The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-03-31
SOUTH DAKOTA SOLDIERS
Charge AxuinalGlO's Picked
Troops and Drive Them
From Their Breast
works.
Heroic Achievement Of the
South Dakota Bows.

, south Dakota Boys.
The regiment of volunteer
furnished by the state and know
as the First South Dakota, ha
distinguished itself in name
to thrill every citizen of the stat,
with pride in the organization
The boys from the prairie farm.
and homes Of south Dakota, tn,
most of whom never saw "a regi
ment of soldiers in their lives
before their enlistment, have
proven themselves the equal o1
trained veterans in battle
charge that will live in history as
one of the brilliant and heroic in
cldents OF the war. The glory of
the achievement is alone sadden-
ed by the thought Of the mourn
ing in the homes of the brave
young fellows who gave their
lives for their country, and their
wounded companions. The daily
kilograms in regard to the battle
have given us enough to know
that the South Dakota boys have
placed another wreath of glory
upon the brow of the American
volunteer A dispatch from
Manila on the 2Sth gives the fol
lowing account of the desperate
charge made by the South Oak
ota troops: Not until this after.
noon did full details Of the hero
ic work done by our men at Mar
ilao reach Manila. In that en-
gagement 13 men were killed and
1863 wounded.
The charge Of the South Oak
ota troops was one of the most
thrilling incidents of the war.
In order to advance, general
Macarthur division had, un-
der a burning sun, to storm and
take long line of rebel intrench-
ments stretched across the val
ley beyond the town of Polo.
The entrenchments had been |
carefully placed and were Of con
siderable strategic importance.
The Pennsylvania, South Oak
ota and Nebraska volunteer regi-
ments, with machine gun, was
sent to attack the right flank Of
the rebel position. A terrific
sustained fire from the gun
was turned upon the trenches,
but the insurgents were not dis
lodged.
In the trenches were Aguinal- |
dos picked men safely sheltered,
who sent back killing fire
Something had to be done to sill
ence them. 1t was done.
SOUTH DAKOTA'S CHARGE.
Suddenly from out the curtain
Of smoke that enveloped the
American lines, the South Oak
ota regiment sprang, cheering
and shouting like demons. Col
)nel Frost himself was at the
head, sword aloft. "Come on
men, he cried but they needed
40 urging.
Not man faltered. Across
5he open field they swept, with
ines almost as perfect as when
hey gave their farewell dress
parade at home before departing
'or the Philippines.
Every gun in the trenches was
,urned on them Man after man ,
iropped in his tracks. The men
staggered forward, reeled and
vent down, but this only served {
% increase the dash of the regi-
nent.
The ranks were closed up and
he line Of heroes, bayonets
'eady, vengeance shining in their !
aces. swept on like a terrible /
Lieutenant Lien fell, mortally
Lieutenants Adams and Morri-
on were killed at almost the ;
anne moment.
Besides the three lieutenants,
our privates were killed, and
Lieutenant McClelland and twen- {
y-two enlisted men were badly {
Following is the list Of killed
nd wounded in the South Oak !,
ia regiment: .
Killed.
First Lieut.. aud Adjt. Jonas
!. Lien; Company H. First Lieut..
frank Adams; E, Second Lieut..
sidney Morrison; D, Private !
James Nelson, Mathew Ryan; E,
larry Keogh, Lewis Chase, Peter .
Ryan, Frank A. Shrader.
Wounded. /,
Company |, First Lieut.. Paul
}. McClelland, arm; G. Sergt.
sidney G. Cordella, ankle, severe;
private Geore A. Moore, thigh. (
,evere: ID. Raw WaShhnrn X