The Snapshots in Time Collection
Presidential Officer's Commission of Captain Carl L. Stone, 36th Regiment U.S. Volunteer Infantry, July 1899
The official presidential commission appointing Carl L. Stone as Captain in the 36th Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, dated July 11, 1899, and signed by President William McKinley. Volunteer regiments like the 36th Infantry were raised during the Spanish-American War era to serve in the Philippines, where they took part in the subsequent Philippine-American War. Project: 218223