Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-27
COL. JOHN C. Lopez.

wounded at Quingua. April q.
Robert DAILY. private, Company l..
wounded at Quingua, April q: =.
wounded at Quingua.. April %.
wounded at Quingua, April %.
Lewis Wyland private. Company c.
wounded at Pulilan, Apral "a.
Nathan Hodges. private. Company D.
wounded at Puliian. April "a:
John Belim. private. Company NJ.
wounded at Pulilan. April a..
Elmer Narver. private. Company D.
wounded at Puli!an. April "a.
wounded at Pulilan. April "a.
william J; Dugsan, major. wounded
Samuel Tilden. private, Company M.
wounded at Calumpit. April p.
John Herman private n,t nr,, Company q B.
" Bert Grace, private, Company H, acct
denta!ly wounded at Calumpit. April %.
On May the First battalion returned
from Eocane, and the following day the
regiment. in company with the First
South Dakota, marched to Paulilan. On
Nav 3, they returned to Calumpit and
crossed the Grande river, camping In
Arpit. on May 1 the First and Second
battalions participated with the Second
brigade in the capture OF San Tomas.
the Third battalion remaining at
Grarde river bridge to guard stores. On
May 5 the First and Second battalions
advanced and captured San Fernando.
crossing the San Fernando river under
fire. This was one OF the hottest fights
In which Iowa troops were engaged.
The two battalions went into quarters
IN San Fernando BY this time they
were strictly in the enemy's country
and on May 25 the Iowans, with the
First South Dakota, repealed an attack
Of the enemy on their outpost. On the
following day the Icwans and Dakotans
joined in a forward movement. driving
the enemy from in front Of the line
Of outposts. Again. on May 81, the out
posts were attacked by a small force
Of Insurgents. who were driven off. The
casualty list for the month of May is
as follows:
Charles Border. private, Company II,
wounded at San Tomas. May 4.
John Gushing. corporal. Company c.
wounded at San Tomas. May 4.
a ys1ett san T p51ase M GSm2a"y
George Shannon, private, Company c,
wounded at San Fernando, May 8.
Joseph I. Markey. private, Company M,
" ciiford Stevenson. private. Company H,
wounded at San Fernando. May 81.
Harley stretch, private, Company I.
wounded at San Fernando, May ..
Il.
wounded at San Fernando May 81
Fighting at San Fernando.
The regiment was stationed at San
Fernando during the month Of June.
On the 18th the outposts were attacked
by a considerable force at a. M. but
the enemy was driven back and his
trenches occupied temporarily. Again,
on June %, the outpost was attacked by
a small force ut p. m. and again the
assailants were driven of The casual
ty list for June was short one, as fol-
lows:
Nathan c. Rockafellow. private. Com
pany D, severely wounded June Is. -
Lon y. Sheets, corporal, Company X,
severely wounded June Is.
Charles Z. Lucas, private, Company d.
Louis S. woodruff, private Company d.
David Walling, private. Company Z.
July was an uneventful month with
the regiment, which was stationed at
San Fernando the entire ume:
Shortly before midnight on the night OF
June 30 the outposts were attacked and
the entire regiment was ordered to the
firing line. The enemy's fire was 81
fenced BY q few volleys. On July Z. by
way OF furnishing the Iowans . substi-
fute for the ordinary celebration to
which they had been Accu1tomed ~
nome, the Falipinos made IN assault 81
90 3. IA, but = brief hrewotk1 dSsplay
~ tn sloVaao Resulted n their pulse i
Vit.GSSt eelDa1tY. On Julx ~ ss eagl. !,