California and the War with Spain:
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1 Battalion, Heavy Artillery, California
U.S. Volunteers, 1898-1899
This history was completed in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in conjunction with the
California National Guard and the California State Library.
Digitized by the History Office, Camp San Luis Obispo, 10 February 2015
Original document on file at the California State Library
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Station and Location
Battery
Commander
Battery B was organized at , Frank S.
Sprague,
San Francisco and stationed
t the Presidio there May 18, Captain
1898. Re~ained in Barracks
until June 7 when the Battery
embarked on the Governm~~t
Steamer"General McDowell"Dec.
5, arrived at Angel IslE.!.lid on
the same day. Remained in
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Dec. 5, 1898, to date of
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1899
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Battery C was organized by
Captain
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C~ptain John Cooke at Sacramento on the seventh of May
1898, and mustered into the
United States service at the
same place. Proceeded thence
by train to San Francisco
arriving there the same day.
In quarters at lOth and Market
Streets, San Fra~lsco, May
eighth and ninth. On llay tenth
.m arched vri th Bat tali on to Old
ontane Warehouse. QuarterL~
1ere until May lB, then orderea to Presidio , San Francisco
He::tained at Presidio until
June 5, 1898 , when Battery prcceeded by rail to Ft. Canby,
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Canby, performing garrison
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