The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23

also along the line where they had been
shooting the wounded and killed thirteen.
''To attempt to give list of the men who
showed signal valor would necessitate send
ing in an almost complete roster of the
regiment Many of the cases which I men
ton stand merely as examples of the rest.
not as exceptions. Captain Jenkins acted
as major and showed such conspicuous gal
lantry and efficiency that / earnestly hope
he may be promoted to major as soon as
vacancy occurs. Captains Llewellyn, Muller
and Luna led their troops throughout the
charge handling them admirably. At the
end OF the battle Lieutenants Kane, Green
wood and Goodrich We're in charge of their
troops, Immediately under my eye, and
wish particularly to commend their conduct
throughout.
COURAGEOUS TROOPERS.
Corporals Waller and Fortesque and Troop
er Mckinley of Troop E; Corporal Rhodes,
Of Troop D; Troopers Bughee, Jackson and
Waller, of Troop A; Trumpeter Macdonald,
of Troop L; Sergeant Hughes, of Troop b,
all continued to fight after being wounded.
some very seriously; most of them fought
until the end of the day. Trooper Oliver
B. Norton, of Troop B. who, with his broth
er, was by my side all throughout the charg-
ing, was killed while fighting with marked
gallantry. Sergeant Ferguson, Corporal Lee
and Troopers Bell and Carroll, of Troop X;
Sergeant Dame, of Troop T.; Troopers Good
win, Campbell and Dudley Dean, Trumpeter
Foster, of Troop b, and Troopers Green
void and Barcdehan, of Troop A, are all
worthy of special mention for GOODNESS and
gallantry; they all merit promotion when the
time comes. But the most conspicuous gal
lantry was shown by Trooper Rowland. He
was wounded in the side in our first fight,
but kept in the firing line; he was sent to
the hospital the next day, but left it and
marched out TO us. overtaking us and fought
all through this battle with such indiffer-
ence to danger that I was forced again and
again to rate and threaten him for running
needless risk.
Great gallantry was also shown by four
troopers whom 1 cannot identify and by
Trooper Winslow Clark, of Troop G. 1t was
after we had taken the first hill, had called
out to rush the second, and having by that
time lost my horse. climbed a wire fence
and started towards it. After going a couple
of hundred yards under a heavy fire. 1
found that no one else had come AS l dis
covered later it was simply because, in the
confusion, with men shooting and being shot,
they had not noticed me start, / told the
five men to wait moment as it might be
misunderstood if we all ran back, while L
ran back and started the regiment and as
soon as did SO the regiment came with a
rush. But, meanwhile, the five men coolly
lay down in the open, returning the fire from
the trenches 1t is TO be wondered at that
only Clark was seriously wounded, and he
called out, as we passed again, to lay his
canteen where he could reach it, but to
continue the charge and leave him where ne
was. All the wounded had to be left until
after the fight, for we could spare no men
from the firing line Very respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Lieutenant Colonel First United States Vol
unteer Cavalry"