New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
CASUALTIES AT SANTIAGO.
A COMPLETE LIST OF KILLED AMI
WOUNDED FURNISHED BY
GENERAL SKATER.

GENERAL SKATER.
Washington July 2G-The first full and au-
thentic list OF the casualties in the battles be-
fore Santiago has reached the Department In
an Official communication from General Smarter
n Adiutant- General Corbin dated July lZ
Ceneral Shafter says he reports the names OF
killed. wounded and missing in action at FL
Caney and San Juan on July !. and s. The
renorts were submitted in such way as 10
make their compilation difficult. In many cases
they were mere merporandums in lead pehci
and on irregular slips and sheets or paper the
hes, ob;ainable at the time General Smarter
says
7, 10 thought that this list is as near correct
as il is possible 70 make II at TINS GATE. IL may
be subject 10 a few corrections. especian! III ~
gard !, the missing Of the list New-fork Noi-
ynfeer Infantry many Of whom have been &C
counted for before this but no report recei'eu
General Lawton. commanding the second divi-
sion Of the Fifth Army Corps. in his returns
remarks;
The general commanding this division having
received two urgent calls to move the uN i.
to the assistance OF the troops hsn'ng IN I" civ
after the firing ceased and marched IL on t'le
read toward Santiago without waiting 10 a.
certain the loss of his own comhalnu q, t 90
enemy leaving a battalion OF the 'tn mani. ~
on the field 10 bury the dead ana carry on tle
wounded on both sides. Therefore. the oe1a IA,
in making this report IL ,nay az cberac.
of place to call attention TO the peculler 0h".a
Ter of this battle. 1t having been iough' asalhst
an enemy fortified and intrenched WITHIN q
compact town Of stone and cohTrete s,'Onort
some with walls several feet thlCk ana suppo,n',
ed nv a number of covered forts cut IN sonu
stone and the enemy continuing to resist untii
nearly every was Killed or Wouhueo
desperation apparently predetermined
A recapitulation Of casualties SHOWS
INFANTRY
First Division. First Brigade: Sixth Infantry
KILLED officers and II enlisted men wouhoeu I
oieers ana = snsrto officer and -
listed men: wounded. onlceEs ana iO' e"'
ms miSsn rsi xcwYork-Kned. 10 enlisted mem
wounded officer and 80 enlisted men, ihissi"e 10
Second brigade Tenth Infantrynkea II S q Ger
Sa enlisted 1,I mer: Iae essd mem eln'e' anu
Twsniyrsi inran:TH diIs1, mem enlisted men,
~ss sessd sifsr f enlisted men, wounded
4 officers ana AZ enlisted men. ,,,,., .a.or
and 8 enlisted wounded. q enlisted men,
Ssir.se,tb in.atrS"Knled. officers and 10 en-
listed men: wounded. officers and 50 cnhs'ed
Twsnty-tourth 1nfantry-Killed. Officers ana ~
enlisted men: wounded. 6 officers and SO enlisted
men missing, enlisted men: r,a,,n 1r,ar-
try-Kied enlisted men, wounded. ofncer ana
.rwentycsecond Infarary-Klled enlisted men,
wounded officers and % enlisted d men and
listed men, wounded officers and 81 enisteo
Second Brigade Fourth Infantry-Killed. ! oncer
ard enlisted men; wounded. ofncers anu OIL e'i-
listed men; missing, enlisted man -,
r,yeniy-ffth Infantry-Kied officer and Z en-,
listed men; wounded officers and "a enlisted
men. -. ,>.u.s %,
listed men: wounded, officer and 80 enlisted
Seventh MANIPULATED. officer and 30 enlisted
wounded officer and g enlisted d5esr men enlisted
wounded, !
CAVALRY.
First Brigade: Third Cavalry-Klled. enlisted
men: wounded. officers, 10 enlisted men; missin5'
3 enlisted - .sos
4 officers. 81 enlisted men u...s IAN.
Ninth Cavalry-Killed. officer, 2 enlisted men,
wounded officers, II enlisted men; missing en-
second Brigade: First Cavalry-K1lled. oficer.
IL enlisted men: wounded. A enlisted men; missing
First Volunteer Cavalry-Killed. / officer. "a en-
listed men; wounded. 0 ofncers IL ehiis'eu HELL
missing. enlisted men.
Tenth Cavalry-Killed. officers. enlisted men;
wounded officers. 81 enlisted men; missing en-
listed men.
ARTILLERY. tcs
Light Artillery Battalion. Light Battery X: First
Artillery-Killed ! enlisted man.
Light Battery A: Second Artillery-killeo, 2 en-
listed men: wounded, enlisted men.
Light Battery +: Second Artillery-Wounded. l
Detachment: Signal Corps-Kied. enlisted
man; wounded, enlisted man. ~
Independent Brigade: Third 1nfantry-kleo
enlisted men; wounded. Is enlisted men.
Twentieth Infantry-Killed, enlisted man:
wounded, 2 officers; Ii enlisted men. ,..s
woSnded 4 Officers 1s7 'e enlisted mem missing
enlisted men.
The full list Of names Is as follows: