Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-11-23

Note to Hap.-The positions of regiments 7ver,- as indicated aJ sonn stage of the battle OAlne t0 I,s--.-,11lc- Springfield rifles the Sec ond Massachusetts changed position 10 avoid exposure. The scale of the map Is about ]. 900 yards to the ilch-I
 necessarily slow, but drew a steady fire from tAe Spaniards. Itwas evident that Lawton would have to fight for the pos session of Fl Caney.
 Lawtou's division comprised the hrigadeS If General 4. R. Chaffee, Colonl L. II. Miles and General J. Fl. Ludlow Ludlow and Chaffee, like Lawtcn. were veterans of the civil war. Each brigade consisted of three regi ments of regulars, excepting the Second Massachusetts of Ludlow's brigade. Ludlow was new to the brigade. having taken command on the 29th. The work cut out for Ludlow at Fl Clancy was to hold his line as close as possible to Fl Caney in support of the main infantry attack. which Chaffee was to make on the northeast, and be ready to cut of the retreat of the Spaniards toward san tiago, as well as to prevent re-enforce- ment by troops coming out of Santiago.
 The Twcr ty- second infantry had the right of Ludlows brigade nearest the fort and at first there was a wide in- terval between it and the left of Chaf- fees Urigade, east of the fort The Twenty second had eight companies, 500 strong, under command of Lieuten- ant COlona J. Fl. Patterson, a veteran of Sykes regular division in the civil war. Patterson was wounded early ID the fight. and the command devolved upon Major W. NJ Van Horne Wikof, the colonel of the regiment, was that day in command of brigade in Kent division. When the regiment advanced ID battle formation along the road to Fl Caney. it Was fired on from the under brush. some distance in front of the fort and the town of Fl Caney. The men followed up until they reached good range position. The ground was open. in some places covered with corn and cultivated shrubbery, all inclosed with wire fences and hedges of cacti. No Spanisn breastworks could be seen. The regiment remained under fire from g a. ID. until 80 p. m., and lost D ot1- cers wounded. men killed and 39 wounded.
 On the right of the Twenty second was the Eighth regulars, a fighting con- mand dating back to 1888, when 1t was organized with General Worth as its first colonel. Major F. B. Savage, who served in the civil war n the One Hun fred and Fifteenth New York volun- teers and was with Ames in the desper- ate ..'a ct Fort Fisher, commanded one n at El Caney. and the regi- meut ....s l .rnanded by Major Conrad, who later died of fever There were seven companies of the Eighth in the fight, numDering 450 men. The IeGi- ment got within range of the Spanish sharpshooters at about o'clock. While advancing toward a field adjoining the road leading to Fl Caney it formed in line and charged forward toward the hlockhouses at Fl Canev village When wlrnln DUO yarQs Of the blockhOuses, the regiment found rise of ground which served as shelter. and there 1t remained until 4 o'clock The losses of the Iegl- meut began when the sharpsbooters opened on it and continued during its advance 10 the shelter and while lying there. One officer wounded, men kill ed and 45 wounded were the total cas- ualties
 On the line with the Twenty-second .ud Eighth regulars was the only volun- teer organization engaged at Fl Caney' tbe Second Massachusetts, a militia regiment with history in war and ln peace. The commander of the Second Massachusetts, Colonel E. P. Clarke, IS q splendid type of a militia soldier. He had no war experience before he went to Cuba. Lieutenant Colonel Shumway and Major Whipple were both war vet erans. The strength of the regiment al Fl Cauev was 935 men, but two com ranies were detached as a reserve. The Second was armed with the smf Sing Snripp6eld rife and naturally drew the fire of the Spaniards Lieutenant Field and Captain Warner were killed ana Captain Hapgood seriously wounded Total loss. 46 killed and wounded