The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-31

heavy fire from positions selected by
! Major Richard Young, Utah light az
/ tillery.
| Wallace Gave Aid.
"Under direction of Lieutenant Col
| onel Wallace, LIST Montana volunteer
! infantry, a heavy and continuous fire
was directed upon the enemy near the
| railroad bridge. the machine guns also
! being directed toward the same place
| When Colonel Funston had crossed 40
/ officers and men he attacked the en-
| envy, turning him out of his works
| near the bridge. | then crossed the
| bridge with my staff. followed by the
! 10th Kansas and 1st Montana !7lln-
| teer infantries, as fast as they could
| pass over such framework as the en-
| envy had not destroyed. Upon reach
ing the north bank two bodies of the
| enemy, each about l,500 strong, were
| observed; one about one and half
| miles to our left which had evidently
| been guarding the river below.
| They moved in a deployed line-ex-
tended order1-and advanced upon us,
| but, after being subjected to fire about
! 20 minutes. they fell back in confusion
| and retreated out of range. The other
| body was in front and along the rail-
| road. l deployed the Goth Kansas on
the left of the railroad and the 1st
| Montana on the right and drove them
beyond Apolite station in the direction
of St Thomas. The whole force of
the enemy disappearing in that diree-
ton, the nature of the country being
such that they were compelled to
march along the embankment, l esti-
mated the whole force visible at 1000.
The night of the 9th the Goth Kan
sas and LIST Montana bivouacked in
tn Nt.th Of hN 1fTn = It~t1 sra
The next morning two commissioned
officers came in from the rebels under
a flag of truce and asked for an armis-
tice, saying they wished to acknowl
edge the valor of the American SOL
der They were sent to the division
commander.
Wallace Is Commended.
II respectfully invite attention to the
gallant conduct of Col. Frederick Fun
ston, now brigadier general United
States volunteers during these opera
tons Also the very efficient services
and meritorious conduct of Lieutenant
Colonel Robert B. Wallace, command
ing the 1st Montana volunteer infan-
try, and of Major Richard W. Young
Uath light artillery, for the courage
and skill with which he directed the
operation of his guns. The extraordin-
airy and most gallant conduct of Pri
Kansas volunteer infantry, and that
of w. B. Trembly, same company and
regiment, in swimming the Rio Grande
in face of the enemy's fire and fasten-
ing rope to a stake in his occupied
works is worthy of high commenda-
ton and reward The conduct of
Lieutenant c. H. Ball and of Sergeants
Emerson and Barshtield and Corporal
A. NJ. Ferguson of Company f, 20th
Kansas volunteer infantry, in swim
ming the Bagbag with Colonel Fuls-
ton under the fire of the enemy is
worthy of reward and of great praise
II am indebted for efficient assist
ance to Major G. F. Shiels, brigade
surgeon of volunteers: to Capt Henry
c. Cabell, Sd United States infantry:
to First Lieutenant F. B. Webster,
Goth United States infantry, aid de
camp, and to Second Lieutenant \. P.
Hayne, Battery A, California heavy
artillery. Lieutenant Philip p. Russell.
1st Nebraska volunteer infantry, as
sistant adjutant general rendered gal
liant and efficient service during these
operations.
Enemy Fled Beyond st. Thomas.
The morning of the 4th inst, in
compliance with the instructions Of
Major General Macarthur, / advanced
from the vicinity of Calumpit TO at
tack the enemy in position near st.
Thomas. My force consisted of the
Goth Kansas volunteer infantry and
list Montana volunteer infantry. with
two machine guns in small cars pushed
by hand. My march was directed
along the railroad track. while that of
Brigadier General Hale, with his br-
gade and the artillery, was directed
along the wagon road, a mile to two
miles upon my right. The country
along each side of the railroad en-
bankment was found to be cut up with
tide water channels or 'esteros, and
marshy ground was so continuous that
all the command kept on the railroad.
Upon approaching st. Thomas about
five miles from Calumpit, the enemy
was found entrenched upon the north
bank of a considerable river. deep and
unfordable. and the bridge broken
down. Hale, upon my right, became
engaged in a spirited combat with the
enemy, and / opened upon his en-
trenchments with both my Calling gun
and Hotchkiss revolving cannon. Three
companies of the Goth Kansas volun-
teer infantry were advanced and seized
all points from which an effective fire
might be opened upon the entrench
ments to the right of the railroad
bridge and one company 1st Montana
was deployed to the left. A fire was
also kept up from points along the
embankment upon the enemy's works
near st. Thomas.
After some time, Hale continuing to
advance on the right and our fire in
creasing in intensity, the enemy set
fire to ST. Thomas, and soon after was
driven from his entertainments near
the bridge. l went over the bridge
with the Goth Kansas volunteer infan-
try, and heavy fire was opened on
the enemy as he evacuated the en-
trenchments on our left and fed be-
yond st. Thomas. The goth Kansas
was then advanced to the railroad sta
ton, a half a mile or more north of
the bridge, and at once became en-
gagged with a large force of the enemy
occupying two lines of entertainments,
With my staff l Immediately proceed
ed to the place of combat, and taking
five companies of the Goth Kansas. in
person led a charge upon the enemy's
entertainments, which were all carried,
and he fled in the direction of San Fer
nando. Colonel Funston, goth Kansas
vol for in a trt- 1AI nt