The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-06-30

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Following is the text of Capt.
Morey's letter:
"Carrizal, Mex, June 21, 1916, 9:15
A. M.
"To Commanding Officer, Ojo Fed
erico:
"My troop reached Ojo Santo
Domingo at $3.50 p. M, June 20. Met
Troop c under Capt. Boyd. I came
under Capt. Boyd's command and
marched my troop in rear for Car
rial at Ais a m. Reached open
field to southeast of town at $50.
Capt. Boyd sent in note re-
questing permission to pass through
the town. This was refused. Stated
we could go to the north but not
east. Capt. Boyd said he was going
to Ahumada at this time.
"He was talking with Carranza
commander. Gen. Gomez sent writ
ten message that Capt. Boyd was
bringing force in town and have a
conference. Capt. Boyd feared an
ambush. He was under the impress
sion that the Mexicans would run as
soon as we fired.
eve formed for attack, his inten-
tion being to move up to the line of
12O Mexicans on the edge of the town.
We formed G troop on the left in line
of skirmish, one platoon of X troop
on right of line and another X troop
platoon on extreme right little to
the rear.
Mexicans Open Fire.
"When we were within 300 yards
the Mexicans opened fire and strong
one before we fired shot; then we
opened up. They did not run, but
to make long account short, after
an hours fight, in which both troops
had advanced, c troop to position of
Mexican machine gun and X troop
closing in slightly to the left, we
were very busy on the right keeping
off flank attack. A group of Mex
leans left town, went around our rear
and our led horses left at gallop.
"At about 9 o'clock one platoon of
Troop K, which was on our right, fell
back. Sergeant said he could not stay
there. Both platoons fell back about
1000 yards to the west and then, to-
gether with some men of Troop C,
who were there, these men scattered.
81 was slightly wounded. Capt.
Boyd, man told me, was killed.
Nothing was seen of Lieut.. Adair af-
ter fight started, so man I saw stated.
| am hiding in hole 1000 yards from
field and have one other wounded man
and three men with me.
(Signed) "Morey,
Captain"
In transmitting Capt. Morey's let
ter Gen. Pershing said:
"The three men referred to by
Morey are the three men who had the
above message in their possession.
The wounded man was from c troop,
and was shot through the knee. Lieut..
Meyers reports that the three men
were rather vague as to where they
had left Capt. Morey, but stated that
on the night of the 21st they had car
RED him two miles; that Morey be-
came weak, could not 60 further, and
told them to leave him. They thought
he was dying from loss of blood and
lack of water. Meyer reconnoitered
20 miles east of Santa Maria, but
found nothing. Out of grain and for
age, horses in bad shape, he had to
return"
"Gen. Funston issued no orders to
Gen. Pershing tonight.
1t was observed at headquarters
that Capt. Morey's note was addressed
to his Immediate superior, the COM
manding officer at Ojo Federico, and
! it is surmised that Lieut.. Meyer sent
the letter to the commanding officer
at Ojo Federico, he in turn forward
ing it to Gen. Pershing. This would
explain the fact that the letter ap-
parently was not delivered to Gen.
Pershing by Lieut.. Meyers on his re-
turn with the stragglers found at San
Luis ranch last night.
Capt. Lewis Sydney Morey is the
son of the Rev. L. H. Morey of San
Antonio. He was born in Pittsford,
N. Y, in 1875, and spent his early
youth in Minnesota, coming to Texas
with his family in 1892. He was grad
uated from West Point in 1900 and
served as lieutenant and captain in
both the Tenth and Twelfth cavalry
regiments. He was married in 1903 to
Miss Irene Hahn of Austin, Texas.
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