The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
Official Report Received by Adj
jutant General Fox.
Capture of MalOlOs Described
With Becoming MOdesty.
WERE FIRST
Brave General Says Not a Word
of himself.
Interesting Facts About Fight
ing Men of Twentieth.

That the gallant Kansas boys fighting
in the Twentieth were the first to enter
Malolos and the first to cross the Bag
bag river is now proven beyond the
shadow of doubt. The official report
from the regiment has been received by
Adjutant General S. NJ. Fox and the
facts in the famous charge are pointedly
given.
The official report signed by Cen
eral Funston is as follows:
'On the 31st of March the regiment
on the right of the brigade line and
west of the Manila Dagupan railway
advanced upon the city of Malolos. The
regimental commander with a small
party from E company moved in front
of the command and was the first to
enter the public square of the city,
meeting with but little resistance.
THE line was formed about a mile
north of Malolos and no further move
was made until April rs when active
operations were again resumed and the
command moved in conjunction with
the First Montana against the Filipino
entertainments on the north of the Bag
bag river. The line was halted about
half a mile from same and after a
spirited Smelling of the works by the
armored train Company K advanced
to the river and drove the enemy from
the position after a few minutes fire
Position was taken for the night on the
south bend of the river and on the 26th
the advance was resumed until OPP
posite the town of Calumpit.
After a continuous fire, maintained
for the balance of the day and portion
of the 9th, it was found impossible to
force the passage at the railroad and
the regimental commander with As men
from various companies crossed the
river about quarter of a mile below
the bridge and attacked the enemy in
the rear, quickly driving them from
their position.
Meanwhile the balance of the regi-
ment together with the Montana regi-
ment crossed the river on the railroad
bridge and the enemy were rapidly
pressed nOrthward through the town of
Adapt, al which place the regiment is
now located.
The enemy's loss in these engage
ments was very heavy in killed and
command were one killed and fourteen
wounded, three of whom have since
died.
The report shows that Lieut.. Frank
has been unfortunate having suffered
since early in the spring with smallpox
Lieut.. Sam Hopkins of LeavenwOrth
was also sick in the division hospital.
Others sick were: Lieut.. Callahan, G
company; Lieut.. Clad Hamilton, NJ
company.
The following discharges have taken
place in the regiment:
Eugene DaVie, Geo. c. Robinson, L.
H. HOuser, B company.
Miles Sweeney and John Watson, C
company.
John Harris and c. E. Ingels, D COM
pany.
J. R. Shields, E company
A. H. Calvin, F. NJ. Wilson, w. H.
Dewitt, G company.
Charles Yazel, 1 company.
Grant Schopp, L company.
OF the LOLA men in the regiment 65
were on special duty; 124 were sick; 1875
were fighting when the report was for
warded May /.
1t is with pride that Kansans learn
that during the month of April not
man in the regiment was under arrest.
Thirteen men were wounded in ac-
ton during the month. One was killed
and three died of wounds