Finding Aid for the Frank J. Guscetti Philippine-American War correspondence 2022.229.w.r
Frank J. López-Huerta
Center for American War Letters Archives
9/12/2022
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Frank J. Guscetti Philippine-American War correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: 2022.229.w.r
Physical Description:
.01 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1902 March 14
Abstract: This collection contains one letter written by Pvt. Frank J. Guscetti, USA to his brother, Louis A. Guscetti from the Philippines
after participating in both the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Philippine American War 1
Container: 6
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gerald McKevitt, part of Andrew Carroll's Legacy Project.
Private Frank Joseph Guscetti, United States Army (1880 - 1954) was born in Virginia City, Nevada to Angelo and Giuditta Guscetti.
Together they also raised raised Olympia Louise, Ralph Emil, William Henry, and Louis Angelo Guscetti. According to a Volunteers
Index created during 1898, Pvt. Guscetti served with Company C, First Battalion Nevada Infantry during the Spanish-American
War.
Frank J. Guscetti was discharged from the US Army in the spring of 1902 and began working in Manila at the "Department of
Posts." According to a voter registration record from California, Guscetti was residing in Alameda County, CA by 1910.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Frank J. Guscetti Philippine-American War correspondence (2022.229.w.r),
Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one letter written by Frank J. Guscetti to his brother Louis A. Guscetti from Manila, Philippines
after participating in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.
Guscetti wrote, "no, I have not seen any fighting lately. My last month and a half of soldier life was spent in the old Spanish
"Fort Santiago" in Manila. He informed his brother that he had no intention to re-enlist and stated that "I am of the opinion
that the army is much better when you read about it and do not see anything of it. Yet, there are some sincere and honest
and brave men in it, even though there are some scoundrels and worthless characters."
Frank also described his job in the "Department of Posts" in Manila before he ventured to share his ambition to become a local
teacher. He closed the letter with warning to his brother against joining the US Army during a time of peace, instead encouraging
him to study.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902