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Note: 1860 Census: Wildcat Twp., Tipton Co., IN, p. 97. Lytle, Wesley, d. 07/22/1899, PVT CO Y 1ST REGT WYC VOL INF SW,
San Francisco National Cemetery, Plot: 679, *
CITY OF PUEBLA
Capacity
Transport Number Displacement # Officers # Men
2,623 29 606
This vessel had a speed of 12 knots. She was chartered from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company on June 23, 1898, at a rate of $900 per day.
This vessel tranported the following units as part of the 4th Philippine Expedition:
1st California Volunteer Infantry <1stCAinf.htm> (part) 1st Wyoming Volunteer Infantry <1stwyoming.htm> (part) 14th U.S. Infanrty, Companies I, K, L & M 23rd U.S. Infantry (part)
After mustering in to the service, the First Wyoming Volunteer Infantry proceeded to San Francisco. From there, it joined the Third Philippine Expedition which left for the Philippines between June 27 and 29, 1898. Also part of this expedition were portions of the 18th U.S. Infantry, 23rd U.S. Infantry, four batteries of the 3rd U.S. Artillery, one compny of the U.S. Engineers, the First Idaho Volunteer Infantry, the 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, the Astor Battery, and detachments of the Hospital and Signal Corps. After stopping at Hawaii enroute, the expedition arrived in Manila between July 25 and July 31, 1898.
On arrival in the Philippines, the unit was placed in General Arthur MacArthur's First Brigade, Second Division, of the Eighth Army Code. The 1st Wyoming took part in the actions resulting in the fall of Manila on August 13, 1898, following the 18th U.S. Infantry into the city itself. Though fired upon, the 1st Wyoming never found itself in a position to adequately return fire or become actively engaged. this was probably good, since, by agreement, the city had already surrendered.
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