The age-herald., 1898-09-15
GENERAL SHAT TER
 MAKES. HIS REPORT
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rapidly to the front from the forks previ- ously mentioned in the road, utilizing both trails, but more especially the one to the left and crossing the creek, formed for att tack in the front of San Juan hill During this formation the Second brigade suffer ed severely.
 "While personally experimenting this move it's gallant commander, Colonel Vii koff was killed. The command of the bri- sade then devolved upon Lieutenant-Col nel Worth of the Thirteenth infantry, who was soon severely wounded, and next upon Lieutenant-Colonel Liscum of the Twenty fourth infantry, who five minutes later also fell under the terrible fire of the ene- my, and the command of the brigade then devolved upon Lieutenant-Colonel Ewers of the Ninth infantry.
 Enemy Driven Back
 While the scene just described was talk ing place General Kent took measures to hurry forward his rear brigade. The Tenth and Second infantry were ordered to fol- low Wikons brigade, while the Twenty first was sent on the right hand road to support the First brigade under General Hawkins, who had crossed the stream and formed on the right of the division. The Second and Tenth infantry, Col. E. P. Pear son commanding, formed in good order on the left of the division, passed over green knoll and drove the enemy back toward his trenches.
 After completing their formation under a destructive fire and advancing a short distance, both divisions found in their front a wide bottom, in which had been placed barbed wire entanglement, and beyond which there was a high hill. along the crest of which the enemy was strongly posted. Nothing daunted, the gallant men pushed on to drive the enemy from his cho- sen position, both divisions losing heavily In this assault Colonel Hamilton, Lieuten- Smith and ShiDp upr killed Coll onel Carroll, Lieutenants Thayer and Myer, all in the cavalry, were wounded.
 Great credit is due to Brigadier-General H. s. Hawkins, whom placing himself be- tween his regiments urged them on by voice and bugle calls to the attack so bril- Hantly executed
 In thfs-fierce encounter words fail to do justice to the gallant regimental command CTS and the heroic men, for while the gen. erals indicated the formations and the points of attack, it was, after all, the in trepid bravery of the subordinate off, cers and men that planted our colors on the crest of San Juan hill and drove the enemy from his trenches and blockhouse and gaining a point which sealed the fate of Santiago.
 "In this action on the part of the field, more efficient service was rendered by Lieutenant John H. Parker, Thirteenth in- fantry, and the Gatling gun detachment undef ms cOmHdHQ Ine HSHthiS coHlih- ued at intervals until nightfall, but our men held resoutely to the positions gained at the cost of so much blood and toll.
 Indebted to Gen Wheeler
 "I am greatly indebted to General Wheeler, who, as previously stated, re- turned from the sick list to duty during the afternoon. His cheerfulness and ag- gressiveness made itself felt on this part of the field and the information he fur nished me at various stages of the battle proved to be most useful.
 My own health was impaired by over exertion in the and intense heat of the day before, which prevented me from par ticipating as actively in the battle as de- sired, but from the high hill near my tent I had a general view of the battlefield ex- tending from El Caney on the right to the left of our lines on San Juan htl.ez5 . General Shafter follows -lin detail the movements of the troops and the entrench- ing done during the night He says:
 General Duffield, with the Thirty-third Michigan attacked Aguadores as ordered, but was unable to accomplish more than to detain the Spaniards in that vicinity
 "On the night of July 1 I ordered General Duffeld at Siboney to send forward the Thirtyfourth Michigan and the Ninth Massachusetts, both of which had just ar rived from the United States. These regi- ments reached the front next morning.
 "All day on the 2d the battle ragged with more or less fury but such of our troops as were in position at daylight held their ground and Lawton gained a strong posi- tion on the right.
 About 1 D. m. the enemy made vigor- ous assault to break through my lines, but he was repulsed at all points.
 'On the morning of the 3d battle was re- newed, but the enemy seemed to have ex- pended his energy in the assault of the previous night and the firing along the 1innS 1,f,tf1 eff hxr sending the following letter:
 "General Shafter then gives the dis patches passing between him and General Toral already published. He proceeds:
 offers to the spaniards q was of the opinion that the Spaniards would surrender if given a little time, and I thought this result would be hastened if the men of their army could be made to un- derstand they would be well treated as prisoners of war. Acting upon this pre- sumption, I determined to offer to return all wounded Spanish officers at El Caney who were able to bear transportation and who were willing to give their paroles in to serve against the forces of the United States until regularly exchanged This of fer was made and accepted. These of1icers as well as several of the wounded Spanish privates twenty-seven in all, were sent to their lines under the escort of some of our mounted cavalry Our troops were received with honors, and I have every reason to believe the return of the Spanish prisoners produced a good impression on their com- manders and comrades
 '"rhe cessation of firing about noon on the srd practically terminated the battle of Santiago All that occurred after this time may properly be located under the head of the siege which followed
 After deductng the attachments re- tained at Siboney and Daiquiri to render these depots secure from attack, organiza- tions held to protect our Hanks, others act ing as escorts and guards to light batteries, the members of the hospital corps, guards left in charge of blanket rolls which the intense heat caused the men to cast aside before entering in battle, it is doubtful if any great importance is attached thereto ."Our losses in these battles were 22 ofil- cers and POS men killed, and T officers and 1230 men wounded missing, 79 The miss ing, with few exceptions, reported later The Surrender Demanded After speaking of Admiral Cerveras s -sortie and the destruction of his fleet. Gen era1 Shafter saws he again called on the