Charles T. Boyd

Campaign in the Philippines When the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War broke out, Boyd participated in the battles in and about Manila on Feb. and March, 1899; operations against Lateros and Pasig, March, 1899; operations against Malolos, March, 1899; operations against Balinag, San Miguel, and San Isidro, March and July, 1899; operations against Antipolo and Morong, June, 1899; operations against Paranaque and Las Pinas, June, 1899. For his service, he was promoted to major on July 5, 1899.

Regimental career After his service, Boyd returned to the United States and served as a regimental commander for the 37th Volunteer Infantry from Sept. 18, 1899 to April 15, 1900. He then served as quartermaster for the horse transport Thyra from Sept. 15, 1900 to Nov. 3, 1900 and quartermaster of the Samoa from Jan. 10, 1901 to May 1, 1901, while being stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco before moving to Camp A. E. Wood in modern-day Yosemite National Park and the Jefferson Barracks Military Post from May 2, 1901, to Oct. 23, 1902. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics in the University of Nevada from Nov. 3, 1902 to May 12, 1905. Boyd was promoted to captain on Jan. 16, 1903. He successfully passed the California bar examination on Sept. 24, 1903. Boyd traveled to Manchuria to undergo research on the Russo-Japanese War from July to October 1904.