Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-10-06

mander. Early on the morning of
April 21st the column moved out into
the insurgent country, the North Da-
kotas being in the advance. After
proceeding some six miles in the d.
rection of Novaliches. the first bat
taliOn. Maj. White, encountered the
enemy, Company II under Capt. Eddy
forming the point, and the balance OF
the battalion Immediately deplOyed
with Companies n and & on the left
Of II, and Companies b and l OF the
second battalion on the right of that
company. The insurgents made hut
Il brief defense before the determined
advance of the Dakotans. and re-
treated in disorder to the next line of
hills. These lay about a mile this
side of Novaliches. and again the first
battalion deploycd and after crossing
a little creek under fire. drove the n
envy ahead of them, through the
town. and clear past it. In this en-
gagement Corp. Hansche of Company
Il and Private Fell of Company II
were Slightly wounded. The enemy
lost some ut this point as they were
unable to carry away all their dead.
We spent the night at N%ovaliches,
taking a well earned rest.
The 22nd of April was Il fearfully
warm day, and the carribous pulling
our carts were dropping by the way
side at every hill. The men were
all tired out by nightfall. and the
ground was Il beautiful feather he'd
to all save the u~nfortunates who fur
nisled camp guard. The next few
days were only remarkable for the
heat. the miserable roads and the
awful quality of the water used. First
the boys would pull a bull cart up
one hill and then with the same ropes
let it down the next one, half the time
there being absolutely no roads
worthy Of the name. and there being
either a hill or two or a n%recipitous
gully every forty rods. There was
no shade to speak of ana the troops
suffered Il great deal. On the night
of April % the command canned at
San Jose del Monte, and on the Goth
arrived at AngOt, which had been de-
stroyed the previous day by the Ore
CONS and Minnesotas, under command
of Col. Somers.
1t was ut 4Angot the scouts were
sent out to prospect the surrounding
country. and the work that they ac-
complislled under command of civilian
w. II. Young, for some of the most
notable exploits of history of the
Eighth army corps.
After several days rest at .Angot.
the entire command moved down the
Grand river toward San Rafael. Col.
Somers' brigade at the same time
moving toward San Rafael on the
other bank of the river. The Bird in
fantry was in advance on this day,
the 18th Of April, the North Dakotas
next, and 22nd as rear guard. The
Bird moved up on the firing line. and
the first battalion of the North Da-
kotas took a position to their left.
After exchanging Il few volleys with
the insurgents. SCOTS battery moved
and put we'll located shots. and Just at
his time the Oregons and Minneso-
tas came down the other side of the
rlver putting an end to the skirlnish.
1T was just ut this time that Gen.
Lawton received orders to put off all
aggressive action for two DAYS, and
the command moved back to Angot.
While waiting in the road for orders
to advance, one man in tIe second
battalion, Private Emil Pepke of |.
was wounded in the side, though not
seriously.
After returning to Angot, we waited
til May l in idleress, and OH that date
Gen. LaWton began his forward
movement toward San Miguel. Our
route took us past San Rafael, and at
this point we had a brief skirmish
with the enemy. The second bat
TALON was on the firing line, but Phi
waite Olstad Of Company G of the
first battalion, was injured by Aguin-
aldo's celebrated high shots.
May ? the column moved into Bus
tos and Balaiug, the 22nd U. S. in
fantry in advance. The two cities
had. however, already been occupied
by Young's band of intrepid scouts.
May 4, ) and 6 the regiment rested
at Balaiug, enjoying their stay great
ly. On the 9Th Company c was sent
back to Angot to keep open commun-
icatiOn with the railroad, and on the
1th Companies D, I and X, under
Major Frame. moved down to San
Rafael, which town was occupied
without opposition. Leaving San
Rafael on the 9th these companies
returned to Balaiug, where they re-
manned till the 18th of May. On this
Ns~ wv uNNN1ASCu W NGll
Ildefonso and camped for the night.
On the morning Of the 10Th the COM
mand reoccupied San Miguel. II
was at San 1ldefonso that Mr.. Young
added to his reputation as a daring
and adrOit commander.
At San Isidro on May II the first
battalion added to the laurels Of the
regiment by wiping out !, superior
force of the enemy, in numbers.
The 22nd, one battalion Of the Ore.
gon regiment, Scott's battery and
first battalion North Dakotas were en-.
gagged, the Dakotas holding the ex.
IRENE right Of the line. The line was
deployed on each side Of the mail
road, the extreme TANKS being adj
vanced so as to form "a V. and thu
advance begun. Capt. Eddy com
. manded a small scouting party sen
out to locate the enemy, and aftel
? passing through a strip of timbe.
their presence was discovered by til,
insurgents who turned out a heav.
force to surround them. The enem!
were about 500 yards distant, and tn
balance Of the Dakotas were som,
, $50 yards to the real Of the screen O