Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-18
TWENTIETH DURING MAY.
Record of the Regiment, as Reported
by Colonel Metcalf to Adjutant
General Fox.

TOPEKA, July 17.-(Special) Adjutant
General Fox to-day received the report of
the Twentieth Kansas showing it's oper-
atoms during the month of May, and the
condition of the regiment on May 81. The
report is signed by Colonel Wilder 8. Met
calf.
During May three Kansas boys were
killed and nineteen wounded. The killed
were: William A. McTaggart, Company
G; Morton Wilcox, Company H: William
Sullivan. Company A.
The wounded were: General Frederick
Funston, William s. Albright, Company C;
Arthur K. Moore, Company H; Benjamin
f. Oliver. Company H; Chris W. Clapp, Jr.,
Company /; Elvie Allison. Company K;
Cassius E. Warner, Company E; Joseph
A. Robinson, Company d; Ben Couchman.
regimental band; William Lodensch1ager,
Company G: William McDougal, Company
l; Frank Sample, Company c: Peter Nc
Sorenson, Company B; Elmer E. Ashcraft,
Company e; Arthur Hollingshead, Com
pany b; Robert 8. Parker, Company *:
William Tozier, Company l.; Ernest Ryan,
(dieO Company l.; Albert Dooley, Com
pany M.
The aggregate number of enlisted men on
May 81 was 1.o67. There were Sl4 ready for
duty and 337 on the sick list. The others
were on special duty.
At the time the report was prepared
Lieutenant Colonel Little, and First Lieu
Guy l.. Nebergall, private If Company 1,
died OF inflammation Of the bowels.
The official report Of the movements of
the Twentieth Kansas during May as made
by Colonel Metcalf follows:
The regiment, in conjunction with the
FIRST Montana. left Apalit on the morning
Of May 4, marching northward along the
by means of railway bridges, until 3 n. m.
The Third battalion, which was leading
Ihe advance, encountered the enemy, who
yer Were inSrenched on the north side of the
Santo Tomas river and engaged them
Company H, supporting a battery of one
Hotchkiss gun and one Gatling gun, de-
ployed on the right Of Company Il. After
to relieve Company H. whose supply of
ammunition was short. Company b ad-
vanced along the railroad. firing on The
engagement the enemy retreated to their
trenches north of the Santo Tomas rail-
road station. where they made a stronger
bridge, of which one span had been cut
and dropped into the river and advanced
and being reinforced by Companies G and
E, Of the Second battalion, a charge was
made, .dislodging the enemy and driving
them from the field. That night and the
following day the regiment rested at Santo
On the evening Of May outposts were
attacked the engagement lasting about one
hour. in which Companies B, c, d, H,
and M took part.
1.-The regiment left headquarters at $50
a.. M, May "a. under command of Major
Whitman. to engage the enemy west Of
San Fernando, the third battalion being
left in reserve. The First and Second bat
talions made detour to the right, moving
under cover of the woods, the leading com,
pany arriving. within about $50 yards of
the enemy's intrenchments before being
discovered. The First battalion, consisting
Of Companies A. and L., deployed and
attacked the enemy from the front; The
Second battalion, Companies e. G, K and
M, deployed at nearly right angles to the
line of intrenchments and the First bat
talon, gradually swinging to the left,
drove the enemy in southerly direction
along the trenches, completely routing
them and compelling them to retreat in
disorder, the First battalion following
them through and beyond Bacalor.
"At a. M, May 25. reconnaissance
party consisting of Companies D, II and one
platoon Of 1. together with two companies
of the First Montana, under General Funs-
ton, left San Fernando, passing through
Bacalor to Santa Rita, engaging the en-
emy in q skirmish for about an hour, at
the latter place, returning to San Fernando
at about 4 p. m, at which time, our out
post being threatened on the north, Com
panies A, B, c, d, e. f, G, I and I, re-
inforced the party. The enemy was en-
gagged and driven north beyond Calulet, our
forces returning from there.
"On the morning of May 26 the outpost
being attacked, Companies B and F were
sent to reinforce Company l., on duty at
the post. The enga cement lasted about
an hour No casualties