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| ty-first became a part of Gen. Bells
Third brigade, which brought Malvar's
reign in Southern LuZon to an end.
Approximately $50 rifles were sur
rendered during January and February,
1902, and the insurgent leader in this
section of Laguna province killed. So
was the Calamba district pacified. The
| TWenty-firSt infantry captured that
important town and lake port in July,
| 1899, and two and one-half years later
had the satisfaction Of seeing that
hot-bed of insurrection, where so much
of it's blood had been spilled and so
many brave men contracted diseases
| which took them to an early grave,
pacified and the people actually glad
/ that, in that district at least, they
could breathe the air of peace.
| The month of April, 1902, saw the
end of the insurrection in Laguna and
Batangas provinces.
AS in the last two months daily
| surrenders took place and on April ID,
1892, Gen. Malvar with his family pre-
sented themselves at the camp of COM
| pany D, First Lieutenant A. I. Harri-
son, commanding, at Mabati, Batangas
| province. asking to be taken to L1pa,
where he formally surrendered to Gen
Bell on the following day.
/ Orders were now received relieving
the regiment from service in the Phil
ippines and preparations were made
1 to concentrate it at BatangaS, Batan-
gas province.
| The regiment was assembled by May
8, and on May 6, 1902, sailed from
/ Batangas bay on the U. S. A. transport
! Meade for the United States, twenty
| eight (28) officers and eight hundred
and fifty $500 enlisted men strong.
| The regiment returned to the United
| fho hoe NJ all the
superior commanders and all appre-
ciated the efficient service rendered.
Gen. Wheaton's Tribute
Mai. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton says Of the
Twenty first infantry: "One of the
most distinguished regiments of the
United States army. The arduous
service performed by the regiment
| while under my observation and COM
| mand in the Philippine islands is wor-
thy of the highest Communications. The
long list of officers and men killed and
| wounded while serving in the Island of
Luzon is proof of the gallant conduct
of the Twenty-first infantry in many
combats."
Gen. S. S. Sumner wrote of the
| Twenty first:
"As your regiment is about leaving
the Philippines / would like to have
you and the officers of the Twenty
ciate the hard and valuable work done
| by the regiment while serving under
my command The losses in officers
and men are sad testimonial to the
work done, and l am glad with you
that military operations in Batangas
have been brought to a successful end
and that the regiment remained on ac-
tive service in the field till armed op-
position ceased"
Gen. ]. F. Bell wrote: ..After excep-
tionally hard and trying service in
these islands, the officers and men OF
your regiment are now embarking.
The regiment has twice served under
my command and it gives me great
pleasure to express my sincere gratlf1-
cation and thanks for the most excel
lent service which has always been
accorded me by your command"
The casualties in the Twenty first
during it's Philippine service tell their
own story. The list is:
List of Casualties
Killed in action, officers ..............
Killed in action, enlisted men......... IA
Died while captured. d.................. l
Died of wounds, officers. .--......... z
Died of wounds, enlisted men......... IL
Died of disease, etc, officers. :
Died of disease. etc, enlisted men. 139
Discharged for disability, enlisted men. 137
Wounded in action (surviving), Of
woanded 1e9ri in action (survivingj. en-.
listed men ............... "a
Total of casualties. 1863
officers Killed in Action-First Lieut..
Anton Springer, Second Lieut.. Allen T.
Died of Wounds Received in Action
Capt. William H. Wilhelm, First Lieut..
Charles r. Ramsey.
Captured and killed by Insurgents
Second Lieut.. Paul D. Stockley.
Died From Disease-First Lieut.. David
G: Spurgin, First Lieut. Francis K Meade,
| omeers saS wounded in Action-Leut.
Joseph L. Donovan. Lieut. Patrick A
gagements) Lieut.. Marion M. Weeks,
Lieut. James M. Love Jr.
Came to Smelling in June, 1902.
Returning from the Philippines, the
:. Twenty-first reached San Francisco
June 1, 1902 The same month it took
station in the department of Dakota,
two battaIions coming to Fort Smelling.
Two companies of the third battalion
went to Fort Keogh, Mont, and Two
to Fort Lincoln, N. d.
i Col Jacob Kline, still commanding
the regiment after it's return, was re-
tired a short time ago with the rank of
brigadier general. He is now living in
st. Paul.
His successor, Col Charles A. Will
liams, is the only of1cer OF the IWen-
| ty-first who was wounded during its
Indian campaigns. In 1875, then a
lieutenant, he received two wounds
during battles with the Nez Perces.
He afterwards went to the Seventeenth
infantry as major, then to the Twenty
eighth as lieutenant colonel. Finally
he returned to his old regiment and
assumed command.
Roster of Officers
The present officers of the regiment
are:
Headquarters. Field and Staff-Col.
Charles A. Williams, Lieut.. Col Cornelius
! Gardener, Maj. George Palmer, Maj.
Lawrence J. Hearn, Mai. Harry A. Leon
haeuser, CHAPLAIN James osseWaarde. VA s1t
| sCapt. AImon L. Parmerter, quartermas-
ter; sCapt. Herman Hall, commissary.
Battalion Adjutants = First Lieut..
Thomas L. Brewer, first battalion; First
| Lieut.. James L. Love Jr, second bat
talon, First Lieut.. George E. Ball. third
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