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60 to the front they could moi
tarry. Some of the bows fired -,
the church, but soon the clear
voice of Major McCon-
vile brought the boys to order and
they were hurried to the front
When they got within 200 wards of
the block house the bullets began
to fall rather thick, but not a man
flinched. The major got his orders
from Gen. King. We were at a
bridge crossing a canal in front Of
our lines, and about 200 yards from
the insurgent lines. We started
across the bridge in regular storm
o. bullets. The boys of the Sixth
Artillery, who were situated on the
bridge, took off their hats and
cheered us as we passed. Co.'S b.
e and ! deployed to the left on the
road, and II, d and f were on the
right After crossing the bridge
we deployed in line of battle and
such a fusi!ade of bullets never
want to experience again. They
seemed to be thrown by the sack
full at that time. Gen. King, who
was at the bridge yet, saw that we
We're in critical place and ordered
US to retreat, and even sounded the
bugle, but we would no' stop. You
could not stop an idaho man who
was led by our major. When he
said, "Come on, and give them
HI" we went, and the major was
in front of Co. G all the time. and
Drawer man never wore the blue.
lie was constantly looking with his
glass and giving commands in his
cool. soldierly manner. In one
hour we had the rebels routed and
captured 40 or so prisoners and two
krupp guns. Seven men were
wounded in Company G, one dying
from wounds received in that
charge. Also our beloved major
was wounded in that charge and
died few hours after.
We were by this time at Santa
Ana. When we ran the rebels
from that place all their shacks
were burned. Almost every shack
had ammunition and rifles stored
in it. Buildings of any conse-
quence were searched and left I'M
harmed. / understand the natives
had their plumber all ready to move
into Manila after the scrap, but
they were fooled. Matters changed
beyond their expectation. They
did not 60 into Manila, and they
are not there yet, and no likelihood
of getting there soon. We lay on
on the banks of the Pasig river in
the outskirts of Santa Ana that
night and not rebel showed up.
Next day we moved to San Pedro
Macati, which had been taken by
other troops. Co. G put out the
first guards in Santa Ana guarding
the guns. When our report was
sent in it was 700 rebels killed.
Our boys that afternoon took the
prisoners and made them bury theil
dead; and there was good chance
for the one that was yet alive to
see what accurate shooting the
American troops did, for all the
dead were shot through the head.
| 1t was grand sight to see the
boys standing around on ground
that an hour before was held by the
enemy, and l would like to have
heard them talk. Our wounded
were looked after as soon as they
fell, as we have good, brave hos
pital men. Our wounded that
fell in this charge was as follows:
Private Howard A. Hallrr of
Albion. died after being taken &c
hospital.
Private Wesley Walton, shot
through breast and lung; is well
but not on duty yet.
Private Thomas Burke, shot
through right arm; is well and
on duty.
Private Streeter, shot through
left arm; on duty.
Private Chidsey, shot in breast
on duty now.
Musician Fred Beck shot through
both hips; sent home for treatment.
Private Ryan, ruptured; will be
sent home.
The boys stayed here till the
next morning and then marched to
San Pedro Macati, where they
staid till the 9th. / was still on
guard duty and could not get a
relief. Everything was very quiet
where / was, although once in a
while a sharpshooter would try his
craftsmanship at us, but we were
left unframed. Words would not
express my feelings when ! saw
the boys bring the guns in and
turn them over to the authorities,
and then march the prisoners in,
and to think that l could not be
with them. But since that time |
have had all the fighting | wanted.
On February 8 I was relieved
and went out to the company, and
was received very feelingly. They
all felt sorry that / was not with