Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-20

in their Fight for Freedom-The
Troops Only Tolerably Well
Armed - Men Coming Faster
Than Arms.
Jacksonville, Fla, June ia spe-
cial to the Citizen from Gainesville
says: B. F. Anderfer has received anoth-
er letter form Major Ham, which was
delivered in Tampa by a private indi-
vidual. 1t reads:
"In Camp at Tunas, Province of Cana
guey, Cuba, June 10, via Tampa,
June Is.
I'VE reached Gomez's camp this
morning at 10 o'clock after marching
part of the night. Our entry was tri-
umphal Gomez's troops were drawn
up to receive us. Colonel Hernandez
was with us; had the pleasure OF turn
ing over the gold, $3.50, 900, to Gen. Co
meZ, who will use it in buying supplies
and paying the soldiers. The rifles and
ammunition we turned over to the quar-
termaster. as well as the 500 rifles cap
tured from the Spaniards yesterday IN
battle l will now give you a desorip-
ton of Gen. Gomezs army. 1t COM
prises $4,000 men, divided as follows:
Second regimnet, colored, 9S2 strong,
under command Of Colonel Guanaha,
recruited at Cienfugos.
Fifth regiment. colored, 795, re-
| cruited near Cienfugos, under COM
mand of Colonel Canarre.
Sixth regiment, Cuban, Cox Rodri-
| gueZ, which has seen some Of the hard
est fighting Of any regiment IN the SER
vice When recruited near Neuvitas,
it was 600 strong, but six weeks later
! had only 900 men, having lost the
others in battle, including our first col
onel, AretinO. 1t has been newly re-
cruited and is again 1000 strong.
Ninth regiment Cuban, Colonel
! Hernandez, S62 men.
Tenth regiment, Cuban, Colonel NAL
pies, $50 men.
Fifteenth regiment, Cuban, Colonel
Esperanza, 995 men.
Sixteenth regiment, colored, Colonel
Zapata, 900 strong, newly recruited.
Nineteenth regiment, Cuban, Colonel
| MatamOFas, 926 men.
Twentieth regiment, colOred, Col
onel Pinos, S54 men.
! Twenty regiment, colored, Col
onel Cortes, $40 men.
Twenty-seventh regiment, colored,
Colonel Martinez, 1000, newly recruit
ed
Thirty-second regiment Cuban, Col
onel Caspeles, 93S men.
"Thirty-ninth regiment, colored, Col
onel SerOnez, 720 men.
Battalion of Natasa, Cuban, Major
! Canova, 100 men. This battalion Is
| from the best families In Cuba
Battalion of DamunecO Cuban, Ma
/ jor Palmas, 490 men.
Battalion of Soledo, Cuban, cavalry,
! Colonel Catalina, 460 men.
Battalion Of Santa Cruz, Major
Tore 800 strong.
Battalion of Americans from
Georgia, Alabama and Florida, 324
strong, under the command of Major
jennings, Of Georgia, and Captains
Stone, Lee, Mosland, Redmond.
Independent companies OF Ameri-
cans from Ohio under command Of
Captain Ellis, 165 strong, and last but
not least, Is the company of Texas
! sharpshoOters, now 81 strong. from
| Fort Y Orth, under command Of Cap
| tain Stillwell who was promoted from
! first lieutenant. This company has
been in six battles and has lost eleven
men including its first captain, w.
Little. OF those commands, the Sixth,
Ninth. Tenth. Fifteenth, Nineteenth,
I nj frsf fourth pQarf-
ments. Battalion Of NataZa, Battalion
of Damuneco, Battalion of Santa Cruz,
| Battalion of Americans and two COM
panies of Americans are armed with
| Winchesters and rifles captured from
the Spaniards, while the Second and
Fifth regiments are armed with
| matchetes and other arms, and the
Seventeenth Twentieth, Twenty-dfth,
Twenty-seventh and Thirty-ninth are
| armed with machetes only. The
! Battalion OF cavalry is armed with
sabres and rifles.
'"We hope soon to have all armed with
rifles, but men are coming faster than
| arms at present. Of these regiments,
the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth,
Nineteenth. Twentieth, Twenty FIFTH,
Thirty fourth and Thirty-ninth are in
camp here. also the batallions Of Ma
taxa, Damunceo, Santa Cruz, Ameri-
cans and two companies Of Americans.
The others are marching 70 join and as
Lsoon as all are in camp We shall march
upon and try TO take Puerto Principe,
which is our objective point. We are
expecting another expedition with 1000
rifles and million rounds Of ammuni-
ton. We also hope 10 take one Of the
Spanish cruisers soon, as we have plans
made 10 that end.
(Signed) 'F. p. HAM,
Major Sixth Regiment Cuban Volun-
teers."
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