The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-05
CAPTURE OF
SAN JUAN HILL.
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Leonard Wilson have also done their
full duty. Captain Hardie and First
Lieut.. p. J. Koester. with Troop G.
Third cavalry. were detailed with head
quarters 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.
THE LOSSES.
''Our losses were as follows:
First brigade--Third cavalry, killed.
3 men; wounded, 6 officers. AZ men;
strength, officers %, 420 men.
sixth Cavalry, killed, men; wound
ed. A officers. so men; strength, 10 ofn-
GERS, 427 men.
ninth cavalry, killed, officers, 2
men: wounded officers. IL men;
strength, IL officers, 207 men.
Second brigade (attachedl First
cavalry. killed, / officer. IL men; wound
ed. 1 officer, AZ men: missing, / man;
strength, 21 officers. 5oi men.
Tenth cavalry. killed, officers, B
men: wounded, officers, 63 men; miss
ing, 4 men strength, 22 officers, 450
men.
First volunteer cavalry, killed, l
officer. IL men; wounded, officers, l2
men; missing, man; strength, 70 ofn-
GERS, 517 men.
OFFICERS KILLED, WOUNDED.
..The following is a list of the officers
killed and wounded in the cavalry d.
vision:
"Killed--Lieut. James M. Hamilton,
Ninth cavalry; Major Albert @. Force,
First cavalry; Capt. w. $. ONeill, First
u. s. ". cavalry; First Lieut.. VIM. IA.
Shipp, 10th cavalry; First Lieut.. w.
III. Smith, 10th cavalry; Acting AS
sistant Surgeon II. w. Danforth, Ninth
cavalry.
"Wounded-Lieut. Col. Carroll, Sixth
cavalry commanding First brigade) I:
Major Henry w. Vessels, Jr., Third
cavalry; Major T.. j. Wint, Tenth cav
airy; Major and Assistant Surgeon II.
La Motto, First United States Volun-
teer cavalry; Major w. c. Hayes, First
Ohio Volunteer cavalry Capt. =. o.
Kerr. Sixth cavalry: Capt George A.
Dodd, Third cavalry; Capt. George Is.
Hunter, Third cavalry; Capt. G. W
Taylor, Ninth cavalry; Capt A. r.
Blocksam, Sixth cavalry; Capt. John
Bigelow. Jr., Tenth cavalry; Capt. M
r. Henry. First United States Volun-
| teer cavalry; First Lieut.. A. l.. Nils
First cavalry; First Lieut.; Arthur
Thayer. Third cavalry: First Lieut.. Q
p. Mayo. Third cavalry; First Lieut.W
| s. Wood. Ninth cavalry; First Lieut.
| A. G. Murrillat. Third cavalry; First
| Lieut. T.. D.Anderson, Tenth cavalry
| First Lieut., r.. c. Livermore. Tenth
| cavalry: First Lieut.. Corr. Ftrs
| United states Volunteer cavalry: FRS
| Lieut.. David j. Leahy, First United
| States Volunteer cavalry. Secont
| Lieut.. willard, Tenth cavalry; Secont
| Lieut.. Walter c. Short, Sixth cavalfy
| second Lieut.. f.. II. Mccoy. Tentf
| cavalry: Second Lieut. I. A. Roberts
| Tenth cavalry: Second Lieut.. j. II. Is
| Deyeraux. First United states Volun
| teer cavalry: Second Lieut.. n. Z
whitehead, Tenth cavalry: First Lieut.
| r. &. Day, First United states Volun
| teer cavalry: Cadet L. nj. Haskell
| First United states Volunteer cavalry
| "Gen. Kents report OF casualties ha
been forwarded. They were: Killed
| 10 officers. 81 men: wounded. 36 officers
| SCI men: missing. 81 men.
| "The strength given i'm the statemen
| above Is the general strength OF
| command. but as there were many de
| tails the above figures are about 10 pc
| cont. greater than the forces actuall'
engaged in battle. Gen. Kents fore
| on .July LIST was about 1000.
! "The command has been active II
| strengthening their position. and com
manders and their STATS have thor
| ouchIy Informed themselves as To tn
| tonovraphy of the country and the sit
| uation OF the enemy.
| "very respectfnllv:
| "JOSEPH WHEELER,
| Major General Volunteers
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