The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28

were ordered back that j first heard
that three of our boys had been shot
and Lieutenant Afford of Co. b was
killed. IL was in that charge that
my practice at quail shooting stood
me in good stead. When a Reming-
ton and a black head came round a
tree almostin my face / was fortunate
enough to be ready and had a "cramp
in my trigger finger first so he's Cup
with the angels now" After we had
cleared everything in front Of US we
returned to camp. l helped carry
Sergt. Sheldon to the rear. Poor boy!
He was shot through the groin and
the ball went clear through and came
out high up in the hip at the back.
l knew it was all up with him as coon
as / saw the wound. He died The
next morning. viii McGrew was
shot through the shoulder but will
get well so will Ernest Fritz who was
shot through the tleshy part of the
thigh.
We stayed in those same trenches
until Friday afternoon. We had been
annoyed all night by heavy shooting
in our front so general advance
along the line was ordered and we
advanced to Caloocan. The bullets
were thick from the start and we had
hot work of it, One of our boys was
killed on that charge. He has a
brother in the company who is cor
poral. Poor fellow We feel so sorry
for him. He didn't get to see his
brother after he was killed. 1t wac
dark when we found that his brother
had been shot and we needed every
man on the fire line that night He
stayed, with his sore heart and did
his duty Just as usual We used to
call them the Ricketts, twins and laugh
at them for being together all the
time, but now the manly side Of his
character asserted itself On this
charge one of our corporals was on de-
tached duty and was not able To start
with US but he followed "a soon as he
could. He came up TO a Montana
company and asked where the Kan
sas boys We're. one fellow sang out,
Ill. They're in Malolos by this
= timeM That was fifteen miles ahead.
We were, in fact, about one thousand
| yards ahead OF the rest of the brigade.
| Mai Gen Otis rode up to our colonel
who was talking to our captain Just
after the charge. He reached out
and grasped Fuuston's hand and sang
out: "Hurrah for Kansas" and said
| it az though he meant il, too. We
have fresh cause TO be proud of oul
| officers for they are men who have
shown themselves to he an honor to
the places they hold-from the colone
down.
This life in the trenches is getting
rather monotonous. We've not hearC
a bullet whine since yesterday morn
ing. Don't know what has become o
the natives out in front. Guess
they're there yet though. | have
had my clothes on ever since the 4tt
and have not been more than ten fee
away from my gun. eat with it
sleep with it and carry it on my bach
when go for wood or water.
Lieut.. Hull had charge of the detail
to bury the dead of the insurgent
army in the track of our regiment
He says, up to date they have burieC
over three hundred and there are
few yet to be attended to. One o
our sergeants overheard MOntan;
major talking to one Of his captain
last night. He said "You may tall
about bushwhacking, but that Kan
sas outfit has ii down to a fine point.
We do not expect newspaper notoriet,
as most of the spondents belong
to other regiments. but we have tn
> personal thanks of Maj, Gen. Otis anC
that is more to us than newspape
= puff. All the American boys hav
. shownIthemselves to be soldiers il
every sense of the word. win Clarl
who used to live on Pnel creek ha
stayed right with the line and don
2 good work in the hospital depart
} ment. He's a steady fellow and ha
5 plenty of nerve, 1 met Phil Fox jus
1 now. He is all right and has on
Niger" to bis credit, so his con
1 rades say. We know what bi
/ shell sounds like as Dewey thre'
f them over our heads Friday be!or
r. the charge, They came from tn
e monitor Monadnock and when tn
Il guns began to boom the earth SCENE
a to tremble,
;. They say the priests make tn
I natives think that when one of thel
Y is killed by an Americana they sre
e right into heaven, If that is The cas-
II have seen good many of them ruI