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Spanish American War, Philippines Insurrection 1st California Hat Insignia For Sale
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Spanish American War, Philippines Insurrection 1st California Hat Insignia:
$199.00
This item was originally purchased in April, 2008, on (please see photo of original listing with item number). The item was purchased back then for $170.51. The item is now going back into the market after 16 years, and we will start the offerding for $119. Copies of the original payment correspondence are shown in the photographs to demonstrate the provenance. The item appears to be in pretty good condition, considering that it’s 125 years old, roughly. The original seller was “RemembertheMaine” who at that time had 1533 responses, with 99.9% positive.
The original description from this dealer, who seemed to be knowledgeable (I am not); “ 100% original hat device, 1898, made by Pascal and sons and so marked. Brass 2 1/2 inch crossed rifles; first California company {M?} screw back, just missing the fastening nut. The first California served in the Philippines during the Spanish American war in Spanish insurrection. Nice condition.” Like I said, I’m not very familiar with these types of items, so I am relying on the description from the previous dealer.
According to spanamwar. com, “On May 25, the 1st California steamed for the Philippines, where it arrived on June 30. The unit took part in actions on July 31, 1898 (near Malate) and in the capture of Manila on August 13, 1898. In the former it lost one man killed, and ten wounded, and in the latter one man killed and two wounded. The Philippine-American War began on February 4, 1899. On July 26, 1899, the First California Volunteer Infantry left the Philippines for the United States, arriving in the U.S. on August 24, 1899. The unit was mustered out of service on September 21, 1899. At the time of muster out, the unit consisted of fifty officers and 999 enlisted men.
During its term of service, the unit had one officer who died of wounds received in battle. In addition, eight enlisted men were killed in action, one man died from wounds received in battle. twenty-four died from disease, two died as the result of accidents and one man drown. Also forty-three men were discharged on disability and seven men deserted.”
Please let me know if you have any questions! Note: the old quarter coin is photographed to demonstrate size, it does not come with the purchase.
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