The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-22
MILITARY CAREER OF ANTONIO MACEO
INTERESTING STORY OF THE
CUBAN LEADER.
His Entire History Until the Hour q
His Dcath-How He Came to Lead.
ership-Fathcr and Brothers Eel
in Battle.

His Entire History Until the Hour o
His Dcath-How He Came to Lead.
ership--Fathcr and Brothers Eel
in Battle.
From the New York Sun.
The military career Of Antonio MaccC
a been very remarkable. Any sol.
der Of his courage and genius would
make a distinguished name in any
great war. But in Cuba, at the head
cl IL handful or patriots, unskillei
tney are In military service, generally
without resources and receiving ONLY
the aid offered by the few expeditions
sent from the United States, he had
faced and outwitted Martinez Campos
and Wey!er in command Of 20, 600 men
n possessed of all the ~csOurce OF
mOdcrn warfare. TO have accom-.
plishcd this Maceo must appear 10
every impartial person as an ustonish-
ing example Of herOism and military
ability.
He was the same hero in the ten
years war Of lS6S-7S. He bore on his
cody the marks OF twcnty-four wounds,
twenty made by bullets and four by
the sword or machetc. In more thai
LOCO encounters against the Spanish
troops he never failed to take the front
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his bold assaults upon the most danger
Gus positions held by the enemy, and
lighting hand to hand with the Span.
ish soldiers. At the same time be was
able in Il remarkable manner to f0resee
tho intentions of the Spaniards, and
his plans OF battle were scientific and
careful.
Antonio Maceo was born II Santiago
de Cuba on July IA, 1913. His parents,
Marcos Maceo and Mariana Grajales,
we're both mulattos, living in that city.
l5y her first marriage with N. Rnguei-
feros, Mariana Grajalas had four sons,
canned Felipe, Manuel, Fermin and
Justo. by her second marriage with
Marcos Maceo she had, besides Anto.
MO, six other sons, pamcd Jose, Rafael,
Miguel, } Hlio, Fonas and Marcos. They
are all worth mentioning for in a few
countries lig)Iting for their liberty can
'aunili'S be- found Who had given so
many heroes and martyrs to SO great q
cause.
The father Of Antonio Maceo was
killed in battle during the ten years
war, fighting under the orders OF his
son.. This was an attack made by tho
insurgents on the sugar estate San Au
gustin. Pierced by u bullet rear the
heart, Marcos Maceo's last words to his
son maze MIN commune the struggle for
freedom Of Cuba. OF the other broth
ars Felipe received SO many Wounds
that he was permanently disabled, JUS
to was killed In battle, Manuel and
Formin fought through tn. war OF 1868.
~ltaiael, wounded several times, died in
exile; Miguel was killed in the battle
of San Miguel de Nuevitas surrounded
by Spaniards and crying "Vive Cuba
libre"; Julio died In tho fight OF Nuevo
Mundo, Fomas Is still suffering from
his many wounds, and Marcos has al
ways been u fervid Cuban patriot.
American readers are familiar with
the name Of Jose Maceo, the Cuban
general who was killed a few months
ago at the battle OF Iona del Indio.
He was the last brother OF Antonio
able to follow him In the present war
against Spain. His courage was unsur-
passed even by Antonio, and when he
fell, struck by a bullet in the head,
he lived lOr some hours and cursed
with his last breath the Spanish domi-
Antonio Maceo first took the field in
1868, a few days after the uprising of
He was q poor carman, without
any education, unable to read or to
his own name. He Joined the
Iorces of the ins1rgent, Gen. Donate
MarmOl but soon after employing him
IS O soldier mafmol discoveredi the ap-
OF Maceo'e leG0ep8hiA Ia the
announcements OF MafmQt Withstha