The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-03
Especial to News and Courier.


In an Old Field about Fifteen
Miles from Quemadoes, Cuba, Sun
day, February 10.-This has been
Sunday that will long be remem-
bercd by every member Of the End
South Carolina volunteer infantry.
At 6 o'clock this morning reveille
was sounded and 5 o'clock this after
noon finds tho regiment encamped
in Il field about fifteen miles from
where we slept last night The men
brought shelter" tents, little fellows,
about five feet wide at the base, five
feet long and four feet high at the
centre. Two men occupy one tent.
Onr men have suffered terribly
from the march. We did not follow
aroad, but came across fields, through
swamps, over hills, through valleys;
we crossed streams over which we
had to build bridges before we could
/. get over, tore down barbed wire
fences, we2t around hills too near
s8perpendicular to climb over, waded
3 through mud and water, and had an
all.rourd tough time.
The scenery along the route was
magnificent. 1t surpassed anything
sJwe have yet seen. AS We passed
around the city Of Havana, though
some miles away, the view Of the city
and harbor was beautiful.
Gen. Douglas WAS at the head Of
our regiment, and he rode to the top
of a high hill, upon which was the
ruins Of a Spanish fortifcation. The
regiment was stopped here and the
mon picked up many bullets, fiat
tened and bruised by having come in
contact with the stone around the
fort.
The next stop was in beautiful
valley, through which passed a
stream. On the opposite side of the
stream from us, on a very high hill,
was a fort built by the Spaniards.
1t was here that the mon ate dinner,
the horses were watered and the men
rested. In the meantime bridge
was built to span the stream and the
regiment passed over.
JOINED BY TIE ILLINOIS TROOPS.
In a short while we came to road
and wo joined the 4th Illinois, which
had up to this time travelled another
route The two regiments Travelled
several miles until 4 o'clock, wher
camp was pitched in a field covered
with grass about eighteen inches
high. And here we arc now, read,
to spend the first night IN shelte
tents These tents are not as lons
as a man, so his feet sticks out in th
dew at night. Each man has on
blanket aud poncho, upon whlc]
no sleeps The officers have larg
hospital tents and cots. There ar
ten officers to each tent, and the cot
arc put IA close together as the
could possibly be, thore being
space Of foot between tho two row
of cots in the fonts.
Every man in the regiment
tired aud their limbs are sore tc
night. Mover before have our mo
had such an experience as that Of t(
day. Tho two Illinois regiment
were permitted to follow the roat
while onr regiment was led by GeI
Douglas through the toughest cour
try have ever seen---across ditcht
and small streams, through mu
over rocks and barbed wire, throug
fields, banana groves, palm and pin
apple grovcs-boautiful scenery
but terrible ground to walk owe
Many of the mon gave out, we
completely exhausted and fell by Il
wayside. These wero gathered l
by tho ambulances following N
brought to camp.
Major Eaves was forced to ia
the ambulance and Capt. Wann
makor commanded the 2nd battalio
Major Wagener's horse WAS bad
cut in getting ovoI q barbed wi
fence She was able to travel {
however.
Supper tonight was enjoyed