Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-23

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HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT.
ne Flfty-first Iowa volunteers was
formerly the Third regiment of tha
Iowa National Guard. When the stars
was allowed four regiments for the
spanish war Governor shaw hepap
Numbering them where the civil war
regiments left off, 50 the First was the
forty-ninth The Iowa recruits wara
called out April 26 1898, and June ) the
regiment started for san Francisco
with s34 officers and men. During the
summer 492 more We're sent to ioin
lilem so that the regiment started for
Nanlla with its full complement OF
men. The regiment was removed from
lamp Merriam TO the Preside July %.
alter having suffered severely from
sickness, which continued until, on
.'ssl'e. .. l3d men We're in the hospital A
month later 2225 men, We're reported sick.
ana up to this time twenty-one had
! dled OF disease. The regiment finally
lsit oanp Merriam Nov. g. 1898, and
sailed on the transport Pennsylvania
| lor Mania by Honolulu, arriving in
- -DN-N... itlt men were not all
lowed to leave the transport. but were
sent to Ioilo, where they arrived Dec
+ g and remained all the time on board
the transport until Jan %, when they
We're sent back to Cavite and disem-
barked from the Pennsylvania Feb. 3.
taking up their quarters in the navy
yard at Fort san Pilipe and the town of
i e,aYite. having been on board ship for
4 ninety-two days. except four days rest
I'm Honolulu. The regiments active
service dates from this time
On Feb. 3 the Third battalion. com
posed Of Company X. of Corning: Com
4 pany +, of Viilisca; Company G, of
4 Creston: Company /, of Bedford. com
manded by Maj. s. P. Moore, and the
/ Second battalion, Company L. of Coun-
Icil Bluffs; Company NJ, of Red Oak;
/ Company E, Of Shenandoah: Company
i.G, Of Glenwood, commanded by Mai
! John t. Hume. assisted in the capture
land occupation of the town of San
( Rogue. passing through and occupying
ana constructing line of ntrench-
linents on the narrow neck of land be-
/ tween san Rogue and Old Cavite. The
4 Second battalion returned to the navy
yard Feb. II, and on Feb. IS the First
4 battalion. composed of Company A, Des
Z Moines; Company H. Des Mones: Com
pany ID, of Knoxville Company F. of
Il Oskaloosa, commanded by Maj Will
4 liam j. Duggan, was ordered to Manila
4 and to the front under the command of
/ Gen. 0vershine. The Second battalion
also reported to the commanding gen
4 eral in Manila during March, Where it
4 was engaged in assisting the provost
marshal The Second battalion was re-
4 1iaNe1 dtrt in, 4
4 ordered to Malolos, and the Third bat
TALON was relieved from duty at cavite
and the regiment was brought together
& at Malolos ON the 28d of April Com
panies B, f, G, l. X, L and NJ partici-
3pated in the action a Quingua During
4 the night Companies a, G. d, F and II
4 joined the command and all participat-
4 ed in the action at Pulilan and west at
4 3Calupit, where the regiment was en-
gagged in action the next two DAYS
April % the First battalion was ordered
Ito escort Gen. Lawton's train to Morse
greay. In all these actions the regiment
suffered quite severely in wounded. al
4 though none of its men We're killed.
During the carly part of May the reg
{iment was in and around Calumpit and
sultlan, making sveeral long marches
5in company With the First South Dako-
ia regiment. May Attn the First and
4 second battalions participated with
4 troops of the Second brigade in the ad-
vance upon and capture of San Tumas.
4 the Third battalion remaining at the
iGrand river bridge To guard stores.
! May the First and Second battalions
! advanced on and7captured San Fernan-
lido, crossing the SAN Fernando river
under fire. marching fourteen miles
land camping in the town of San Fer
nando. May % the regiment participant
ed with the First South Dakota infan-
ltry in repelling an attack of the enemy
on its outposts and the next day drove
4 the enemy from the front of its line.
| May 81 the outpost was attacked by
/ small force of insurgents. who were
/ driven off. The month of June was
/ spent in San Fernando. where the reg,-
ment suffered from several attacks by
large forces of the enemy, but was sue
cessful in driving them back every
| time, though suffering small casualties
| These attacks occurred on June 16, June
% and June 30. The regiment remained
| in San Fernando during the month of
1 July and continued to suffer from at
/ tacks by the enemy, but was able to re-
pei these assaults without casualties.
| During August the regiment or parts
of it, was engaged with the enemy
| three times. AT o'clock on the morn
ing of Aug. 9 the regiment with the ex-
lception of Companies X and F, was or
| dered to the outposts of the Seven
4 teenth infantry in front OF Calulut for