The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-06
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| "TIal, South LuzOn,
FEBRUARY 2 1900
ION the night OF January the 9th got ready
to move our camp and the morning of the 9TH
we marched to a river and the companies of the
First battalion of our regiment crossed the river
and camped on the other side. went with Major
Morgan, of my battalion, and inspected the Thir-
/ tieth regiment. We then went back across the
river and camped with that night
! At O'Clock Sunday morning marched over
/ to Cavite Yiego, and few miles the other side
our scouts fired upon. We halted and those
mounted got down and went forward with Major
Morgan and looked at the works of the enemy with
! field glasses The enemy kept up hot fire from
a stone bridge and splendid earthworks across the
river on either side of the bridge. We guns Of
the Fifth artillery up to 200 yards of their works.
4 After some fighting, the lnsurgent sharpShooterS
wounded one of our scouts to the left and we shot
down three of their men at their guns
! Two of our companies fanked the works to the
left and the insurgents ran shot into their snks,
and Companies aud shot into them from the
rear. The fighting started at 1870 a. m, Sunday,
January eth, and lasted two hours.
I've went to the bridge after the retreat of the
enemy and found beautifully fortified breastworks
made Of bamboo and rifle holes worked in bamboo,
and in between was sand packed bard.
1--WE had fifteen men wounded in my battalion.
"After the fight found a named johnson
in the insurgent trenches with severe wounds l
gave him a drink of cold coffee and had a CONVEX
sation with him, from which learned that he
a deserter from the Sixth artillery, which was at
that time stationed at Honolulu. He was a mill
itary instructor in the insurgent army and ranked
as a second lieutenant He died before left him.
have two buttons from his blouse, which 1 will
send to you when 1 get chance. 1 counted 1O4
Cd
fighting. Wounded so many of them didn't have
time TO count them. They were armed with Maui
sere, Remingt0ns and Japan rifles of which we
secured thirtyone. 1t is very difficult to get their
guns, as there are SO many in the trenches who
have none and as soon fellow drops they pick
up the gun. Those who do not carry rifles carry
balos, cutting weapon.
I'VE marched back to camp and ate dinner.
Thence we went back to linus aud found Lieuten-
ant Cheney, of the Fourth infantry, dead, and our
other two battalions were engaged in a fight near
linus. We Joined them Immediately, but the
enemy retreated One sergeant killed in their
battalions. In company there we're seven
wounded. About twenty insurgents were killed. |
They had lots of cannOns
1--WE marched at a. IN. the next day and our
battalion had running fight most of the day. We
lost no men i'm killed wounded in the pursuit. |
A few OF the enemy were killed their retreat. /
We seat out single companies at different times
and they ran into robber bands and killed few |
each time.
after two days stay, Major Morgan and 1 took |
12S picked men, with two days rations. We left
at $50 a. IN. and marched twenty miles on foot,
leaving our horses at camp. Slept under shelter
tents ami had two blankets. The men had nothing |
but straw, as the march hard they threw |
away $50 pounds of ammunition, retaining only |
guns and rations. We had native pony to carry
our stuff as pack pony.
1--WE arrived at the town Of Slang, and Major
Morgan and went in and took dinner with Gem
eral Wheaton and staff. While there General
Wheaton sent message to Colonel Berkheimer, Of
our regiment, ordering him to send one battalion
to TaaI which order for US to move the follow
ing morning.
About half of our 12S picked men fOotsOre
and well nigh out L got horse from
Slang, eight aad half miles from Dos Mariands.
We started back at o'clock the next morning for
Slang and stopped for lunch, which Major and
I ate with Major Miller an old acquaintance whom
we relieved at St. Augustine, Fla, during the
Spanish American war.
THAT afternoon we started for Indang, eight
miles further, with mule teams, TO carry two days
rations. 1t was rainy day, and the bulls slipped
the hills were steep and the bulls tired and 1.-THE
Chino drivers were mad" and everything was
tough. worked until late at night getting the
teams along, then order came from tie stat
ing that ambulance with four mules couldn't
get down the Hill. After getting the teams agoing
again, shouted for all ahead, except Company A,
which was in the rear, TO move on.
Il went back to about the ambulance and
-ook out the two head mules The brakes were out
IF whack 50 tied the wheels and told the driver to
onow me. Irode ahead down awful hill, hold .
ng eandlein my hand to show the driver the way.
was lovely mark for some insurgent sharp
shooter. We had just seen some in the afternoon at
ong range. Then we got ahead of Company with
he ambulance and 1 rode ahead in the rain and
Wind and the candle would keep going out.
Il came very near running over steep preciplee,
'ut just pulled my horse up in time to prevent It.
We kept on, but 1 didn't know whether was fol- !
owing the trail or not At last we started downa