Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-23
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geles and after q sharp engagement
with the enemy drove him from the
town and entered 1t, afterward re-
turning to Calulut.
The regiment remained in Calulut,
camping in alternate rain and intense
heat, sending out occasional scouting
parties and guarding wagon trains, un-
til Aug. IL, when 1t was removed to
Sandalan, Companies F and K being
left In charge of the outposts at San
Fernando, making daily reconnoisances
to Mexico.
Many of the officers were sick during
August. Those excused from duty on
account of sickness, most of whom
were in hospitals. were: Capt. Frank
w. Kihlbom and First Lieut.. Park A.
Findley, Company A; Second Lieut..
Samuel 3. Scholtz, Company b; Capt.
l.. K. Butterfield, Company d; First
Lieut.. Harry B. Dull, Company G; Sec
ond Lieut.. Lamont A. Williams, Com
pany i, wounded Aug. 9; Capt. Will
lam H. Heating, Company F; Second
Lieut.. John F. Grounds, Company G.;
Capt. Emory C. Worthington, First
Lieut.. Ernest r. Bennett and Second
Lieut.. Fred l.. Baker, Company H,
which was placed under command of
Lieut.. Frank NJ. Compton,, battalion
adjutant. Aug. "a: First Lieut.. Richard
j. Gaines and Second Lieut.. r. H. Full
Ter, Company L; First Lieut.. l.. A.
Mitchell, Company K: and Capt. Will
lam o. Pryor, Company L.
The regimental reports show that
thirteen men were absent without leave
from two to five days during the last
Il.
lplanation on the official records nor
were these men ever disciplined for
running away without leave. The fact
lis that these brave fellows "fit with
Funston They concluded that their
regiment was never going to see any
active service so when the First Ne
braska was ordered out and was sure
| of getting into a fight these boys took
their guns and slipped away and min
gled with Funston's men. They had
several days of good, hard fighting and
| they were never called to account for
the ihformality of their going into bat
tie. Ten of these boys We're from Com
pany L of Council Bluffs and their
names are: Corp. Warren Daley, Mu-
stefan George ID. Haworth and Privates
Edgar F. Hardness, Samuel A. Green,
John p. Parker, Robert L. Daley,
James H. Reed, James w. Casey, Rich
ard d. Rutherford, Jr., and Lester t.
| Van Slike. The other three were Pri-
Yates Martin E. Whiting, Edwin A.
Merritt and Ernest G. Dennis, from
company NJ Of Red Oak.
The regiment lost but one man in ac-
ltion and he was at the time on de-
ltached service. This was Walter Wag-
ner, private of Company A of Des
Moines. He came of a good family in
lDes Moines and was an excellent sol
der, brave, faithful and popular with
Ibis fellows. Volunteers We're called for
for this specially hazardous service and
The was one of the first to offer himself
This was on March s and he remained
lin this arduous and perilous service un-
{ It'll June 10, 1899, when he was killed or
1.-The field of battle at Las Pinos by q
Remington bullet. He was % years ole
when he enlisted with the Fifty first
Iowa in the spring of 1898.
Louis Wegener was private II
Company l. of Council Bluffs and ir
July, 1899, he was discharged by hi:
!, Town request in order that he might re
enlist in the Thirty-sixth United State.
IVolunteer Infantry, where he wa
made a corporal. He was shot through
1.-THE right breast on the morning o
Aug. g near San Antonio and died Ii
1.-THE ambulance on the way to the hos
pital. He was in the advance of TIN
regiment doing scouting duty at thu
time he was shot. and Capt. G. ID
Mead, his superior officer, says of hin
:. THAT he was cool and steady in times o
danger and utterly without fear and
all times perfect gentleman. He wa
one of the three sent to represent tn
Fifty-first Iowa as one of its braves
, and coolest men under fire.
!, Only one deserter is reported from
the Fifty-first He is David H. Meyer
/ a private in Company c of Glenwood
and was dropped from the rolls as ;
deserter on Aug. 1.
Alfred j. Boudewyns, private u
Company H of Des Moines, is reported
missing. He was a member of scout
ling party south of Culu Gull church o.
the Malibi road, near Pasay, on Marcl
IS. He became separated from hi
! companions and when they attempte
to find him they encountered a force Q
!, insurgents who had, as they subse
! auently learned, taken him prisoner
: The last information was that he wa
still in the hands of the enemy.
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