Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-06

CAPTAIN c. w. Taylor, Ninth Cavalry
Captain A. p. Blocksamo, Sixth Cavalry
Captain John Bgelow, Jr., Tenth Cavalry;
Captain NJ. T. Henry, commanding First
United States Volunteer Cavalry; First
Lieutenant A. l. Mills. First Cavalry;
Captain and A. A. g. Volunteers; First
Lieutenant NJ. II. Barnum, Tenth Cavalry;
First-Lieutenant Arthur Thayer, Third
Cavalry: First-Leutenant o. b. Mayer,
Third Cavalry; First-Lieutenant w. S.
Wood, Ninth Cavalry; First-IAeutenant A.
c. Murrillat, Third Cavalry; First-Iieu-
tenant L. d. Anderson, Tenth Cavalry;
Lieutenant r. c. Livermore, Tenth
Cavalry; F1rst-Lieutenant Carr. FRS,
United States Volunteer Cavalry; First
Lieutenant David Leahoy, First United
States Volunteer Cavalry; Second-Lieu-
tenant willard, Tenth Cavalry; Second
Lieutenant Walter c. Short. Sixth Cav
airy: Second-Lieutenant =. r. Mccoy,
Tenth Cavalry; Second-Lieutenant T. a.
Roberts, Tenth Cavalry; Second-Lieuten-
ant II. X. Deveraux, First United States
Volunteer Cavalry; Second Lieutenant II.
c. whitehead, Tenth Cavalry; F'lrst-Leu-
tenant K. G. Day, First United States Vol
unteer Cavalry; Cadet L. NJ. Haskell,
First United States Volunteer Cavalry.
General Kent's report of casualties has
been forwarded They were: Killed-Om-
GERS, u; men, 81. Wounded-Oficers, 36;
men, SCI. Missing-Men, 62.
The strength given in the statement
above is the aggregate strength Of the
command but as there were many details
the above figures are about 15 per cent.
greater than the forces actually engaged
In battle. General Kent's force on July
LIST was about 1900.
The command has been active in
strengthening their position, and com
manders and their STATS have thoroughly
informed themselves as to the topogra-
phical features OF the country and the
situation Of the army.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) JOSEPH WHEELER,
Major-General Volunteers.
A true copy.
Joseph Wheeler, Jr., Aide.
OPPOSED TO WITHDRAWING
Accompanying the report is a copy or
the dispatches which were sent TO Gene
raj Shafter by General Wheeler, begin
ming June 18th and ending July I'd. on
July 1st, at $40 p. NJ, General Wneeier,
writing from San Juan. has the following
TO say about withdrawing from the post
ton we had won.
"I examined the line in front OF Wo0ds s
Brigade and gave the men shovels ana
picks and insisted on their going right 10
work. I also sent word to General Kent
to come and get intrenching tools. ana
saw General Hawkins in person and told
him the same thing. They all promise TO
do their best, but say the earth is very
difficult as a great part of it Is rocky.
The positions our men carried were very
strong, and the intrenchments were very
strong.
"a number of officers have appealed 10
me TO have the line withdrawn and take
up a strong position farther back, and 1
expect they will appeal TO you. 1 have
positively discountenanced this, as it
would cost us much prestige.
"The lines are very thin. as so many
men have gone to the rear with wounded
and so many are exhausted. but / hope
these men can be got up tonight, and
with our line intrepched and Lawton on
our right we ought to hold tomorrow, but
fear il will be a severe day. If we can
get through tomorrow all right we can
make our breastwOrks very strong the
next night. You can hardly realize the
exhausted condition of the troops. The
Third and Sixth Cavalry and other troops
were up marching and halted on the
road all last night, and have fought for
twelve hours to-day, and those that are
not on the line will be digging trenches
tonight.
Il was on the extreme front line. The
men were lying down and reported the
spaniards not more than 800 yards in
their front"