The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-10

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M aH service in the
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~ ened them into
princely sol
diers. the like of whom. taking the
whole roster, had never been seen VI
der the American flag. Many Of them
were promoted to the rank of briga-
der general in the volunteers, but the
lieutenant colonies and majors who
took the regiments to the field were
also veterans and as capable soldiers
as the colonies themselves.
BY the addition of "a regiments to
the standing army the government has
practically doubled the regular force.
The new field officers and nearly all
the line officers are graduates from the
regular regiments, and Of the colonies
It may be said without favoritism that
they are the pick Of the material and
that the material available is of the
choicest. Six of the new colonies came
out Of the Spanish war with honors.
]. M. Bell was in Cuba. j. Franklin
Bell in the Philippines, Wallace and
Birkhimer We're also in the Philippines
and Kennon and Dorst at San Juan
hill.
Colonel j. M. Bell, the leader of the
new Twenty-seventh regiment, now en-
route to Manila, commanded the SQUAD
ron Of the First regular cavalry. which
led Off in the attack at Las Guasimas.
His command forced Its way through
the chapparal toward the Spanish
lines, and in order to get at the enemy
quickly rushed eel a wide open space
under Mauser fire. Major Bell was
severely wounded while deploying his
men for that advance which won the
victory. In the civil war Bell fought
four years in the Pennsylvania volun-
teer cavalry, coming out with the rank
Of captain and with a record which
led to his appointment in the Seventh
regular cavalry. Brevets were given
him for %gallantry at the battles of the
Wilderness and Reams' Station, and
he afterward won a brevet fighting
the Indians in Montana.
Colonel l.. NJ. v. Kennon, command
ing the new Thirty-fourth regiment,
was one Of the first to have his men
ready to go to the field. AS captain Of
a company which had a conspicuous
part to perform at San Juan hill Ken
o made an enviable battle record to
add to his service against Indians. His
company was on the right of the Sixth
regulars when General Hawkins or
dered the gallant Egbert to cross
San Juan river and alone open fire
upon the blockhouse, which up to that
time had not been seen by half a dozen
men In the American lines. General
Hawkins believed that the Sixth regi-
ment could enflade the fort and thus
cover the advance of troops who were
to storm it on the flank. Egbert and
Kennon went alone to r%econnoiter the
crossing, and, seeing that the men
could ford the swift running stream,
led the way with the captains own
company. Dashing through the heavy
current, the men deployed on the other
~ side and formed a
/=N line in the thicket
MsHSA\ to protect the cross
MlNy al ing Of the other
IA companies. So Ken
NV mons men actually
~ got in the first rife
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fire Upon the famous ENE&eSsD l
blockhouse. N
Colonel Dorst, who l-A6M&eE$& III
has been promoted ~SIWMM
from the cavalry to @SWl
lead the Forty-ffth
infantry, was one Of
the very first army
officers to win honors COLONEL >. M. BELL
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