The evening times., 1900-09-11

| operations prepared by First Lieut.. Har-
/ old Hammond, Exhibit A; also TO a report
Exhibit B, by Capt Charles R. Noyes, ad-
| 1utant, made in response TO my request
| Company A. of the regiment was not un-
| der my orders during the day, having bee=
! ordered On the preceding day to duty al
| the north pontoon bridge, as reserve tt
] the troops at the railroad station. This
| command consisted of Company A sixty
| six men, and thirtytWo men of Company
| d, commanded by First Lieut.. w. "
Weeks Eleventh Infantry, with Second
Lieut. f. K. Brown, Ninth Infantry, at
tached
| This command suffered casualties oi
! two killed and five wounded from a burst
| Ing shell. Attention is invited to Lieuten-
ant Weeks report herewith as Exhibit C.
At the 3 a. m. formation on the 18th inst
| the effective force of the command tC
! which succeeded was as follows:
One colonel, l adjutant. First Battalion
| i major, L adjutant, l sergeant major;
| Company b. officers, 64 enlisted men;
| Company c, 1 officer, SO enlisted men;
Company D, officers, Al enlisted men; at
taehed to Company D from Company E, II
enlisted men: total First Battalion, Off
GERS, 1l6 enlisted men Second Battalion
l major, l adjutant l sergeant major;
Company F, 1 officer. Sc enlisted men;
Company c, officers. 10 enlisted men
Company III, officer, 50 enlisted men; te-
tai Second Battalion. officers. 242 en-
listed men. Recapttulation-Ninth Infan-
try. 10 officers, 41S enlisted men.
In addition to the above were two med
ical officers and eight men OF the Hospital
Corps.
"Casualties-Killed, l officer; wounded
oficersi killed, Is enlisted men; wound
ed, 61 enlisted men; total casualties ) Of
ficers. So enlisted men,
Recommended for GaiIantry.
The following named officers are recon-
mended for medals of honor or brevets by
Major Lee:
Gus gallantTy Tor continuing on until twice
wounded Especial report forwarded; Capt An
drew Brewster. Tor conspicuous gaIiantry in res
cuIUs at great risk TO his life wounded soldier
who would have drowned.
First Lieut.. Joseph Frazier ter conspicuous gal
lantry in rescuang at great peril the s-Ionel OF
his regiment who had fallen Inortaily wounded
and conducting him to the trench
First Lieut.. Louis b. LawtUn, adiutaut First
Battalion, fer conspicuous gaiiautry In carrying
message IoF relief over d field swept by u
deadly hre, returning and reporting after having.
bteR twice wounded in doing 50 Especial report
forwarded
For brevets:
Major James Regan as lieutenant colonel f9r
cooiness, courage, and heroic exposure under
deadly IRE unTii severely wounded
Capt, Charles r. Moves. adjutant, as major, for
constant cooiness and galantry under a deadly
tire until disabled by a second wound
Capt. Andre W. Brewster as major for con
spicuous galiantrv, cooneSs and heroism in the
extreme advance and inspiring the men OF his
company and battalion by fearless example
Capt Edwin '. B00kmiller IS ajor IuT con-
spIcuous GOODNESS under deadly fire leading his
company until be fell tygicc wounded
First Lieut.. Joseph Frazier captain for con
spieu0is g3ilautrT- and fearless example iuspir-
ing the men of his company ard battalion
First Lieut. Louis b. LagJoH adjutant First
Bdttadon. as captain, Tor ccusplcuous gailantry.
coolucs- and efficiency III the disc larase OF every
duty throughout the day.
First Lieut.. Harry 2. Ro,hcrs as captain Tor
conspicuous galiaEtIy. cooineSs, and aerUisn be
ing with the extreme advance and inspiring his
meu by example throughout the DAY.
FIRST Lieut. William h Naylor as captain fOr
conspicuous saila"tTy, coolne@7, and heroism, 6e-
ing with tie extreme advance and inspiring MS
by example throughout the DAY.
First Lieut. Edward Bumpus as captain for
conspicuous &alaHtTy, cooiness, and heroisIn be
ing with the extreme advance and inspiring his
nea by example throughout the day
Second Lieut.. William II. Waldron as first
lieutenant fer conspicuous gallantry, coolness.
and herCIsm. being with the extreme advance
and inspiring his men Icy example Throughout the
DAY.
Second Lieut. Robert 5 Clark as first Iieufen-
ant fOr conspicuous gaIlautTy, Cuo-ness and cour-
age throughout the battle.
Second Lieut. Abraham W Loeb as first lea
tenant for conspicuous gsllaotry, cooIness, anl
courage throughout the battle
II Is deemed proper to say that the conduct af
all the foregoing officers more or les IN
personal observation throughout the hat
tie Of Iient~in On iuly l&. fs5E. which sub
jrcted the regiment to an almost constant fire
Of fourteen hours duration.
Major Lee makes special mention OF
Major ". B. Banister. as follows:
a number of these officers have been
previously recommended for brevets for
gaIlantry in action in Cuba ard the Phil
ippines. and If such recommendations are
ever acted upon these recommendation
are for one grade higher than NAV be
bestowed Major ". b Banister. of the
Medical Department, United States VoIIu-
teers, Captain and Assistant Surgeon
United States Army. performed most val
liable service under fire in removing and
caring for our wounded as far as il was
possible TO do. Though not under my per-
sonal observation. wounded officers and
men can SO testify I recommended him
for the brevet OF major United States
Army.
Major Lee concludes his report as fol-
lows:
The Enlisted Men
The following enirs;sd men have been
for medals of honor and
certificates of merit, as per special re-
ports submitted:
For medals OF honor-SeFgt Alfred A
Bernheim. Company D. Sergt John Pleas
ants, Company b; Private John H. Porter,
late Company d; Private John GaIagh
c; Private Robert II. Won
Sehlfck, Company c; Private Taylor B.
Hickman. Company c: Private Wilson c.
Price, Company T.
For certificate CT merit-Sergt. Albert
Davis, Company B; Private Max Klein
Company D; Private Edward keenan,.
Company d; Private Harry Won Lear,
B: Private Martin Doyle. Com
pany B; Private Ezekiel Hale, Company
c; Private James Pickett, Company 9
There may be others in addition to the
above and if so their cases viii be duly
investigated and submitted later for ac-
ion ] Nj LEE.
Major. Ninth Infantry"
FILIPINO HAD HFE LETTER.