The 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a military regiment recruited in the U.S. state of Oregon during the Spanish–American War. As the first foreign war in U.S. history, it was the first tim
The racetrack in Irving Park in 1907
Oregon Volunteers in Pasig, Philippines
Edward Lyon and Marcus Robertson in the Philippines
The Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument in Lownsdale Square, Portland
Young's Scouts
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Young's Scouts was a select group of United States Army soldiers during the Philippine–American War organized under a Vermont civilian named William Henry Young.
2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment
…forty-eight died of other causes, and eighty-eight were wounded. Three members of the regiment were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving as Young's Scouts: Private Frank C. High of Jacksonville, Private Edward E. Lyon of Portland, and Private Marcus W. Robertson of Hood River. They were the only three…
Young's Scouts, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps, U.S. Army in Philippines, including Medal of Honor recipients Richard M. Longfellow and Marcus W. Robertson, front row, 2nd from right squatting
Marcus W. Robertson in San Francisco, California, picture taken en route to Philippines