The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-06


by wading the San Juan river. They
had become drenched with rain and
when they reached the crest they were
absolutely unable to proceed further.
Notwithstanding these conditions.
these men labored during the night 10
erect breastworks, furnish details to
bury the dead and carry the wounded
back in improvised litters. / sent word
along the line that reinforcements
would soon reach us and that Lawton
would join our right and that General
Bates would come up and strengthen
our left. After reaching the crest OF
the ridge. General Kent sent the thir-
teenth regiment to assist in strength
ening our right
AT midnight General Bates reported
and 1 placed him on a strong position
on our left. General Lawton had at
tempted to join US from Caney, but
when very near our lines he was fired
upon by the Spaniards and turned
back but Joined us next day at noon by
a circuitous route. During all the day
on July the cavalry division, kents
division and Bates brigade were en-
gagged with the enemy, being subjected
TO fierce fire and mourning many cas-
ualties, and later in the day, Lawton's
division became engaged.
During the entire engagement my
staff performed their duties with cour-
credit is due to Lieut.. Col. j. III. Dorst,
Major William II. Beach, Capt. Joseph
r. Dickman and Lieut.. NJ. F. Steele. L
desire also to say that Lieuts. James
Groves and Joseph Wheeler, jr., Capt.
William Astor Chanler, Major Il. A
Darlington. Aurelis Mese-e and Corporal
John Landmark also deserve high COM
mendation for courage and good con-
duct Major West, my quartermaster,
deserves special commendation for his
energy and good conduct during the
campaign, and Major Valery Harvard
and Leonard Wilson have also done
their full duty. Captain Hardie and
First Lieutenant koester, with troops
from the Sd cavalry, were detailed at
headquarters and conducted themselves
handsomely under fire. The superb cour-
age displayed by the officers and men
will be specially mentioned in the re-
ports of subordinate commanders.
"Our losses were as follows
First brigade-Third cavalry: Killed,
3 men: wounded, officers, AZ men:
strength. officers, %; men, 42O. sixth
cavalry: Killed, men; wounded,
officers, so men; strength, 16 officers, Az
men. Ninth cavalry: Killed. 2 officers,
men: wounded, officers. II men.
strength, II officers. 207 men.
Second brigade-F'irst cavalry: Kill
ed, officer. IL men; wounded. l officer.
AZ men: missing, l man; strength. II
officers. sol men.
Tenth cavalry: Killed 2 officers,
men: wounded. officers. SO men: miss
ing. men; strength, % officers, 450 men.
First volunteer cavalry: Killed. I
officer, II men; wounded, officers, 72
men; missing, l man. strength, 25 off,
GERS, 5l7 men.
THE following is a list of the officers
killed and wounded in the cavalry di-
vislon
Killed: Lieut.. Col. James NJ. Hamil-
ton, 9Th cavalry; Major Albert G.. Forse,
lst cavalry; Capt. w. o. O'Neill, lst Y.
$. volunteer cavalry; First Lieut. WILL
lam Ii. Shipp, 10th cavalry: First Lieut..
w. ii. Smith, 10th cavalry: Acting As
sistant Surgeon II. w. Danforth, 9Th
cavalry.
Officers wounded: Lieut. Col. Henry
Carroll, 9Th cavalry. commanding First
brigade; Major Henry L. Vessels, jr..
Sd cavalry; Major T. j. Wint. 10th cav
airy; Major and Assistant Surgeon H
Lamotte, 1st L. 5. V. cavalry; Major
w. c. Hayes. lst Ohio volunteer cav
airy; Capt. j. B. Kerr, 9Th cavalryy
Capt George \. Dodd. Sd cavalrys
Capt. George F. Hunter. Sd cavalry:
Capt G. w. Taylor. 9th cavalry: Capt.
A. T.. Blockson, 9th cavalry; Can't John
Bigelow, jr. 10th cavalry; Capt. John
Henry. lst L. ). V. cavalry; First Lieu
tenants A. l.. Mills, 1st cavalry; NJ. A.
Barnum. 10th cavalry. Arthur Thayer,
Sd cavalry: o. p. Mayer, Sd cavalry.
W. ;. Wood. 9th cavalry; a. c. Murril-
lat. Sd cavalry; F. ID. Anderson, 10th
cavalry; r. c. Livermore. 10th cavalry.
- carr, lst L. ;. v. cavalry. Second
lieutenants- Willard, 10th cavalry,
Walter c. Short. 9Th cavalry; f. X. Nc
Coy. 10th cavalry; t. Roberts, 10th cav
airy; III. h. Devereux, 1st u. 5. V. cav
airy; III. c. Whitehead. 10th cavalry.
First Lieut.. r. c. Day. 1st u. 5. cavalry:
Cauet L. NJ. Haskell, LIST u. 5. v. cav
airy.
General Kent's report of casualties
has been forwarded. They were: Killed.
L officers, 81 men; wounded, SO officers
sol men: missing, 81 men.
The strength given in the statement
above is the aggregate strength of the
command, but as there were many de-
tails, the above figures are about 10 per
cent. greater than the forces actually
engaged in battle. General kent's forces
on July were about 1000.
The command has been active in
strengthening their positions and COM
manders and their staffs have thor
oughly informed themselves as To the
topogTs phlcal features Of the country
and the situations of the enemy. Nery
JOSEPH WHEELER,
Major General Volunteers"