Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, organization documents, clippings, books / manuals, diary / journal, maps / charts, notebooks. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 9th United States (U.S.) Cavalry; Macabebe Scouts. General description of the collection: The Matthew Batson papers include officers papers of his transfer from 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment to leading the Macabebe Scouts in the Philippine Insurrection in Luzon and personal correspondence. His unit was composed of members of an ethnic minority group in the Philippines.
