Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28
BRAVE MEN CONGRATULATED.
Their Endurance of HardshiPs and Their
Goodness Under Fire Made Them
Inyincible to Their Foes.

SANTIAGO, July %, p. m.-FCllow-
ing is Maj.-Gen. Skaters order just
published:
headquarters United States Troops
in cuba, Santiago de Cuba, July 10
General Orders No. 26.-The successful
accomplishment of the campaign
against Santiago. resulting in its down
fall and the surrender of the Spanish
forces and the capture OF large amounts
of military stores, together with the
destruction of the entire Spanish feet
in the harbor, which, upon the invest
ment of the city, was forced to leave,
is one of which this army can well be
proud.
Heroic Deeds of the Army
This has been accomplished through
the heroic deeds of the army, and to
its officers and men the major-general
commanding offers his sincere thanks
for their endurance of hardships here
tofore unknown in the American army.
The work you have accomplished may
well appeal to the pride of your cOUn-
trymen. and has been rivalled upon
few occasions in the worlds history.
The Capture of EsaIquiri and Siboney.
Selling, with the assistance of the
navy, the towns of Baiquiri and Sibo-
ney, you pushed boldly forth, gailantly
driving back the enemy's outpost in the
engagement of La Quasina and COM
pleted the concentration of the army
near Sevilla, within sight of the Span
ish stronghold at Santiago de Cuba.
The outlook from Sevilla was one that
might well have appalled, the stOutest
heart. Behind you ran a narrow road
made wellnigh impossible by rains,
while to the front you looked out
upon with foothills covered with a
dense tropical underground, which
could only be traversed by bridle-paths
terminating within range of the enc
my's gunA Nothing deferred, you re-
spouded eagerly to the order to close
upon the foe, and, attacking at Caney
and San Juan, drove him from work to
work, until he took refuge within his
:.st and strongest intrenchments, i'm
mediately surrounding the city.
Difficulties Calamity Surmouted.
Despite the fierce glare of a south
ern sun, and rains that fell in torrents,
you valiantly withstood his attempts
TO drive you from the position your
valor had won. Holding in your vice
iIAS gimp IhC al my OPpOSCu " yOhJ
after II days of battle and siege you
were rewarded by the surrender of
nearly $4,000 prisoners, 1000 being
those in your immediate front, the
others scattered in the various towns
of eastern Cuba, freeing completely
the eastern part of the island from
Spanish troops.
Not Won without Great Sacrifice.
This was not done without great
sacrifice The death of 23O gallant SOL
diers and the wounding of 1,2S4 others
shows but too plainly the fierce con-
test in which you were engaged. The
few reported missing are undoubtedly
among the dead, as no prisoners were
lost.
Sorrow and Pride for the Fallen.
For those who have fallen in battle
with you the commanding general
sorrows, and with you will ever cherish
their memory. Their devotion to duty
sets a high example of courage and
patriotism to our fellow countrymen.
AL who have participated in the cam
paign, battle and siege of Santiago de
Cuba will recall with pride the grand
deeds accomplished, and will hold one
another dear for having shared the suf-
erings, hardships and triumphs to-
gether. All may well feel proud to
inscribe on their banners the name of
Santiago de Cuba.
by command OF Maj .-Gen. Shafter.
''E. J. MCLELLAND,
Assistant Adjutant General"