The Columbus journal., 1899-04-19

house No. 2, tie insurgentis strooges
standpoint We made our charge =
ordered, Colonel Sto,senburg and Cbp
tain Kilian on the left, I and 6efxsan'
Fred Rollins On tie right. and tie ~,
lieuteuants in the rear about two pscea
urging ~ on. We kept fine line, ed
one Of the boys keeping his interval o
two PAGES and moving on double time
On We went, through deserted village
over rico ridges, through brush ant
bamboo and up . little hill Suddenl,
We came upon the enemy laying behint
rice ridges and q small stone wall, pu
mp by them for breast vorka Whil'
We made this charge. correspondeu
for the Harper's Weekly. stood como
where in eight. and caught . picture o
us. Later in the day he took another
OF the Go. as We stood in front OF tn.
powder magazine. He said he va,
going to have them put in the paper ani
book that he was also getting viewl
for, and said he would come around e
our camp and get the names Of the boyi
in our Co. a. it vas the prettiest charge
he had seen and We did it 20 we'll.
Well. We stood ON that hill like huge
trees or rocks, not flinching an inch
Col. Stotsenburg and Capt. Kilisn stood
like 'Stonewsll Jackson" gave com.
mands and shooting little with their
revolvers. The enemy was 90 close to
us every nigger that would raise his
head or arm aboye the rice ridges OF
stone wall, he would get plugged and
60 to his happy hunting ground. We
soon had them on the run, killed and
wounded quite number, while one ol
our boys, Simon Simouson. Of st. Ed
ward, Neb, was slightly wounded in
the right side and arm. He has proven
to be good soldier, a. he did not want
to 60 back with the boys to tho hospital,
but wanted to stay and fight. When
the niggers started to retreat, I with
about two squads on the right of our
company which was Corporal John
Brooks squad and Otis Flent's squad,
who went to the block house No. z,
with me, which was about fifty yards in
front and little to our right, where We
also did some good work. I had shot
two shots from the portfolio in the
wall, when I rushed to little look out
on one corner Of the wall, and I called
for four or five good marksmen, a. We
had fine view Of the surrounding
country and could pick the niggers of
very easily. We advanced from block
house I while the Mousers and Reming-
ton bullets were flying thick and fast
about us, but We knew no fear, as We
had got used to them in our past expert
ence. The other companies had moved
up the Manila road across the bridge
and had taken the powder magazine by
the time We got there, while the other
companies Of our regiment, assisted by
Colorado, were keeping the insurgents
on the move, not letting them stop long
to breathe. While here We got
orders to stop and guard over night,
our boys resting we'll after their hard
days fight. After supper, We made up
the guard for the night, corporal being
up an hour and q half and sergeants up
two hours each, to keep things in the
line Of guard duty.
The next morning We were all up by
day light and feeling good; we ate break
fast at 6 q. M, which consisted of hard
tack, coffee, canned baked beans and
canned horse beef. After breakfast We
were ordered to 60 in squads in differ
emit directions over the battle field and
bury the dead insurgent soldiers, which
numbered something like 50, besides
some that were carried OF by the native
.zaman. Hho Hera seen on the battlefield
after We had moved to the powder maga-
zine. BY the time tho boys had them
ali buried, the captain returned with
orders to move on to tho filtering station,
which was then used a. headquarters
where We eat dinner, which was the
,ame as breakfast, except We had water |
instead OF coffee, after which We got |
,rders to move to the insurgents' old |
about Q mile away. We
lad then marched about five miles in
,eavy marching 0rder-blanket rolls,
with $50 rounds OF ammuni-
ion, mees kit, 50 shells in our belt, or
'anteen and gun, and marching in the
,eat of the day on red bot dusty roads.
Well, here We had another good nights
est and doing guard duty the same as
light before. But some OF the boys,
myself included, went out and captured
ONE chickens and made Q raise OF q
'ood sized duck, Of which We had q
ouple Of good meals, but John Bush
ell was the expert on that, though.
The next morning We had orders to
move on to the water works, where our
oys, including companies II, !, e, A and
were fighting the night before, and re-
aforced by q battalion OF tho 2Srd regu-
ars also battalion of the Oregons, be-
ides four guns OF the Utah battery.
hey had quite fight to get the water
,orks, but they got them with the loss
only ono man and two wounded.
We are now doing outpost and guard
uty around camp. I 60 on every night,
rst on outpost then on guard; the next
ight sit up my two hours the same
J the rest Of the boys who are not on
1ty. My tent mate is Sergeant Earl
Psasssll, whom I have been acquaint- {
l with for the past nine years, and have
und him to be the asme old chum.
g has made an excellent qusstermaster 8
T this company and good soldier too.