The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-23

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Wvid and isateeadlin y. trJof "a a,e All
WJltdy Oh sI,ec,st. nit1tIol fof csoiness aud
si,tsanAy; tley wil nIen.t plumotiUn wnel
tnr time comes.
istrt the mos conspicuous gallantry was
st9N1s ~ si~1.,.. -.-wsA.... 4le va
Nfsssts-Sa "A t4s sac ia ouf frss f.ssit, "a.
hePt al tne tilns Line. lie was saAl 10
the hospital tne aeNt day, ouL let ~ ANA
iotiSAt All thtOuBn unss battle WI.h Such
Meumerence 10 uanger unal was ioreei
again aud again TO rate and threaten U.m
io4 Iunalng needless FISK.
Lruat sAIan,ry Vas shown by Trooper
WATSON CsarN OF troop q. II was a.ter
We mad taken uhe tlrst hlhi. hal cL..d
out 10 rush the second time, und haylIs
by tAat tanie iost my hJre, ciimDed u
wire lence ana started toward b.. All er
going n couple OF hu1dieI yaIds unaer L
heavy lire 4 ioand that 40 oa6 else aat
comc, as | discovered later 1t was slmy.y
because IN the cont1sion 'with men sl-o.-
Ing and Yelling Uaey gJAl not no.iee1 me
start. tod lhe five men to wat mo-
menA, 1s 1t might be misunderstood IL We
all ran back, while ral back and ar I'd
the rog ,ment, and as sUon as | did so the
regiment came with o rusb.
A.t.e ee,,nNi.oI, cnu ave men coolly lay
dswn IA this c.gen ieiurnbng the fire from
the trenches. 1t Ia to be wondered at that
may Ci1tk was Sc 0usly wounded and he
called out as we passed again to lay his
canttcn where no cauld reach 1t. but to
continue TIE charge and leave him where
he WIS. All the wounded had to be left
until after the fight Tor We could not spare
q man from The firing Fine.
The second and most important is as fol-
lows:
BIigadlcr General Leonard Wood. Conn
handing Second Brgadsi Cavalry Divi-
SION
Camp Hum ltOn, near Santiago de Cuba,
July 20. lS9S. Sir: In obNAence to Your
directions herewith report the operations
d NO regiment from the lat TO the l7th
inclusive. As | have already made you
tNo eports about the first days operations
shall rass them over rather briefly.
On the morning on the first day my regi-
ment was formed ut the head OF the Sec
md brigade. by b1is lei Paso sugar mill.
When the batteries opened the Spaniards
replied wiuh shtnpne. which killed and
wounded several OF the men OF my regi-
np,liNt. We then marched toward The right
and my regiment crossed the forN before
the balloon came down there, and attracted
the fire of the enemy so that Mt that point
We lost NO one, MY ord RS had been to
march forward until Joined General Law
ton's left Wing. but after going about three
quarters If 70 mile | was halted and told
to remain In reserve near the creek by a
lne. We lay there while many of my men
were killed or wounded. Among the former
was Captain 0'N,ill whose loss was Il
very heavy blow tn tho regiment. for he
was u $ npularlv gallant and efficient Off
GER. Nctimg Lieutenant Hgsltel was also
H0l at this time He showed the utmost
courage and had bssn >of greet use during
che hgh,ing ami marching II seems to me
some action should be taken about him.
You then sent mo word TO move forward
in support Of the regular cavalry ana ai-
vanced the regm ~ IN column OF COM
p2nles, each company deployinE as skir-
misEtfs, We moved through several Skin
M sh lines of The regiment aleld of MS. as
IL seemed to me that our gny chance was
IN rushing tho Entertainments In front in
stead of firing Mt them from "A distance
Accordingly We charged The block house
anna Entertainments on the hAll TO our Itglt |
against "a heavy fire. ltwas taken in good
style the men OF my regiment thus being
tlc ltrst 20 capture any fortified position
and to break hro sil the Spanish line At
the last wire fence NJ this hill | was oh
HEED to abandon my horss ami after that
went ON foot. After capturing this hill we
tlist OF all directed 4 heavy fire upon the
san Juan tlll to our left which Was at the |
tlnlu berry assailei by the egulnr infantry
ana cavalry, supported by Captain Parker's |
Getting guHs.
Nv tho imo San Juan WIS tRlVen large
rec Ind assembled on the hill we pre-
vlcnsly c2ptur d, consisting not only OF my |
own regiment, but Of he Ninth AMI Of por- |
ouS Of other cavalry regiments. We then |
charged forward under vary Geavv fire |
scrots The valley against the Spanish IN |
trcmfnents on the n II IN the rear u San |
juNn hill. This We also took, capturing |
sevonll prs ners We uten formed In |
whatever order We ccun and moved for
ward. dgivnE The Spanish before us 10 the
crest Of the hills IN our front, which were |
immediately opposite the city Of Santiago |
itself
Here, i recev Yea orders to halt and hold
The ! 10 Of Hill crest had ut this time
fragments OF the sixth cavalry regiment |
ami Hn occasional inylntrym1u under me
200 or 400 men all told. As | was the high
est tileH5. ! took command of all Of them |
and 50 continued until next morning.
The spanllrds attempted TO make
coslnter, attack that afternoon but were |
ds NJ driven back, md then uatll after
dgrk wa pnmalntd under q heavy Are from
their files aN3 great guns lying n6t ON |
our faces on a gentle slope just behind !
he crest CAPTAIN Parlter's Gatlng bat /
terry was run up TO this right OF my regl
mont and did mesi excellent service, That |
night We dug in'renchmonts across our
'rant AZ 2 o'clock In the morning the |
9 5niards maTe pncrher attack on us which
was easily repealed, and at 4 they opened
The day with Il laeavy RI e aud shrapael
fire All day long we remained under this
replying whenever we gct th5l chance. In
lie evening ct about o'cllcll the Span
ards fired three guns AMI then opened
very Eoayy rifle flre. their skImshers
coming well forward ! got all my men
down into the trenches and We o0ensG a
heavy return. Tho Spanish advance was at
noe stopped and after an hour thelr fire
died away This n ght We completed most
Of cur trenches and began to build bomb
proofs. Tue protection Afforded to our
mSn was good aud next morning | had but
one man wounded from the riffs and shell
fire until 70 oclcck. when 9he truce came,
do not mention the ofacals and men
who particularly distinguish1i themselves
as have nothing 20 add in this respect TO
What was coltainei in nv two former let
tens. There were numerous Rsd Cross
Iags flying In the various parts of the
city, two OF them 20 arranged that the
directly covered batteries in Dur front and
for some Cane VAS the cause Of our n3t
lirlpg at them.
The Spanish guerrllas We're very activs,
ana In our relr. whore they 7emel by
preference to attack tha noun led men who ,
were be MS carria on litters. the doctors an
the medical attendants with Red Gross
badges or thear ms and the burial par /
,isl ! organized . detail OF sharns hooters
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