Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-18
REPORTS FROM TIE FRONT
Record of First Nebraska Regiment in
Philippines for April and May.
TWO ACTIVE MONTHS OF WARFARE
Particulars of the Engagement Dur
ing which Colonel Stotsenberg
was kiIIcd-Dccrcase During
the Time Indicated.

LINCOLN, July 17.-Cspecial)-T field
reports OF the First regiment for months
OF April and May were received by Ad-
jutant General Barry this morning. These
reports are the last that will be received
before the regiment returns home and con
sequently are Of considerable interest, as
they show how many enlisted men and OIL
GERS were present for duty and absent at
the time they were made out, besides a rec
ord OF the events in which the regiment
participated
The report for the month Of April shows
an aggregate OF o66 enlisted men and officers
including those present and not present
The total number OF commissioner ofhcers
present was forty-three and enlisted men
gO7. There we're two officers and fourteen
enlisted men absent. The previous monthly
report showed an aggregate OF S't enlisted
men and officers present and absent
Under the head of record Of events on
the May report are the following endorse
ments:
"The First Nebraska United states volun-
teer infantry. consisting of twelve companies
with Colonel John NJ. Stotsenberg m and
ing in the Second brigade. Second division
OF the Eighth army corps. stationed near
Malolos. p. l., participated in the follow
ing engagements:
april 23-At s a. M. the First battalion
was ordered out by Major Milford TO re-
inforce a scouting party which had been
surprised by the insurgents near Quingua
and forced to retire, leaving one OF the party
dead on the field. The battalion advanced
to recover the body and found that the IN
surgents had dragged. it toward the town
Continuing to advance. the battalion was
fired upon by the insurgents strongly en-
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ordered up and went into action with the
First battalion. Colonel Stotsenberg hav-
ing arrived assumed mman and supported
by the artillery charged and took the
trenches and drove the insurgents out OF the
town and across the Quingua or Bag Bag
river. In this charge Colonel Stotsenberg
was killed and Major Milford Assuming
ommand we camped here for the night
holding the position along the river. Inc
Third battalion then Joined the regiment
The insurgent loss was heavy.
April 24-At daybreak the enemy was
shelled out Of its trenches across the river
and under cover of this fire Companies B,
l and NJ forded the river and soon drove
the enemy back into the woods. They were
quickly followed by the balance OF the regi-
ment. At 10 a. m. the brigade having
crossed and formed, we advanced along the
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1000 yards We discovered the enemy about
500 yards ahead. Advancing along the river
and under cover Company NJ surprised d
body of the enemy in a trench and killed
and wounded about forty-ive. We met nc
further resistance until reaching Lagundi
where the insurgents were intrenched in 6
very strong position extending from the
river across the road about one-half mile II
length. The infantry and artillery opened
fire and in about ten minutes We charged
with the South Dakota regiment and TOOK
this position. camping there for the night.
April 25-At 10sa. m. the regiment again
advanced. meeting with no resistance until
within about 700 yards Of the Calumpit
river, where the insurgents were very
strongly intrenched along the west bank
and also along the north bank OF the Bias
Bag river. After Smelling the trenches We
advanced to the east bank OF the CalumpiJ
river under a very heavy fire. The combined
fire OF infantry and artillery was very ef-
fective and in about one hour slackened the
fire OF the enemy and forced them to retire
from the trenches along the Bag Bag river
and the point OF the junction of the two
rivers. Companies X, l, B and NJ ther
crossed the river and forming a line alonl
the Bag Bag river advanced through tht
town. fanking the trenches along the Cal
umplt river, quickly IoIlOWed Dy the othel
battalions. the enemy was driven across tn,
Rio Grande. The insurgent loss was very
heavy. We were then ordered back anC
went into camp along the Bag Bag river
Our casualties for this month were: Tw,
officers and three enlisted men killed, fou,
officers and forty-one enlisted men wounded
one enlisted man from the United State
hospital corps killed and one enlisted maj
from the United States hospital corp
wounded"
The report for the month OF May show
a decrease OF nine men in the aggregat
number of officers and enlisted men preseu
and absent. There were forty-two commits
stoned officers and SSl enlisted men presen
and four officers and twenty enlisted me
absent. The record OF events for the mont
follows:
The First Nebraska infantry, Unitet
States volunteers, consisting Of twelve com
panies, with Colonel II. B.. milford com
manding, participated in the following
events during the month:
May 3-Regiment moved from a position
on Bag Bag river TO a position on the mort