▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁flag . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁troops ▁from ▁Fort ▁Russell ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁to ▁put ▁down ▁an ▁ins urre ction ▁for ▁independence ▁during ▁the ▁Philipp ine – American ▁War ▁lay ing ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁occupation . ▁They ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁T ud or ▁can non ▁for ged ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 7 ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁Bal ang iga ▁b ells , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁ins urre ction ists ▁as ▁a ▁signal ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁amb ush ▁on ▁American ▁troops . ▁The ▁b ells ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁seven - foot ▁can non , ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁America ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁flag pole . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁recommended ▁Fort ▁Russell ▁expand ▁to ▁a ▁brig ade - size ▁post . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁red ▁brick ▁qu arters , ▁two - story ▁bar ra cks , ▁offices ▁and ▁st ables ▁had ▁triple d ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁post . ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁art illery ▁units ▁were ▁assigned ▁there , ▁and ▁the ▁facility ▁increased ▁in ▁size ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁tro op ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁weapons . From ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Revolution , ▁post ▁art