The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-04

covered the United States Army en-
gagged with imperishable glory
Modern warfare Of type developed
in these engagements was absolute
ly new and untried. not only to the
United States Army bur - the
world No such charge is recorded
in history as that made upon the
stone fort and the blockL ouses
GROWING the hills OF L Caney.
There have been engagements be
tween trained troops and savage
races in the iungles Of India and on
the hills Of South Africa of late
that conveyed 10 a slight manner the
possibilities of modern weapons;
but these battles fought by the
Fifth Army Corps have been the
first in which large bodies Of troops
of civilized nations on both sides
have been engaged with all the i'm
plements of modern warfare
The result IL bound to be highly
instructive to the military student.
and to extort admiration from the
splendid fighting qualities of the
United States soldier from the most
unwilling critics
Few officers in any army have had
more experience in hard fighting,
especially in rough country, than
that old Indian fighter, General
Henry, SO that some weight must be
attached to the opinion of the merits
of our officers and troops expressed
by him in the following personal
letter addressed by him to Adiutant
General Corbin, dated in front of
Santiago, July 2:
We had a pleasant sail dowr, but,
having to row the men ashore, took
some time TO get off. We left Sib,
oney, at 2 p N. yesterday with the
Eighth Ohio, and came into camp
here about three miles from the
front In company with General
Breck enridge, we rode to the front
to General Whealers headquarters,
and flag of truce teing up, had an
opportunity to see the lines
eve are almost on top of them,
in front of Wheeler, being about
500 yards to them. but the country
is rough. going down to falling
and ascending, all covered by their
fire. The country all the way is the
toughest 1 ever saw You have to
follow roads or trails, and come IN
der heavy fire, their position com.
handing every approach.
"The work done by these troops
since landing, their heroism and
patience under discomforte, heat and
rain, calls for the highest praise:
and the work, accomplished by
Shafter, his pertinacity and goa
headitiveness,' under adverse cir
cumstances and discomforte. is
revelation to ms
Il doubt il there is another officer
who would have gotten there as he
did. Our loss was nest unfortunate.
but from character of country could
not have been avoided IF We had to
get there.
Last night the Eighth Ohio was
almost drowned, aud 1T pours to day
That's the climate, aud to get out of
it would be cheaper to loose more
by fighting and success, than by
sickness, which is sure to come by
staying We have about 50 cases
of yellow fever and many of malaria.
the men are cheerful
General Dufield and Capt. vii
cox have yellow fever; they say
mild form; gotten from sleeping in
infected buildings, which are now
to be burnt.
Miss Clara Barton and Miss Ad
olson Porter rode to the front yes
terday in an army wagon over rough
roads and in rain. They are unset
ish women.
Two much credit cannot be Civ
en- the heroism, pertinacity, pluck,
patience and endurance Of the men
who have born the brun, IF this
work
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