The Red Cross : in peace and war . May II, 1898, the urst battalion consisting of Companies A, B, C,D, Second Regiment Oregon Volunteers, under command of Major Gantenbein, by order of the War Department, left for San Franciscoand one week later, May 16, Companies E, F, G, H, I, K, I, and M,under command of Colonel O. Summers, broke camp and proceeded tojoin the others at the Presidio to await transportation to Manila. To the captains of these respective companies, the Oregon Emerg-ency Corps gave one hundred dollars in gold coin as an emergencyfund. To Major M. H. Ellis, commanding regim
The Red Cross : in peace and war . May II, 1898, the urst battalion consisting of Companies A, B, C,D, Second Regiment Oregon Volunteers, under command of Major Gantenbein, by order of the War Department, left for San Franciscoand one week later, May 16, Companies E, F, G, H, I, K, I, and M,under command of Colonel O. Summers, broke camp and proceeded tojoin the others at the Presidio to await transportation to Manila. To the captains of these respective companies, the Oregon Emerg-ency Corps gave one hundred dollars in gold coin as an emergencyfund. To Major M. H. Ellis, commanding regimental .surgeon incharge of the Hospital Corps, v/as given one hundred dollars, also eighthundred yards of flannel for bandages. In addition to this, contribu-tions from other sources made the available amount fully two thousanddollars. After the departure of the volunteers for San Francisco the head-quarters were transferred from First street to the Armory which themilitary board turned over to the Emergency Corps for their
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