Photograph of D.C. National Guard Deployed in the Philippines
c1900. Presumed to be one of a multiple original, with few copies likely to have survived. Photograph. Format is approximately 9 inches by 7 inches for the backing and the image is approximately 6.5 inches by 4.75 inches. Format is a card backing with photograph affixed to it. Photograph is partially faded and chipped and scuffed. Ink notation on the front identifies Col. May and Col. Ross. Ink notation on the back reads Lieut.-Col Burton R. Ross Compliments Arthur P. Froh [sp?] Manila, P. I." Some wear and soiling front and back. Colonel Burton R. Ross, (1845-1913) was a military instructor of the High School Cadet Regiment for 26 years . Col. Ross was for many years connected with the District of Columbia National Guard. He was at one time Lieutenant Colonel of the First Regiment. He was mentioned and commended in official Federal Government reports, primarily for his contributions to the design and conduct of military training and exercises held within the District of Columbia. There is no information as to the photographer or date, but based upon uniform and the notation on the back, it has been estimated to have been taken in the first few years of the 20th century, probably during the time that William Howard Taft was the appointed governor general of the Philippine Islands. From its earliest days, the D.C. National Guard has remained ready to accept the call to protect the United States, participating in the Creek War, Seminole Wars and Spanish–American War. In 1898, the D.C's 1st Volunteer Infantry fought alongside the United States Volunteers during the War, where they earned credit for the Santiago Campaign. The 1st DC Volunteer Infantry was commanded by George Herbert Harries, who left his position as commander of the DC National Guard and accepted reduction in rank to colonel so he could lead the regiment in Cuba. After the war Harries returned to command of the district National Guard as a brigadier general, and he attained promotion to major general before retiring in 1915. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Burton Raynor Ross, Burton Ross, National Guard, District of Columbia, First Regiment, Soldier, Uniform, Philippines, Philippine Islands, Manila
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