Young's Scouts
Videos
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.
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
Medal of Honor recipients Edward E. Lyon on left and Marcus W. Robertson on the right in Manila, Philippines
Marcus W. Robertson in San Francisco, California, picture taken en route to Philippines
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
Young's Scouts
…attention of the American public. Members of Young's Scouts came from several units in Lawton's command, including the 1st North Dakota Volunteers, the 2nd Oregon Volunteers, and the 4th U.S. Cavalry (dismounted). Although the original unit was composed of 25 men, Scouts came and went as casualties and sickness took their…
The racetrack in Irving Park in 1907
Oregon Volunteers in Pasig, Philippines
The Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument in Lownsdale Square, Portland