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nal Second Regiment was appomted Colonel, and Colonel George Yoran of the First Regiment was appointed lieutenant colonel. Upon arriving at the scene of action the Second Oregon very fittingly bore a conspicuous part in the surrender of Manila and the final extinction of Spanish authority in the Pacific Ocean. August 1 3, Colonel Summers was ordered to place his nine companies aboard 0 the two vessels "Kwanchai" and "Zafiro," and accompany

the troops designated to support Dewey's demonstration from the Bay. By a chance, as it seemed, they were the

first to be ordered into the works. **A certain number of companies," Lyman tells us in his history of Oregon, "were desired for this service, and the Second Oregon affording just that number, was selected." As landing was neared Colonel Summers advanced in a smcdl boat, being the first to step ashore. The regiment soon disembarked and forming in order of march entered the city. The Spanish gunners were still at their cannon; all the Spanish troop s fi ve diousand in number and fully armed, occupied the walls of the citadel. But the Oregon troops marched to their places, the citadel was occupied, the Spanish flag was taken do¥m, and the Stars and Stripes run up^; and the arrogant power of Spain, which had domineered over half of the world and had punished as pirates all that entered the Pacific, went down.

Return of the Second Oregon Regiment. The SpanishAmerican War was concluded during the first year of Governor Geer's term, and as the famous Second Oregon Regi ilt was G. W. Porey of Cknnpany L, Second Oregon, who raised the American colors over Msnlla.