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Around the World with Uncle Sam

Name: Around the World with Uncle Sam
Author: Herbert Orlando Kohr

Herbert Orlando Kohr

Read by Ted Lienhart · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (3:49)
My First Great Parade, or the Cause of My Enlistment in the Army (13:42)
A Recruit at Fort Logan, or Two Years' Service in Colorado (55:05)
Farewell to Fort Logan. War Declared. From Colorado to Tampa. Sailing to Cuba. (27:23)
Landing at Baiquiri. Our Forces March to Las Guasimas. The Battle of El Caney. Capture of Santiago (38:24)
Awaiting our Transport. Home Again. Sailing for Manila (31:14)
Landing in Manila. Campaigning with General McArthur's Division. On the North Line (34:51)
Campaigning on the South Line with General Schwan. The Wonderful Volcano at Lagaspi. With General Bates' Expedition to the Province of Canierines in the Southern Portion of Luzon (40:47)
Back to Manila. Sailing for China. The Battle of Tientsin (34:41)
The Advance from Tientsin. The Capture of Peking. Relieving the Legations (33:17)
A Winter in China. Back to the Philippines (27:14)
From Manila to New York by Way of Suez Canal (23:30)
Army Happenings (29:40)
Prologue (22:05)