed to Steever's wife in Arlington. Partial geographical list: Santa Maria (Luzon, Ilocos, Philippines), Fort Myer (Arlington, Va.), Washington (D.C.).

Includes a commission note for Jay Sims to assume the post of Principal Musician in the 1st Regiment of the North Carolina Volunteers, a recommendation by a colleague indicating Sims's prowess with a trombone and his indefatigable service in the Philippines, and eight photographs (including some duplicates), primarily depicting Sims's musical troupe. Military bands. Partial geographical list: Manila (Philippines), Raleigh (N.C.).