T2.5 h} '1 PRINCETON IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (I PRINCETON SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898 THE PRINCETON PRESS C. S. ROBINSON & CO., UNIVERSITY PRINTERS PRINCETON, N. J. ^puJ. ^ril IT7 ^ This record was prepared at the request of the Faculty of Princeton University, and published in accordance with the order of the Board of Trustees. Every effort has been made to secure accurate information, in fact, most of the letters received, have been published verbatim. Some alumni have not responded, in spite of repeated attempts to reach them, and the list of names does not therefore claim to be complete. Such as it is, however, it shows that a goodly number of Princeton men served their country in every department, whether on land or sea, and did so with credit to themselves and their Alma Mater. WILLIAM LIBBEY. Princeton, N. J., June, 1899. RECORD OF PRINCETON MEN DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898. A. A. WooDHULL, M.D., '56, Col. and Chief Surgeon, U. S. A. I do not regard myself as a positive participant. The Surgeon-General did not appear to care to avail himself of me notwithstanding my expressed preparation for service, and I remained at Denver until about 20th July, when I was sent to inspect Camp Thomas (Chickamauga) and then to organize and command the Josiah Simpson General Hospital at Fort Monroe, Va. Dr. Woodhull is now chief surgeon of the 8th Army Corps in Manila. Calvin DeWitt, M. D., '60, Lt. Col.,D.S. G., U. S.A. When the war began I was Major and Surgeon U. S. S., and on duty as Post Surgeon at the Fort Monroe station. On June 29th, 1898, the U. S. A. General Hospital, Fort Monroe, Va., was estabhshed and in addition to my post duties I was placed in command of it. The hospital was composed almost entirely of tents and had 560 beds for patients ; it was dis- continued Nov. 27th, 1898, because of the cold weather. On December 15th, 1898, I was promoted to Lt. Col. and Deputy Surgeon General, U. S. A. Edward Field, '61, Maj. U. S. Art. At the time that the war with Spain began I was Inspec- tor of Artillery of the Department of California, but upon the departure of General Shafter for Cuba I assumed duties of Adjutant-General, and Judge-Advocate, in addition to my regular duties, and for nearly a month administered the routine afi'airs of the department, in the absence of Brigadier- General Merriam, who remained in the Department of Columbia to exjiedite the departure of Washington and Oregon troops. My work embraced the camping and distri- bution of the volunteer troops which were arriving almost daily. When General Merriam arrived I continued to act as Adjutant-General upon his staff. ^ly duties were still further complicated by a detail from the War Department as Acting Inspector-General in the absence of General Lawton. Find- ing it impossible to combine all these functions, I was relieved as Adjutant-General l)y Lieutenant Bennett, of General .Merriam's staff. My work as Ins})ector-General has been quite arduous, owing to the number of troops present and the quantity of arms and stores requiring ins])ection and condenniati( )n. I condemned over $70,000 worth of property and inspected money accounts to the extent of several mil- lions. During this period I have inspected the University of California twice, and the posts in the department, including the new post of Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. I asked the Department Commander for an opportunity to go to the front, but was told that my services here were indispensable to him, owing to previous service in the department and famil- iarity with its conditions. My son, Robert Field, is First Lieutenant in the Four- teenth Infantry, and has been on active service ever since he reached INhmila. Coming from special service in Alaska, he sailed on the 15th of July for Manila. While in San Francisco he was assigned to recruit and command one of the skeleton companies, which he formed into one of the finest companies in the regiment, quite a large proportion being young men from the Universities. The regiment went upon out-post duty almost immediately upon their arrival at Manila. He participated with much credit in the battles of February 4th and 5th, when the insurgents attacked the United States troops. A portion of the regiment containing his company- was under General Lawton's command during the taking of Santa Cruz and other points. He was the only officer with his company, and the acting Colonel of the regiment specially jDraised his services. He has earned the respect of all his superiors, as well as the highest regard of those under his command. William A. Rafferty, '61, Lieut.-Col. Second U. S. Cav. Being stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, at the beginning of the Spanish war, in command of his squadron of the Sec- . ond Cavalry, was ordered to Chickamauga Park, Georgia, with the squadron, and arrived at that place April 22nd, 1898, and remained there till May 12th, when his regiment was ordered to Mobile, Alabama. On June 4th left Mobile by steamers or transports for Tampa, Florida, arriving there June 7th, and remained on board with men and horses till June 14th, when he sailed with the 5th Army Corps, General Shaffer's, for San- tiago de Cuba. Disembarked at Daiquiri, Cuba, June 22nd, 1898, and with his squadron participated in the campaign against Santiago and the Spanish army. Remained in Cuba till August 28th, when he was ordered to embark with his squadron for Montauk Point, Long Island, arriving there Au- gust 29th in the U. S. transport Minnewaska. Sick in Cuba of fever July 8th to 18th. On leave of absence on account of sickness contracted in Cuba, from September 4th to Novem- ber 24th, 1898. In Cuba he commanded the only squadron that took their horses with them into Cuba. N. F. Stahl, '69, Chaplain U. S. Vols. 8 Randall P. Hoes, '71, Chaplain U. S. N. Served in the Iowa at the battle of Santiago. WiLLL\M p. Lane, '72, Col. 1st. Md. Vol. Inf. Monday, April 25th, 1898, went into camp at Pimlico, Md., in accordance with orders received on the preceding Saturday, from the Governor of the State. May 15, 1898, re- signed my commission as Colonel of First Regiment, I. F. N. G., in order to accept commission of Lieutenant-Colonel in U. S. Volunteer service. And on May 17th was commissioned and mustered in as Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the two battalions which then formed the 1st Md. U. S. V. Infantry, and to which the allotment under the State's quota restricted us. We were assigned to the Department of the East, and, under orders from those headquarters, proceeded to Fort Mon- roe, Va., May 25th, for duty there. Was in command of the Post at Fort Monroe from June 27th, when Brigadier-General Hasbrouck left to take command of a brigade of volunteers in Florida, until September 8th, when we were assigned to the Second Army Corps. July 7th I was commissioned Colonel of the regiment, which was then filled by the addition of the Third Battalion, under the second call of the Piesident. Sep- tember 8th, reported with regiment to Major-Gen eral Graham, at Camp Meade, Pa., and by him assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps. November 11th, 1898, left Camp Meade and went into winter camp at Augusta, Ga., and there mustered out of the service on February 28, 1899. R. W. Johnson, M. D., '76, Capt. and Asst. Surg. U. S. A. I was in command of the First Division Hospital, Fifth Corps, during and after the battle of Santiago, and remained w 9 on duty in that city after the cessation of hostilities, until September, 1898, when I was ordered back to the United States, where I have since been on duty as Attending Sur- geon and examiner of recruits, at Chicago, 111. C. H. Hunter, Ex 78, Firsl Lieut. 1st Art. I left West Point under orders for Cuba, but was not relieved from duty at West Point in time to reach Tampa soon enough to join General Shaffer's expedition; and I remained until Jul}^ 13th as ordnance officer at the Siege Artillery camp, when I left with Battery B, Fifth U. S. Artil- lery, under orders for Santiago. Upon arrival, our destination was changed from Cuba to Porto Rico, and we formed part of General Miles' expedition. We arrived at Guanica, marched to Ponce, and remained near that place until peace was assured. I was then ordered back to the Military Academy. Phillip H. Fraser, 79, 71st N. Y. Vol. Inf. Enlisted in the 71st Regt. N. Y. N. G., April 28th, 1898. Went to Camp Black at Hempstead, May 2nd, 1898. Mus- tered into U. S. service for term of the Spanish-American war on May 18th. Encamped at Lakeland, Fla., the last of May, and at Tampa, Fla. the first week in June. Left Tampa aboard U. S. transport No. 23, S. S. Vigilancia, on June 14th. Arrived off Santiago harbor, June 29th, and landed at Sibony. June 24th. Followed the " Rough Riders " towards Las Guasimas, but did not arrive in time for the fight. Broke camp at Siboney the 27th, marching to Seville, thence the second battalion went to Seville Heights for outpost duty until June 30th. We rejoined the regiment on this day at 5 P. M. On July 1st, at 4 A. M., we started on march towards El Poso and San Juan Hill. Marched up latter under fire 10 about noon. Again under fire during Spanish niglit attack, July 2-3. In the trenches at San Juan Hill, until July 8th, when the investing line of Americans having been extended westward, the 71et Regt. was assigned a position on Santiago Heights, within a thousand yards of the Spanish intrench- ments where we were again under fire on July lltli. Re- mained in camp there until August 9th, when the Regt. marched into Santiago City and emliarked with the 16th U, S. Inf. on U. S. transport " La Grand Duchesse." Left Santi- ago August 11th, and arrived at jNIoutauk Point, August 15th. Landed and went to detention camp, August 17th. Transferred to open camp, August 22nd, and given sick leave on August 24th. Was mustered out of U. S. service at New York on Nov- ember 16th, 1898. Frank H. Lokd, '79, Capt. S. a Vols. Was commissioned as Captain and Commissary of Sub- sistence of Volunteers, May 12th, 1898 ; accepted his commis- sion May 12th, 1898. On June 9th he was assigned to duty with the oth Army Corps (General Shatter's) ; was assigned to duty at headquarters of the 1st Division (General Kent's) and sailed on the transport "Santiago" for Cul)a, June 13th. The " Santiago " was one of the three transports which, on arriving at Daiquiri, were detailed to make a "diversion " off' Santiago, and was one of the three transports, which were the only ones, under fire during the war, they being fired upon by the Punta Gorda battery while engaged in this ma- noeuvre. Captain Lord landed at Siboney on June 26th. As the 1st Division had a Commissary from the regular army, he was detached and left as Acting Assistant Depot Commissary at Siboney. He oi-ganized a gang of Cubans, and it was his duty to land and store the supplies as fast as the transports were unloaded. 11 On July 17th and IDth he acted as interpreter (being familiar with the Spanish language) inside the Spanish lines at Aguadores. The regular Depot Commissary being shortly thereafter taken down with yellow fever, and the Chief Com- missary having gone to Santiago after the capitulation of the city, he was left in sole charge of the depot, and superintended on the 23rd of July the shipment of all the army stores, to- gether with the post office, to Santiago. From July 24th to 31st he was Acting Assistant Depot Commissary at Santiago ; and from July 1st to August 24th was Acting Chief Commissary of the 1st Division at Camp Wikoff, having returned from Santiago on the "St. Paul." Immediately after his return North he was taken sick with the usual Cuban malarial fever, but he has recovered, and expects shortly to be assigned to duty under General A\^ood at Santiago. For his devotion to duty and activity and energy in send- ing forward supplies while at Siboney, he was specially com- plimented by his superior officer, Major D. B. Wilson, Chief Commissary of Subsistence. John McG. Woodbury, M.D., 79, Chief Surgeon and Major, U. S. V. June 30th received commission as Chief Surgeon with rank of Major, U. S. V. Also orders to report to the General com- manding Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga. July 4th, 1898, reported to Major-General Brooke and was assigned by Special Order No. 17, dated Headquarters 1st Army Corps and Department of the Gulf, to the 1st Division 1st Army Corps as Acting Chief Surgeon, and reported to Major-General James H. Wilson, commanding. Immedi- ately entered upon the duties of Chief Surgeon of the 1st Di- vision, 1st Army Corps . Headquarters of the 1st Division, Ist Army Corps, Porte Ponce, Porto Rico, August 31, 1898. I have the honor to 12 report that I am now on duty as Acting Chief Surgeon 6th Army Corps and as Sanitary Inspector the Island of Porto Rico, Special Field Order No. 8, dated July 28th, Head- quarters of the Anny in the Field, And as Chief Surgeon of the Army in the Field by a Special Field Order No. 31, Head- quarters of the Army, August 22, 1898. I have the honor to report that upon September 1, 1898, I was serving in Ponce, Porto Rico, as Acting Chief Surgeon of the Arm}^ in the Field in compliance with Special Field Order No. 31, part 7, dated Headquarters of the Army, Port of Ponce, Porto Rico, August 28, 1898, and continued to serve in this capacity until September 15, 1898, when, by command of Major-General J. H. Wilson, I sailed for New York on transport " Concho," arriving September 23, 1898, and pro- ceeded to my home. Upon October 18, 1898, I tendered my resignation of my commission of Chief Surgeon and Major, U. S. V., and by Special Order No. 256, by direction of the President, I was honorably discharged from the service of the U. S. to take effect December 27, 1898. This is a complete record of my official orders, as they show I entered upon my duties on June 30th, and served at Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga., until July 5th, when I was ordered to Charleston, S. C, with the 1st Division of the 1st Army Corps. Was there engaged in fitting out and equipping transport "Rita," and sailed from Charleston in transi)ort " Obdam," July 20. Arrived in Ponce, Porto Rico, July 26th, and was immediately made Sanitary Inspector of the island. Served in that capacity until August 22d, when I succeeded Colonel Charles R. Greenleaf, becoming Acting Chief Surgeon of the Army in the Field. Continued in this duty until September 15th, when I was returned to the Uni- ted States. Forwarded my resignation upon October 18th, which was accepted to take effect on December 27th. I re- ceived the honor of a recommendation for promotion for dis- 13 tinguished conduct and gallantry in action in the aifair of Aibonito and the battle of Coamo, being engaged in removing our wounded while under fire. Headquarters op the Army, Office of the Chief Sur- geon, Port Prince, Porto Rico. August 22, 1898. To the Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army : Sir: — I have the honor to recommend to the Major General commanding, the promotion of Major J. McG. Wood- bury, Chief Surgeon, First Division, First Army Corps, to the first vacancy that may occur in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel and Corps Chief Surgeon. Major Woodbury has distinguished himself in this campaign by the ability with which he has discharged his duties. He possesses fine ex- ecutive ability and excellent professional capacity, and par- ticularl}' distinguished himself in an action at Coamo and at Asomante by his personal care of the wounded under fire. Very Respectfully, (Signed) Chas. R. Greenleaf, Col. Chief Surgeon Army. First Endorsement. I heartily concur in the foregoing. Major has fully won his promotion, not only by his general and regular service, but by his personal gallantry under fire with me and as a member of my staff. (Signed) James H. Wilson, Maj. Gen'l Vols. Second Endorsement. Approved, Cordially endorsed, Nelson A. Miles, Maj. Gen'l Commanding U. 8. A. 14 n. K. Deverkux, '80, Second Lieut., First U. S. V. Cav. I enlisted as a trooper in the 1st U. S. V. Cavalry on May 5th, 1898. Was made a Sergeant on May 11th, 1898. Was aijpointed 2d Lieut, of Troop K, on May 21st, 1898. Landed in Cuba June 22d, 1898. Was in the battle of Guasimas, June 24th, 1898. Was wounded in left forearm at the l)attle of Santiago, July Ist, 1898. Was mustered out of the service Sept. 15th, 1898. Alexander B. Duncan, '80, Red Cross Advisory Board. Sailed on the "Relief" for Cul^a, but were detained at Tampa, because of the action of the Spanish authorities, in refusing them permission to land— at any Cuban port. After the war was over he took part in the relief work of the Red Cross in Havana and suffered an attack of sunstroke as the result of exposure. Stuart Brown, '81, Adjt. 5th 111. Vol. Inf. When I returned from college in 1881, I became inter- ested in the National Guard, and was in 1882 elected an offi- cer of Illinois N. G. As my business increased I found it necessary to resign my office. When there was prospect of a war with Spain I could not feel easy at the idea of having been a play soldier in pip- ing times of peace and refusing to go when there was dan- ger. I offered my services to the Adjutant General of Illinois. When war broke out there Avas one vacancy in the Illi- nois Guard, the adjutancy of the 5th Illinois Infantry. This was tendered to me, and against the remonstrance of m}' wife 15 and friends I accepted it. I was appointed captain and ad- jutant 5th Illinois Infantry on April 25th, was mustered into the service of the United States witli the same rank on May 7th, 1898. On May 14th we were ordered to Camp Geo. H. Thomas, Lytle, Ga., and reached that place on May 16th, 1898. There we remained until August 2d, 1898, undergoing the discom- forts and labor incident to a camp of instruction and disci- pline. August 2d we were ordered to Puerto Rico by way of Newport News, Va. At Newport News we awaited the arri- val of a transport, and were finally ordered aboard S. S. Ob- dam. We loaded all our impedimenta and men, and slept one night on the boat, expecting to sail the next morning, when we were ordered to go back to camp, as the peace protocol had been signed. After a few days niore of waiting at Newport News, we were sent back to Lexington, Ky., and there heard we would be mustered out in a few days. My family and business now imperatively demanded my return. On August 21st, 1898, I resigned. It was accepted on the 25th, and I re- turned to my home about a week earlier than my regiment. This is the history in brief of my bloodless campaign. My wife, I firmly believe, thinks I would have displayed more courage by staying at home. My friends speak of my "summer vacation." I say nothing, and am not even a candidate for office. The one consolation I get out of it all is the knowledge that I was willing to venture, and this is shared by a million others more caj^able than myself, who did not even have an opportunity. J. Spencer Vookhees, '81, Chaplain 3d Conn. Vol. Inf. April 25th I was appointed Chaplain of the First Regi- ment, Connecticut Volunteers. April 26th I resigned, that the former Chaplain might be reinstated. 16 June 24th, Gov. Lorrin A. Cook appointed me Chaplain of the Tliird Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, and I re- ported for duty at Camp Haven, Conn., on the same day. The camp was a delightful i)lace to spend the summer, nearly surrounded by the sea. The regiment was given vig- orous drills, and put under thorough military discipline, and the making of good soldiers from the raw material was a rai)id and marvelous success. Sept. 9th, by order of the War Department, we were transported to Camp Meade, Pa., and brigaded, and belong now to the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Army Corps. Here the cold nights brought a great deal of suffering to the sol- diers. After four days in Camp Meade I was sent home with typhoid fever, and was absent on sick leave for ten weeks. Five weeks fever reduced me in weight at the rate of a pound and a half a day. During the following five weeks of re- cuperation I regained my weight at the rate of a pound a day. Nov. loth, by order of the War Department, our brigade was transported to this camp — Camp Marion, S. C. The location is in an extensive pine forest, a sufficient space be- ing cleared for the encampment of our brigade. The position is an elevated one, surrounded by marshes. The soil is of sand and the camp is apparently healthful. Here we are looking forward to going to Cuba, being designated for Havana. It has been a great disappointment to our men not to have had an opportunity at the front, still they are patriotic enough to be willing to serve our country in the more ar- duous and distasteful service now necessary in our new territory. A. S. BicKiiAM, '82. Qiptain and Quartermaster U. S. A. Aljout one year ago he received his commission as Cap- tain and Quartermaster and reported at Chickamauga about 17 June 1st for duty. He was shifted over the southern ciinii)s till about the first of April, when (Jeneral Ludington ordered him to Manila. He sailed from San Francisco and touched at Honolulu where he posted letters, since then nothing. His record was such as to call forth much commendation. His health has been superb throughout. His old football days stand him in good stead. Ogden Rafferty, M.D., '82, Brigade Surg, and Maj., U. S. A. I was on duty at Willetts Point, N. Y., as an Assistant Surgeon in the U. S. Army till June 7th, 1898, when I started for Key West, Florida, for duty in the U. S. General Hospital that had just been started at that place. On June 8th, 1898, I was taken from the train by verbal orders from the Sur- geon General, U. S. A., and assigned to duty as Assistant to the Chief Surgeon of the 2d Army Corps, at Camp Russell A. Alger, Falls Church, Va. On June 19th a commission as Major and Brigade Sur- geon, U. S. Vol. reached me, and was accepted. On June 21st I reported to General H. M. Duffield for duty with his command, and left Camp Alger, Va., June 22d, for Siboney, Cuba, via Dunn Loring, Alexandria, Ft. Monroe, Va., and the U. S. Auxiliary Cruiser Yale. We arrived at Siboney, Cuba, on June 26th, and by General Shaffer's order reported to the Chief Surgeon of the 5th Army Cori)s for duty. On June 28th I was assigned to duty l)y the Chief Surgeon as recipient and forwarder of all medical supplies landing from the transports. On July 2d, 3d and 4th I was on duty in the operating ward of the General Hospital at Siboney by the request of Major La Garde, Surgeon, U. S. A. On July 6th, in accordance with a telephone message, I boarded and took charge of the U. S. Transport Cherokee, 18 with 325 wounded men and officers, and landed her at Port Tampa, Florida, on July 10th, without the loss of a single man. Whilt! waiting for the transport to reload with supplies and reinforcements at Port Tampa, I was ordered by tele- graph to report to the Surgeon General at his oifice in Wash- ington, D. C. On July 23d, 1898, was ordered to Fort Hamilton, N. Y., to receive and take charge of sick from the transport Seneca, and afterwards to establish and run a 500 bed tent hospital, for the reception of the sick returning from Cuba. Having completed this latter work on October 31st, 1898, I was or- dered back to my original station, Willetts Point, N. Y. J. ^r. T. Finney, M. D., '84, Brig. Surg., Md. N. G. I am afraid I cannot pose as a war hero. My only con- nection with the military was in the capacity of brigade sur- geon to the militia of the State of Maryland. I did not get further than the cam}) of instruction. S. Johnson Poe, '84, First Lieut, and Adjt. 5th Regt., Md. U. S. Vol. Inf. At the time of the declaration of war against Spain I was a 1st Lieut, and Battalion Adjutant of the 3d Battalion, 5th Regiment Infantry, Maryland National Guard. On the 25th day of April the regiment went into camp at Pimlico, Mary- land, and on the 14th day of May, 1898, was mustered into the service of the United States, with fifty officers and 935 enlisted men. I held the position of 1st Lieut, and Regi- mental Adjutant of this regiment, which was then called the 5th Maryland U. S. Volunteers (I. M. N. G.), and on the 19th day of May we left PimHco, Md., for Chickamauga, Ga., where we arrived on the 21st, and went into camp. The regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Army Corps. We remained in camj) there until the 2d day of June, when 19 we received orders to go to Tampa, Fla., and be ready to em- bark for Cul)a from that point. We arrived at Tampa on June 5th, and were assigned to 1st Brigade, Provisional Divi- sion, 5th Army Corps, but owing to the insufficient number of transports did not get off on first ex^jedition to Santiago. We remained at Tampa until the 11th (Uiy of August, being always under orders to go to the front, receiving orders both for the second expedition to Santiago, and also to Porto Rico, but for reasons unknown we never were able to embark for either place. On the 18th of August we left Tampa for Huntsville, Ala., where we arrived on the 20th, and remained there until the 5th day of September, when we left for Balti- more, arriving there on September 7th, and were given fur- loughs for one month, and on the 22d day of October, 1898, were mustered out of the service of the United States. While in Tampa about the 14th day of June Ave were assigned to the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 4th Army Corps. William Duffield Bell, M.D., '85, S^lrg. and Maj., 71st N. Y. Vol. Being a member of the 71st Regiment, National Guard, New York, and holding a commission as Captain and Assist- ant Surgeon, when the war broke out I immediately volun- teered for service with my regiment. On May 2nd, 1898, the regiment left New York City for Camp Black, near Hemp- stead, N. Y., where on the 4th day of May, 1898, I was mus- tered into the service as Major and Surgeon of the regiment that was accepted by the government as the 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers. I believe I was the first man accepted and mustered into the service of the United States from New York State. I served with the regiment as Major and Sur- geon from the time it was mustered in. May 10th, 1898 (where- ever it served— at Camp Black, New York, en route to Lake- land, Florida, at Lakeland and Tampa, Florida, and in the expedition against Santiago, Cuba). I was with it throughout 20 tlie whole Santiago Campaign, being present with it at the bat- tles o£ Las Guasimas, fought with Spanish forces June 24th, 1898. In camp with it at Siboney and Sevilla, and on the morning of July 1st, 1898, marched with it to take part in the bloody three days' battle of San Juan Hills. Was present at the siege of Santiago and the bombardment of July 10th and 11th, and witnessed the surrender of the city, July 17th, 1898. I served througb the terrible days of the epidemic of yellow fever and malarial fevers that followed the surrender, until the final return of the regiment to the United States, landing at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N. Y., August r.)th, 1898, and remained with it until after its triumphal return to New York City, when the regiment was furloughed August 29th, 1898, for sixty days, to be finally mustered out this month, November, 1898. Charles H. Smith, Ex-'85, Sergt. First Troop Phila. Oily Cav. Previous to the war he had served in the City Troop for six years, and was an active member of that body when the war broke out. He enlisted with the Troop and served with them in Porto Rico. Hkxry H. Thokp, M.D., Ex-'85, ht U. S. Vol. Cav. Private in "Hough Riders" (Ca.alry). Was with his regiment from time of muster in to end of its service at Mon- tauk, N. Y., September, 1898. Was present with his regiment at battles of Las Guasimas and San Juan, and the bom- bardment and siege of Santiago ; was distinguished for gal- lantry and recommended for a commission. Robert B. Bowie, '86, ( 'apt. 'Ah Md. Vol. Inf. I was Captain of Company A, 5th Md. Regt. U. S. Vol. 21 Inf. Was mustered into the service of the United States May 14th, 1898. May 21st, 1898, was at Chickamauga, assigned to 1st Div. 3rd Army Corps; General Brooke. June 5th, 1898, was at Tampa, Fla., assigned to Provisional Division, oth Army Corps; General Shaffer. We remained at Tampa when Cuba was invaded. Our Field and Staff officers' horses came near going to Cuba, but we did not. The transport " Florida," upon which the horses were, collided in getting out of i)ort, and consequently got back to Tampa and their owners. The regiment left Tampa August 18th, and arrived at Huntsville, Ala., August 21st. Assigned to the 2nd Div., 4th Army Corps; General Coppinger. We left Huntsville September 5th, 1898, ordered to Bal- timore to be mustered out, which happened October 22nd, 1898. The 5th Regiment, U. S. Vols., comprised twelve com- panies of 106 men each. We left our armory to go into camp preparatory to volunteering April 25th, 1898. From April 25th, 1898, to October 22nd, 1898, we lost twenty-one men, eighteen deaths from typhoid fever, one from dysentery and two accidental (one drowned, one shot). We were among the very first of the National Guard to volunteer, and were sent from Chickamauga on the first call for the fight, best equipped and prepared for service. Why we never got farther than Tampa my superiors can better tell you. During the campaign we were in three Army Corps, and brigaded with the 14th N. Y., 2nd Mo., 2nd N. Y., 1st Dist. Guard, 2nd Ga. and 1st Fla., and 3d Pa. Regiments. Charles E. Hays, '86, Second Lieut. I8th U. S. Inf. 22 Clinton L. Riggs, '87, Maj. oth Md. U. S. Vol. 1 entered tlie service of the United States Government aa Major of tlic 5tli Maryland U. S. Volunteers. This Regiment liad previously l)een a part of the INIaryland National Guard, in whicli 1 liad held the rank of Major for several years. I was with the Regiment until recently mustered out with the rest of tlie command. We went from Pimlico to Chicka- mauga, thence to Tampa, Florida, and then to Huntsville, Ala., and ])ack to Baltimore, were we were mustered out. J. R. CiruHCH, M.D., '88, Surg, and Maj. 1st U. S. Vol. Cav. We take this notice of him from Richard Harding Davis' article in the Septemher Scribner^s, entitled "The Rough Riders Fight at Guasimas " : ''A tall, gaunt, young man, with a cross on his arm, was just coming back up the trail. His head was bent, and by some surgeon's trick he was advancing rapidly with great strides and at the same time carrying a wounded man much heavier, than himself across the shoulders. As I stepped out of the trail he raised his head and smiled and nodded, and left me wondering where I had seen him before smiling in the same cheering, confident way, and moving in that same position. I knew it could not have been under the same conditions, and yet he was certainly associated with another time of ex- citement and rush and heat, and then I remembered him. He had been covered with blood and dirt and perspiration as he was now, only then he wore a canvas jacket and the man he carried on his shoulders was trying to hold him back from a whitewashed line. And I recognized the young doctor with the blood bathing his breeches as " Bob " Church, of Princeton. That was only one of four badly wounded men lie carried on his shoulders that day, over a half mile of trail that stretclied from the firing line back to the dressing station, 23 under an unceasing fire. And as the senior surgeon was absent he had chief responsibility that day for all the wound- ed, and that so few of them died is greatly due to this young man who went down into the fighting line and pulled them from it, and bore them out of danger." In recognition of his valiant conduct in this campaign, Dr. Church has been recently promoted to be surgeon, with the rank of major. Wm. W. Harts, Ex '88, Maj. U. S. Vol. and Capt. U. S. Eng. In April, 1898, 1 was ordered to Willetts Point, New York Harbor, and attached to the Battalion of Engineer troops, and under orders to be ready for duty in Cuba with the army of invasion. Before orders were received to depart, I waa detached and ordered to St. Augustine, Fla., where I reported to Colonel Wm. H. H. Benjamin, Corps of Engineers, who assigned me to the charge of the defensive operations at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay. These operations consisted in the construction of batteries for large and medium caliber guns, at each locality, and the planting of submarine mines. While engaged in this latter work, in the St. John's river, just as the work was nearing completion, I was injured, June 10th, 1898, by the premature explosion of a part of a mine, in which accident two men unfortunately lost their lives, almost within arm's length. At present I am on sick leave of absence, recovering from my wounds received at that time. I am now under orders to proceed to Portland, Oregon, and assume charge of certain river and harbor works in that locality. In July, 1898, I was promoted to Major of Volunteers, which rank I still hold. My rank in the Regulars is 1st Lieut., but I am under orders to be examined for promotion to Captaincy in the Regular establishment. 24 Bash. N. Ricketts, Ex '89, Se)-g. ht U. S. Vol. Cav. Was severely wounded in the great fight of the Rough Riders and invalided home. J. CoNDiT Smith, Ex '81), Vol. Art. Enlisted in a l)attery from one of the Western States, and saAV service in Cuba and Porto IJico. Chaklks G: Bickham, '90. Captain Ninth Imniunes. lie enlisted as a private in the National Guard the day war was declared and went into camp at Columbus, Ohio, thence to Tam})a. Their regiment was ordered aboard the transport rammed and sunk by the Miami. This only kept the boys out of the battle of Santiago. In time he became a corporal. In August he was ordered to report at New Or- leans. There he found a Captain's commission awaiting him and since then he has been Cai)tain of Co. M., Ninth Immunes. He started for Santiago August 17th, and remained in camp with fever till sent home sick, having lost some forty pounds- He returned to his company which came home to Camp Meade a few weeks ago, where he now is (May 20, 1899), and where he will be mustered out next month. J. E. Farnum, '90, First Troop Phila. City Cav. Was with the City Troop at first, but was afterward given an appointment as Assistant Quartermaster, with the rank of captain. Recinald K. Shober, '90, I'h-st Troop Phila. City Cav. When the war broke out last April I joined the First Troo]) Philadelphia City Cavalry. We were called out by 25 the Governor of Pennsylvania on April 28th, and were mobil- ized with the State Guard at Mount Gretna, Pa. After entering the services of the government we were sent to Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va. From there we were ordered to Newjjort News, where we were in camp a few days before embarking for Porto Rico on the transport Massachusetts. Our campaign on the island was an extremel}^ interesting experience. The hard- ships are fading away as time goes on, and one begins only to think of the privilege it was to have been able, even in a small way, to have served one's country in such times, and to have helped to hold up the proud record of such a distin- guished command. Alexander Nixon Bodine, Ex-'90, Battery A., Pa. Vol. Art. This was the first organization from Pennsylvania mus- tered into U. S. service, at Mt. Gretna, May 6th, 1898.. Mustered out November 19th, 1898, at Philadelphia. Served at Sub-Post Fortress Monroe, Newport Ncavs, Va. Sailed for Porto Rico Aug. 5th. Stationed at Port of Ponce, and a few miles out of Ponce, Porto Rico. Embarked for America Sept. 3rd. Landed at Jersey City Sept. 10th. Received a two months' furlough. I was with the Bat- tery the entire time. Isaac B. Smith, Ex-'90, Iowa Vol. Inf. He enlisted with an Iowa infantry regiment. Very earlj in the war he was appointed a paymaster in the navy, with the rank of ensign. He was on one of the smaller boats off the Florida coast until hostilities ceased. 26 S. Harbourne Baldwin, M. D., '91, Asst. Sur;/. and Fird Lieut. 1st N. J. Vols. I have been a member of the First Regmient N. J., since February 4, '95, when I was commissioned a First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon. The order calHng our regiment out was issued April 27th, and on May 2d we left Newark for Sea Girt. On the 3d I was mustered into the government service. ^Major AUers, surgeon of the regiment, was the first volunteer from New Jersey to be mustered in, and I the second. This was done at once in order that we, as government surgeons, could make the physical examinations of the recruits. We examined the First, Second and Third Jersey Regiments. After remaining at Sea Girt three weeks, the regiment was ordered to Camp Alger, Virginia. There we stayed until ordered home, although we changed the position of our camp three times. During this period orders were received send- ing us to the front more than once, but were always counter- manded at the last moment. Though typhoid fever cut a big path through the army of 25,0()0 men, we were very fortunate in losing but eight men in the six months' service. In fact, we had the record of feeing one of the healthiest regiments, if nut the healthiest, in that camp. When hostilities ceased. Governor Voorhees exerted him- self to secure the mustering out of the Jersey boys, and con- sequently we were expecting orders to move home any day. Instead we were ordered to Middletown. All our bag- gage was on the cars, in fact, everything excepting ourselves, when the Governor drove into our little deserted village. He was surprised, as he had been at the War Department all the previous day, and they had assured him that no Jersey regi- ment would be moved for three days, and had also promised liim that he could name any one Jersey regiment for mus- ter out. ■ 27 But the Governor was equal to the occasion, and imme- diately telegraphed to Washington that he named the First New Jersey for muster out. Orders were changed hy tele- graph, and the same cars that were to take us to Middletown brought us to Sea Girt. We were mustered out November 4th. Erskine Hewitt, '91, Staff Office!-, Porto Rico. H. Page, Jr., '91, Surgeon, U. S. A., Manila. George H. Shields, Jr., '91, Second Lieut. 12th U. S. Inf. Prior to the Spanish-American War I was a member of Light Battery " A," National Guard of Mo. At the first call for volunteers this organization volunteered in a body, and I was mustered into the service of the United States as a Cor- poral. After spending two weeks at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., the Battery was ordered to Chickamauga Park, Ga., where two months were spent in camp and field mana?uvres. Then the Battery was assigned to the Artillery Battalion under Maj. Geo. B. Rodney, and was ordered to form a part of the Puerto Rican expedition under Gen. Brooke. The voyage to Puerto Rico was comparatively uneventful and the Battery was landed at Arroyo, on the southern coast, and remained on the Island about five weeks, but was not in any engagement. On one occasion, however, we were in posi- tion, had our guns loaded and were awaiting the command to fire, when a courier brought the news of the signing of the Protocol. While in Puerto Rico I was examined for a Commission in the Regular Army and passed successfully, and on my re- turn to the United States received my commission and was assigned to the 12th Infantry. 28 C. E. Babcock, Ex^-'Ql, Second Lieut. 12lh U. S. Inf. I enlisted May 13th, at San Antonio, Texas, as a private in the First U. S. V. Cavalry (or better known as Roosevelt's Rough Riders). I served in this capacity until September 1st, when I received promotion as Second Lieutenant in the Twelfth U. S. Infantry. My record as a soldier I herewith copy from my discharge paper, as follows: " Campbell E. Babcock, private of Troop K, is hereby discharged from -the service of the United States, by reason of his appointment as second lieutenant in the Twelfth U. S. Infantr\'. In battles, engagements, skirmishes and expedi- tions ; Las Guasimas, San Juan Hill, engagements and skir- mishes before Santiago; first expedition to Cuba. Service: honorable and trustw^orthy ; was attached to rapid fire gun detachment, and saw severe service in the trenches. Was attached to regimental hospital (after the fall of Santiago). Released from service in hospital ui)on landing in United States. " (Signed) Woodhury Kane, Capt.''^ " Behaved with marked gallantry in action on two or three occasions while under my personal observation. " (Signed) Theodore Roosevelt, " Col. 1st U. S. V. Cnvalnj.'' My regiment is now stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, where I expect to join them as soon as I recover from fever contracted in Cuba. By order of my commander, Col. Humphreys, I was placed in command of Company E, owing to the fact that my superior officers were wounded and killed in Cuba. Walter S. Cash, Ex-'91, First U. S. Vol. Cav. Was a member of Troop K of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and was wounded July 1st, at the battle of San Juan Hill. 29 Clarence A. McWilliams, M. D., '1)2. First Lieut, and Acting Asst. Surg. I served from August 10th to October 11th, 1898, on the U. S. A. hospital ship '' ReHef " in the capacity of Acting As- sistant Surgeon, with the rank of First Lieutenant. During this time we made trips between Porto Rico and the northern ports in the United States, conveying the sick from Porto Rico. We also acted as an ambulance ship to convey the sick from Montauk Point to Boston and Philadelphia at the time when the authorities were hurrying the sick away from Montauk as fast as possible. Peter Vredenburgh, '92, Capt. 3d N. J. Vol. Inf. My record in the Spanish War begins with the President's first call for troops, being at the time a Captain in the New Jersey National Guard, and practicing law in Jersey City. From Sea Girt we were sent to Fort Hancock, on Sandy Hook, and some (one Bat.) to Fort Wadsworth, in New York Harbor. Towards the close of the War the Regt. was sta- tioned at the Pompton Powder Works. About November 1st we were sent here (Athens, Ga.), and are expecting orders daily to go to Savannah, and thence to one of two places, Mariel, a sea port about fifteen miles from the city of Havana, or Pinar del Rio, on the western part of the Island of Cuba, in the province by that name. During my life in the army I have been acting in the capacity of Major, holding, however, my rank as Captain and acting as Judge Advocate of the General Court Martial, not having as yet been relieved. William V. Johnson, Ex.-'92, First Lieut. 13th Pa. Vol. Inf. On April 25th, 1898, my Regiment, the 13th Pa., from Scranton, Pa., was ordered to Mt. Gretna. I had been in 30 that Regiment for over five years and held the i)Osition of 4th Sergeant at the time. After all the boys had been given a chance to enlist into the service and were put through the physical examinations, in all of which I managed to make a fair showing, I found myself promoted to 1st Lieut, in Co. A, 13th Pa. Vol. Inf. When we had filled up our company to the required seventy-five men, and had the recruits in some sort of shape, we were ordered to Falls Church, Va., about the middle of May, where we remained until August 1st, pitching camp then at Dunn Loring, Va., which was about three miles away and nearer the Southern Railroad's line. This whole camp- ing in Va. went under the name of " Camp Alger." On the last day of August we started back for the " Old Keystone State," where, at "Camp Meade," three miles from Middletown and about twice that distance from Harrisburg, Pa., we halted for a few weeks. After having been there a])out three weeks, I was taken quite sick with typhoid fever and was confined to the Harris- burg City Hospital for nearly nine weeks, or from September 23rd to November 22nd, 1898. While there my regiment left for Camp McKenzie, at Augusta, Ga., al^out the first week in November. J. BuENT Palmer, M. D., '93, Surg, and Maj. 1st Ky. Vol. Inf. My regiment, the 1st Ky. Vol. Infantry, has been on duty here in Porto Rico, nearly four months, and while I will gladly furnish any information you have been good enough to request concerning my service in the army I can hardly enter into detail as to my doings and different detached ser- vices while on the island, as most of them have been done \mder verl)al orders, and the scarcity of surgeons here when we first arrived was the cause of my being sent to many places of which I have no record. 31 I was mustered into the Volunteer service as Major-Sur- geon of the 1st Kentucky Vokuiteer Infantry, May 11, '98, and after a month spent at Lexington, Ky., examining recruits, proceeded to Chickamauga, Ga., with my regiment, where we went into camp. The first man I saw, whose face was familiar, and who immediately accosted me — calling me by name, was George Shields, Princeton, '91, then a Corporal in Battery A, of St. Louis, Mo. Their camp was just opposite ours and I learned from him that Guy and Tom Warren,. Princeton, '95, were both memliers of the same battery. Need- less to say we had many a pleasant talk during our two months encampment there, about college days. I had been at Chickamauga only ten days when I received an order, dated June 21, to report to the Reserve Ambulance Company for duty. I served there for thirteen days and was then put in charge of the 1st Division Ambulance Company, 1st Army Corps. This position I held until July 26, when I was ordered to report to my regiment for duty at Newport News, to embark for Porto Rico. We sailed Aug. 9th, on Transport Alamo, as 1st Regi- ment of 3rd Brigade, Gen. Grant commanding. Upon land- ing at Ponce, Porto Rico the Brigade Surgeon of our Brigade was put in charge of the U. S. General Hospital here and I succeeded him as Brigade Surgeon, 3rd Brigade, 1st Array Corps. August 24th I was ordered to proceed to Guayama to deliver hospital supplies to Maj.-Gen. Brooke's command and proceeded across the island about 45 miles to do so. On the way over we met a Philadelphia troop of Cavalry return- ing to Ponce, and I saw Rex Shober, Princeton '90, and other men whom I knew and whom I saw in the troop. On my return to Ponce I learned that Gen. Grant had been put in command of the 2nd Brigade and that I had been again ordered back to my regiment, as regimental surgeon. 32 Sept. 23rd I received an order to Coamo ; where the 16th Pa. and the 3rd Wisconsin regiments were and where they had their battle with the Spaniards, to act as Brigade Sur- geon of the 1st Brigade, Gen. Ernst commanding, and was then put in charge of the Division Field Hospital, at that place, where more than loOO patients were healed and which was the largest hospital on the island. Oct. 25th I was relieved from duty at Coamo and ordered back to my regi- ment at Ponce. Edward Yeomans Thorp, Ex-'9o, Cor J). 71st N. Y. Vol. He was born in Orange, N. J., in 1870. He prepared for Prmceton at Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass., and at the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa. He entered Princeton with the Class of '93 on the 7th day of Sept., 1889. Owing to certain changes in his business prospects, he found it expedient to leave the Class before graduation and embarked in the advertising and publishing business in New^ York City, in which vocation he was engaged until the 29thof April, 1898, when he enlisted as a private in Company B, of the 71st Volunteer Regiment of New York City. He was with the regiment at Camp Black, L. I., and from thence went to Tam])a and Cuba. He was in every one of the engagements wliich his regiment had with the Spaniards on the 1st and 2nd of July. He was fortunate enough to escape with- out wounds, but contracted the fever while lying in the trenches and was sent with his company from Cuba to Mon- tauk. After the regiment left Montauk he had a relapse and was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, and died there, of typht)id malaria, on Sept. 3rd. He was laid to rest at Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, N. J., the place of his birth. His record as a soldier was a most enviable one, as will be seen by the following extracts taken from letters written by his Capt. and 1st Lieut, after his death: 33 €apt. Hazen writes : " I was associated with Mr. Thorp closely for some months and came to know him well. Always the same even temperament, performing his dnties cheerfully, never complaining under the most trying circumstances, he was one of the most beautiful characters I ever met." Lieut. Beerstian writes: *'I feel his loss very deeply, as I had learned to think of him as one of my best friends in the company. He was a fine soldier throughout our whole hard campaign, and w^as ever ready to help the sick and weak. . We have every reason to be proud of him. He did everything that any one could do for his country." G. L. Farnum, '94, First Troop, Phila. City Cav. Walter E. Gunster, '94, Second Lieut. 13th Pa. Vol. In). My individual record is brief, for my regiment has not been out of this country. We left Scranton on April 27th, in response to the Governor's call. Camped at Mt. Gretna, Pa. Were mustered into the service of the United States May 13, 1898. Left Camp Hastings, Mt. Gretna, Pa., May 19th, for Camp Alger, Va. Moved to Dunn Loring, Va., July 19th, and to Camp Meade, Harrisburg, Pa., September 1st. On Novem- ber 14th we left Camp Meade and established in Augusta, November 16, 1898. I joined the National Guard of Pennsylvania, March 31, 1895, as private in Company A, Thirteenth Regiment. Was appointed corporal, same company, June 10, 1897. Left Scranton for Mt. Gretna, April 27, 1898. Received commis- sion as Second Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant, May 5, 1898. Appointed Acting Regimental Quartermaster, Com- missary and Ordnance Officer, September 20, 1898. 34 Alexander D. Jenney, '94, First Lieut. 203rd N. Y. Vol. Ivf. Joined the 203rd N. Y., in which I was 2nd Lieut, of Co. A. It Avas a second call regiment, that saw service in four camps, with the highest percentage of sick of any regiment in the service. Was detailed at Camp Black in charge of a company of recruits for the 71st reg. They were disgruntled because they could not get to their regiment. In all there were three companies of them. They were so insubordinate that they were all put under arrest and their arms taken away just before the return of the 71st to Montauk Point, and their joining them there. I was in command three weeks, and in regard to myself must say that my company was all rights but was put in arrest because they were in bad company. Was placed in charge of our regimental exchange, which was discontinued at Greenville, S. C, where the regiment now is, because of the dispensary laws of S. C. On Oct. 10th I was made a 1st Lieut, in the same regi- ment. On Dec. 8th my resignation was accepted. John A. Murray, '94, ' JSth Pa. Vol. Inf. R. Kay Portser, '94, 10th Pa. Vol Inf. Enlisted for three years, in the N. G. Pa., May, 1897. Ordered to Camp Hastings, Mt. Gretna, Pa., April 27, 1898. Mustered into United States service, for two years, May 12, 1898. Moved from Camp Hastings to Camp Merritt, San Fran- cisco, Cal., INIay 18, 1898. Sailed from San Francisco, on board the " Zealandia," June 15, 1898. 35 Arrived at Honolulu, anchored twenty-four hours, June 23, 1898. Arrived at Manila (Camp Dewey), P. 1., July 17, 1898. Engaged in the battle of Malate, on the night of July 31-August 1, 1898, and capture of Manila, August 10, 1898. Francis G. Ri(;gs, '94, First Lieut. 5th Md., To/. Inf. When the war broke out I was travelling with my brother in Europe; and, being a member of the National Guard here, and hearing that my regiment had volunteered and been accepted, I hurried home to join them. But found on arriving here that the Fifth Maryland, to which I be- longed, had been ordered to Chickamauga, so I went on there and joined them, as First Lieutenant of Company F. We were camped at Chickamauga Park for about a week, when we were ordered to Tampa, to report to Gen. Shaffer. We reached Tampa early in June, and when the first expedition to Santiago was sent, it was found that there was no room on the transports for our regiment, so we were left, presumably to follow^ later. We were later on, ordered to Huntsville, Ala., where we spent two weeks, and were then ordered home, and after a month's leave of absence we were mustered out of service. Henry G. Riogs, 94, Bat. Adj. 5th Md. Vol. Inf. Before the late war I was a member of the National Guard in the State of Maryland, but was abroad traveling. When the war broke out the 5th Regiment, to which I belonged, voluntered its services to the Government and was accepted, and was mustered into the service on the 14th day of May. I hurried home from abroad and joined the Regiment, which was knowai as the Fifth Maryland Infantry, U. S. Vols.^ at Chickamauga Park on May 28th., and assumed the position 36 of Adjutant of the First Battalion. We remained at Chieka- mauga about ten days when we were ordered to Tampa, which place we reached the first part of June. We remained at Tampa until the latter part of August, when we were ordered to Huntsville, Ala. We remained there about two weeks and were then ordered home, and were finally mustered out of the United States service on October 22nd. Richard Hatton, Ex'l)4. P. A. Paymaster, U. S. N. Just before war was declared, I was serving in the U. S. S. Bancroft, then attached to the European s(]uadron. We were ordered home shortly after the " Maine disaster." When we reached Boston 1 was ordered to join the Panther, fitting out at New York to transport the first battalion of marines to Cuba. We sailed from New York on April 19th for Key West. The battalion was landed at Key West, and the Panther was for two weeks attached to Commodore Watson's squadron, cruising on the north coast of Cuba, on the lookout for the Spanish fleet. During this time I acted as signal officer, and commanded the rifle division in addition to my other duties. Tiie Panther returned to Key West, rc-embarked the marines, and proceeded to Guantanamo, Cuba, where they landed and held the hill and ca])le station. During the action at this jtlaec, I landed with twenty-five blue jackets who had volunteered to relieve the exhausted marines in the trenches. Later I was ordered to the U. S. S. Terror, and joined her at Key West, on July 2d. We spent two weeks on the Havana blockade, and then proceeded to Guanica, Porto Rico, to assist in landing Gen. Miles' army. We were em- l)loyed on this duty at Guanica, and Ponce, until the signing of the protocol, when we were ordered to Norfolk and went out of commission. 37 F. Leonard Kellogg, Ex'94, Gunner\s Mate U. S. S. Yankee. As a member of the Ist Naval Battalion N. Y. T received orders on Ai)ril 26th to report on board the U. S. S. '' New Hampshire " and a few days after was enlisted as a gunner's mate, 3rd class, in the U. S. Nav}' and detailed to serve on board the U. S. cruiser ''Yankee" I was honorably dis- charged with the same rating on Sept. 2nd following. The greater part of the int(;rvening time was spent in ^^'est Indian waters, touching at ports in the islands of Cuba, Hayti, Porto Rico, Jamaica, Isle of Pines, etc. We were under fire a num- ber of times (5) and but one man wounded by the enemy It was during this engagement tliat we Avere successful in sinking a gunboat at Cienfuegos. A number of blockade runners were also captured off the Isle of Pines, which had been supplying Havana with food and information from the outside world. The " Marblehead " and " Yankee " prepared the way for landing the marines at Guantanamo, the first body, of American troops to land in the island of Cuba after the out- break of the war, I believe. This was the establishment of Fort McCalley. Thomas Ridgway, Ex'94, Ist Troo}:) Phila. City Car. For some years I had been a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, and it was decided by us to offer the services of that body to the government of the United States, it having served in every war this country has waged. Our services were accei^ted, and on May 7th, 1898, we were mustered into the Army of U. S. Volunteers at Mt Gretna, Pa. From there we went to Camp Alger, Virginia, on July 7th, and were there until July 24th, when we were ordered to Newport to embark for Porto Rico. On July 28th we sailed on the U. S. Transport, " Massachusetts." 38 We disembarked at Playa, Porto Rico, on August 3rd, and were on tlie island until Sept. 3rd, when we left on U. S. Mississipi)i, arriving at N. Y. Sept. 10th. I was mustered out November 10th. While at Porto Rico with the H. Troop, 6th Cavalry, we were assigned to General Brooke, and guarded a wagon train and nniles on the march from Ponce to Guayama where Gen- eral Brooke was, and where we remained until ordered to return to Ponce after the peace protocol was signed. Paul Griswoi.d Huston, '95. 1st Ohio Vol. Inf. Enlisted as a private in the First Ohio Volunteer Infan- try, at Cincinnati, on Tuesday, June 22nd, 1898, and was assigned to Company A. In camp at Port Tampa City, Florida, from .lune 26 to July 17. Taken with typhoid fever on July 17, in Reginald Hospital ten days, then sent northward to Fort Monroe in the Hospital Train. Taken from Fort Monroe on August 3, on a thirty days' sick furlough, which was later extended to 60 days. Honorably discharged at Cincinnati, on Tues- day, October 24, 1898. The First Ohio was in camp at Col- umbus, Chickamauga, Port Tampa City, Fernandina and Jacksonville, in General Lee's Corps, whence it was sum- moned home and orders issued for its discharge. At one time the regiment was on board the transports under Gen- eral Shafter, but later it seemed best to take more artillery and the regiment was ordered to disembark, recruit up to its full quota and wait for further orders. It was considered to be one of the best regiments in the volunteer service, but the men, after the need of fighting was over, wished to return to civil life, and this desire was granted them. CiiAKi.Ks B. Lewis, '95, First Troop, Phila. Oity Qiv. I have been a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry for the past two years, but on account of a severe 39 accident last spring was nnablo to volunteer witli tlieni when they were mustered into the United States service. I was finally able to volunteer my services on July 28th, 1898, and was mustered into the United States Volunteer Service, and on that day we sailed for Pt)rto Rico on the transport " Massachusetts ", landing thereon August 3rd, 1898> at Playa del Ponce, down there we escorted General Brooke's a,mmunition and provision team from Ponce to Arroyo, and on August loth, 1898, were drawn uj) in line of battle when Lieutenant McLaughlin delivered the President's message saying that the Protocol had been signed and hostilities were to cease — as the opening gun was about to be fired. We sailed from Playa del Ponce on the transport " Mis- sissippi," for New York on September 3rd, 1898, and arrived in Jersey City on September 10th, 1898 — proceeding thence to Philadelphia, when we were given sixty days furlough and were finally mustered out of the United Volunteer Service on November 21st, 1898. The general health of the troops was good, and the food as good as could be expected under circumstances, but naturally became monotonous to those unused to camp life. J. Walker Lord, '95, First Troop, Phila. City Cav. Your request for an account of my service in the recent war came while I was sick with typhoid fever ; otherwise it would not have remained so long unanswered. I was in the United States service from July 22nd to November 21st, serving as private in the First Troop, Phila- delphia City Troop, on its Porto Rican campaign, which began on July 26th and ended September 10th. Edward Munn, '95, D Troop, 1st Vol. Cav. My " record " in our late war was merely the counter- part of hundreds of others who got no further than a poorly equipped camp in Florida. 40 I was unfortunate in not being drawn as one of the members of Scjuadron A, N. G. N. Y., when they decided by- lot who should compose Troo]) A, which finally went to Porto Rico. Tlicrefore T went to Tampa and was enlisted on June 17th in "■ Roosevelt's Rou<:li Riders," or, more properly, the First Volunteer Cavalry. Tlie troop I was assigned to had ah'eady gone, leaving a small sc|uad to care for the horses. I took that glorious part in the war, and came North with the others of my regiment who remained in Tampa, arriving in Jersey City on August 11th. I was immediately sent home, and remained until October 15th or thereabouts, in bed with typhoid fever. A few days later I got over to New York, was paid off and mus- tered out of the service. Should Col. Roosevelt ever want his old command to get together, very few indeed, even of those who merely saw the war by proxy, would fail him. Certainly I should be proud to serve under him again, but would see that I got there earlier, and in time for the show, wlicther law examinations were about due or not. COUUTLAM) NiXOX, '1)5, Fird Lieut. 1st U. S. Inf. June 22nd, 1898,1 was fortunate enough to receive orders to appear ])efore an examining board in New York City. I was examined June 8()th to July 5th, 1898. On the 28th of July I received and accepted my commission as Second lieutenant of Infantry, and was ordered to report for duty at Atlanta, Ga., which I did August 3rd', and was assigned to duty with recruits for the 1st U. S. Infantry. My commis- sion was dated back to rank from July 9th, 1898. We remained in Fort McPherson (suburb of Atlanta) until Aug. 14th, when we changed to Newman, Ga., forty miles south. 41 On the 9th of September we were ordered to Camp- Wikoff, Long Island, N. Y., to join the 1st Reg. of Infantry,, which had just returned from active service in Cuba. In one week after arrival at Montauk, L. I., the 1st Inf. was ordered to Anniston, Ala., where we remained until Oct. 30th. The regiment has twice prepared to return to Cuba within the last two months. I might add that, owing to so many officers being on sick leave, I have commanded Company B of this regiment since Sept. 18th, 1898. This is an uneventful and uninteresting record, but I joined too late to see active service. Thomas H. Pierson, C.E., '95, Trooi> A, N. Y. Vol. Cal. Philip G. Walker, '95. First Lieut. 1st W. Va. Vol. Inf., and A. D. C. The West Virginia National Guard was called out on the 26th day of April last, of which organization I was a mem- ber, and held a commission as 1st Lieutenant in the same. Our two regiments Avere consolidated into one, and, being a junior officer in the National Guard, I did not receive a com- mission in the new regiment. I enlisted as a private in Com- pany B, First Virginia Volunteer Infantry, on the 29th day of April. On the 2nd of May I was api)ointed by the Colonel,, sergeant major of the regiment, and on the 12th day of May, there being a vacancy, I was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant and assigned to Co. E. While encamped at Chickamauga Park I served in various capacities, as battalion and regimental adjutant, and was, for quite a while, in command of Company E. On the 26th day of September, at Camp Poland, Knox- ville, Tenn., I was detailed as judge advocate of a general court martial of the Second Brigade, Second division, 1st 42 Army Corps, in which capacity I served for about two months. On the lOtii day of December, at Cam]:) Conrad, Colum- bus, Ca., I was detailed as aide-de-camp on the staff of Brigadier General John A. Wiley, at that time in command of the First Brigade, Second division, 1st Army Corps. On the 6th day of January, 1899, I was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant, which is my present rank. Since I have been on the staff of General Wiley I have acted as assistant adju- tant general of the 1st Brigade a large part of the time, and am at present acting as assistant adjutant general of the 2nd division, Major Scott being confined to his room by illness. General Wiley assumed command of this division the latter j)art of December, and since then I have been on the division staff. Francis Nfooll Zabhiskie, '95, 22nd N. Y. Vol. Inf. In May I joined Company A, of the 22nd New York Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was then at Camp Black, at Hempstead. I served as a private. The 22nd was ordered in June, to garrison the three forts at the mouth of Long Island Sound— Fort Slocum, Willetts Point and Fort Schuyler. The battalion to which I belonged was at Fort Schuyler. In September the regiment assembled at Fort Slocum, on David's Island, where it remained until the twenty-third of November, when it was mustered out of the United States service. Jamks F. Dalk, Ex '95, Sixth U. S. Cav. Enlisted as private in the Sixtli U. S. Cavalry, May 11th, 1898. Joined regiment at Tamjja, Fla., May 14th, being assigned to Troop I. Was honorably discharged October 31st, 1898, having participated in no battles, sieges or engage- 43 ments, or otherwise gained distinction. While in the south was taken with typhoid and malarial fevers, nec(!ssitating a two months' stay in the field hospital at West Tampa, and in the U. S. General Hospital at Fort Monroe, Va. Henry S. Godfrey, Ex'95, First Troop Phila. City Cav. I volunteered as a private on April 28th, 1898, and was mustered into the United States Volunteer service on May 8th, at Mt. Gretna, Pa., where we stayed, getting our horses and equipments, until June 20th, when we went to Camp Alger, Va. We left there about July 2()th, and went to Newport News, at which place we took the transport Massachussetts for Porto Rico, on July 28th. The boat was very crowded and we had a most uncomfortable voyage. After a five days trip we arrived off Ponce, and were ordered to join General Brooke. On account of being delayed by the steamer run- ning aground, we did not march up the coast with him, but about a week later acted as escort to his hospital and Signal Corps as far as Guayama, on the southern coast. The nearest point to active service was here, when the U. S. troops were to attack Aibonito on August r2th, ])ut they were stopped by the peace protocol. We left there about the 20th of August, marched back to Ponce, where we stayed about a week, and sailed home on the transport Mississippi, arriving in New York, Sep- tember 10th. After two months furlough we were mustered out Nov. 17th, 1898. Franklin Blake Morse, Ex'95, Troop A, N. Y. Vol Cav. I served with Troop A, New York Volunteer Cavalry, throughout the Porto Rican campaign, as a private. 44 Jous V. PoK, Jr., Ex'Oo, Sen/t. 'jth Mil Vol. Inf. I was mustered into the service of the United States \'(>hinteers May ]4th, having been in the State encampment three weeks. I had been in the militia for three years and three months Itefore war was declared. I was with the 5th Maryland Volunteers. We were at Chickamauga from May 22nd to June 2nd., on which day we were ordered to Tampa, at Avhicli place we arrived June 5th, and remained there until August 18th, when he left for Huntsville, Ala., staying there until Sept. 5th, at which time we were ordered to Baltimore, given thirty days furlough and mustered out a few days after the thirty days furlough had expired, the day we were mus- tered out being Oct. 22nd. I was 5th Sergeant, F Company. The 5th Maryland was an Infantry regiment. Thomas Seidell, Ex '95. Troop A, N. Y. Vol. Cav. I was connected with the 1st New York \o\. Cavalry, private, Troop A. I was enlisted al)Out June 1st and encamped at Camp Alger, Va. I went with my troop with General Brooke's first expedition to Porto Rico, l)Ut saw no fighting. We were ordered home in the early part of September. I was in good healtli during the entire campaign. Richard Stockton, Ex'95. Corp. (Jth Pa. Vol. Inf. He enlisted the last of April and was mustered into the II. S. service at Mt. Gretna, Pa., on the 11th of May, as a private in Co. ('. 6th Pa. Vol. He was soon moved to Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., where he spent most of the sum- mer. From there he was moved to Camji INIeade, Pa., where he received a thirty days' furlough, at the end of which he- was nmstered out, as corporal, on the 17th of October. 45 Guy S. Warren, Ex'95. Light Battery A, Mo. Vol. We were called into service April "26th. Capt. Runil)ol(l received his notice at noon that day, and two hours later all his men were in camp. On May 4th we encamped at Jeffer- son Barracks, where we remained until May 16th, when we left for Camp George H. Thomas, at Chickamauga, arriving there on the 18th. July 23rd we marched to Rossville, Ga., where we took a special train for Newport News, Virginia. Arrived there two days later, and left Newport News on the United States transi)ort Roumania, July 27th. August 3rd the vessel went on the rocks at Guanica, Porto Rico, where it remained for about nine hours before it was gotten off. The next day it sailed for Ponce Playa, where we were ordered to disembark, but after making prep- arations for unloading, we received orders from Gen. Miles to proceed to Arro3^o and there diseml)ark, as Gen. Brooke was very much in need of artillery. We landed under the protection of the guns from the cruisers Cincinnati and Glou- cester on August 4th. The Battery went into camp about a mile and a half from Arroyo, and remained there until the 13th, when camp was broken and we marched to Guayama, where we at once took a position in the second line of battle ready to attack the Spanish works at that point. The batteries were in position, the guns were loaded, and the men waiting the order to " begin firing," when the mes- sage from Washington was received, notifying us to cease hostilities, peace had come. August 28th the Battery left Guayama and started on the return trip to Ponce. That night we bivouacked at the Haci- enda Carmen, after a march of twenty-seven miles through rain and mud. We made 47 miles in one and a half days, which is considered splendid time for artillery, when 20 miles per day is considered forced marching. We pitched camp just outside the City of Ponce where we remained until Sep- 46 tember 7th, when we received orders to .strike tents and march to Ponce Play a, and on the 8th we were on board the United States transport Concho, and seven days later we arrived in the "good old New York Harbor," with a homeward bound pennant 120 feet long streaming from the mainmast. We went along side in Jersey City, and by ferry to \\'eehawken. We left there on the 16th for St. Louis, and ui)on our arrival went into camp once more at Jefferson Barracks. On the 22nd, with the exception of the guard, we were furloughed until the 20th of November, and on the Ist of Decem1)er were mustered out of the United States service. I was " lead dower " on the 3rd Section caisson. Geor(;e G. Blackmore, '96, Battery A, Pa. Vointed an assistant paymaster in the regular service of the United States Navy, but was not com- missioned until Fel>ruary 18th, 1898. On March 15th, 1898, he reported for duty on board the U. S. Ram " Katahdin," as pay officer of that vessel, and saw service on her as follows : The last days of April, all of May, and part of June, were spent alternating between Provincetown, Mass., and Bos- ton, the duty being connected with the defense of Boston harbor. During the latter part of June the " Katahdin " was ordered to Hami)ton Roads, and remained either there or at Norfolk until the signing of the Peace Protocol, ostensibly lying in wait f(jr the phantom Spanish fleet. The latter part of September she was ordered to League Island Navy Yard, and there went out of commission, Mr. Potter l)eing ordered to the " Butialo," as pay officer of that vessel. On Noveml^er 5th the "Buffalo" sailed from the New York Navy Yard for Manila. From the peculiar construction of the " Katahdin," and through the fact that she was an experiment, the Navy De- partment never ])ermitted her an opportunity of testing the powers for which she was built, so that Mr. Potter was one of those unfortunate regular ofiicers who failed to get under fire. 51 W. WooDBURN Potter, '96, Battery A, Pa. Light Art. Joseph C. Righter, Jr., '96, mh Pa. Vol. Inf. On April 26th, 1898, 1 enlisted as a private in the National Guard of Pennsylvania, in Co. G, 12th Regiment, located at this place. On April 27th we were ordered to Camp Hastings, at Gretna, Pa. On May 12th we were mustered into United States service as Co. G, 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teer Infantry. About May 20th we were ordered to Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va. On July 30th I was sent to the Divisional Hospital, and on July 31st to Fort Meyer Hospital suffering with a bad case of typhoid fever. On August 27th I was about to be discharged, cured from the hospital and sent home on a thirty days' furlough, but suffered a relapse and was compelled to remain at the hospital until September 22nd, when I was discharged as cured and sent home on a thirty days' sick furlough. In the meantime my regiment was moved from Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., to Dunn Loring, Va. , and from there to Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa. On September 19th they were sent home on a thirty days furlough, after which they were to be mustered out. On October 19th we were given a ten days' extension, and on November 1st we were paid off and mustered out of United States service, our discharge being dated October 29th, 1898, At present (November 28th) I am still convalescing from my attack of typhoid fever, which I incurred during my ser- vice and from which several times the doctors gave up hope of my recovering. Thomas H. A. Stites, '96, 1st Pa. Vol. Inf. Early in April, believing hostilities to be inevitable, and thinking it my duty to signify my willingness to serve the 52 country, T enrolled myself as a member of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, First Regiment, Company D, and on April 28th, in accordanee with orders from Governor Hastings my regi- ment proceeded from Philadelphia to Mt. Gretna, Penn., and there went into camp bivouacking that night under any shelter which would protect us from the storm. \\^ithin a few days I was detailed to the Regimental Hos- pital Corps, and upon May 11th, 1898, was mustered into the service of the United States as a private of Co. D, 1st Regi- ment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Continuing to serve on the regimental hos})itnl corps, on May l-")th, I started with my regiment for Cam)) George II. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia, arriving there and going into camp on May 18th. About June 16th I received orders detaching me from the 1st Penna. Infantry and transferring me to the Hospital Corps U. S. A., iuid was stationed with the Reserve Ambu- lance Company, 1st Army Corps, at Camp Thomas. After serving here for al)out ten days I was ordered (June 26) to duty at the hospital of the Third Division, First Army Corps. In this hospital I served as nurse and ward master until Aug. 4th, '98, u})on which date I received a furlough and started Un- my home, suffering from typhoid fever contracted in the hospital. The attack ])roving (piite serious and convalescence very slow I set about through friends to obtain an honorable discharge. Before, however, this could be obtained I was again transferred, October let, '98 — this time from the Hos- pital Corps, IJ. S. A., to Co. D, 1st Penna. Vol. Inf., with orders to report to the Colonel of that regiment at Philadelphia, Penn., " in order to be mustered out of the service of the United .States." The regiment was mustered out on October 16th, Ijut owing to m}-- inability to be present, my own muster (jut was delayed and it was not until November 8th' upon my {^resenting myself and undergoing the prescribed phy.sical examination by the proper officers that my connec- tion with the armv came to an end. 63 The service, especially that at the .'-.rd Division H(jsi)ital, demanded constant work, Init my recollections of it are hy no means uni)leasant, though it was a great disapi)ointment to me that I could see no active service at the front. William H. Fulpiou Ex'DO. Passed Asd. Pai/iiKister, U. S. N. Was appointed Passed Assistant Paymaster in the Navy with the rank of Lieut., on May 2;:5rd, 1898. He has i)ub- lished a book entitled " The Cruise of the U. S. S. Resolute with forty tons of Dynamite during the war with Spain." In this book which is a transcript of his diary, and illustrated, he gives some very graphic accounts of scenes at Guantanamo, Santiago and Havana. He was a member of the Battalion of the West, Naval Reserves, N. J., and was one of those who took the Monitor Montauk from the League Island Navy Yard to Portland, Maine. P. Frazer, Jr., Ex'96, First Troop Phila. City Car. Rensselaer H. Greene, Ex'96, Corp. 52iid la. Vol. Inf. After a service of four and one-half years in the Iowa National Guard, I enhsted, April 26th, in the Fifty-second Regiment of Iowa Infantry Volunteers, our National Guard Company retaining its original formation, and we served until the latter part of August at Chickamauga Park, when we were brought to Des Moines and furloughed for a month. I was enlisted as a private and was promoted to corporal May 27th, and served in that capacity until discharged. Paul Loving, Ex'96, Second Lieut. First Ohio Vol. Cal. He enlisted in the First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, was made Sergeant, and then commissioned Second Lieutenant 54 in the same regiment. He was stationed at Chickamauga and other southern camps during the summer, and mustered out in October. A. Edwin Schaff, Ex'96, U. S. S. " Yankee:' I joined the 2nd Naval Battalion of Brooklyn on the 22nd of April, 1898, and immediately went on harbor patrol, and was on it for one month when I joined the regular service as seaman and was quartered on the U. S. S. " New Hampshire " for a few weeks, when I was transferred to the U. S. S. " Yan- kee," where I was left until the Reserves were discharged September 5th, 1898. R. M. Williams, Ex'96, Asst. Eng. U. S. N. On U. S. S. Baltimore, Manila. Frank Grenville Curtis, '97, Corp. 171st N. Y. Vol. Inf. Enlisted in 171st Regiment, New York. Ranked as cor- poral. Regiment not ordered out. Herbert Staley Harris, '97. Hospital Corps. In response to an appeal from the International Medical Missionary Association, he entered the hospital corps of the army. He served at Camp Black and later at Camp Alger. Then he was transferred to the field hospital at Bristoe, Va., where he was promoted to the office of assistant head nurse. His work here attracted attention, and for meritorious service he was recommended to the post of acting hospital steward. A few days later he contracted a severe type of typlioid fever, from which disease he is now slowly recovering. He was discharged from the service, October 20th, at Camp Meade, Pa. 55 Francis A. Lane, '97. Quay-term. Dept., Chickamauga. After enlisting I left for Chickamauga on June 23d, having, I must say, no very definite idea of the nature of the duties before me. I arrived at Chickamauga on the follow- ing day — the hottest day, I believe, of the year — for the thermometer registered 110° in the shade. But to the intoler- able heat was added the intolerable dust, which was at least six inches deep in the main thoroughfare. After several hours of search under such circumstances as these, I at last found the quartermaster's depot, at which I was to report. Here I met Harrison Hall, '98, who, you know, was the first to take the position of clerk in this department. It was through Hall, who, by the way, had an appointment in the Regular Army, that I got my position. Hall had already been at Chickamauga ten days. I relieved him at once, and it was well for him that I did, for that night he fell sick, and his illness continued during the next day. It was of such a serious nature that I became frightened and began to think that he might not get through with his life. The disease seemed to resist every effort of the physician to check it. Hall lost twenty pounds, and grew so weak that he could scarcely walk by himself. I speak of his case in order to show you how that climate could affect men who were physically strong and robust. I confess that when I saw how seriously Hall had been afflicted, I was somewhat frightened on my own account, but I stuck to it, and was not ill a single day while I was there. My position was that of invoice clerk under A. S. Bick- ham C'82), captain and assistant quartermaster. At that time there were over 50,000 men encamped in the park, and preparations were just then being made to move to the front. The thorough mobilization of an army is a stupendous undertaking ; how difficult a task it is and how much work it means you could not judge unless you could 56 be connected with the special departments under whose direc- tion it proceeds. Let nie give you some idea of the work that fell upon me alone. Captain Bickham, under whom, as I have said, I held the position of invoice clerk, was an officer on General Brooke's stafi', and had charge of the army trans- portation department. This involved the control and the allotments of mules, wagons and harness. Every requisition that was presented had to go through certain regular chan- nels before the order could be given for the issue, and it was my business to write out the ])apers necessary to make the transfer. On many days I have written out orders for sup- plies which rej^resented between one and two hundred thou- sand dollars. What follows will show you some of the detail. I had to write out two invoices, two recei^Dts and two orders. The blank forms had to be tilled out with the names of the one who issued and the one who received the supplies; then the number of articles drawn had to be entered twice, once in figures and once in words, and finally the names of the articles, the condition and the price. No ditto marks could be used. After these forms had been filled out, a record of them had to be placed on the books. The thing that made my work so hard was that I was obliged to enter on the books a record of so many different kinds of wagons. The department handled ten different kinds, and each regiment, it seemed, had every kind there was. But even this was not the worst of it. For not only is the wagon itself drawn, but a thousand and one parts also, from a carriage liolt to a wheel. The same thing is true of the harness. But the mule, the army mule, was not in parts. He was drawn as a unit. And let me say here, that this beast is far more dangerous than the cannon that armed the peerless squadron of which Spain must be so proud. A man would be far safer in the U. S. Navy than in the quartermaster's department at Chicka- mauga. 57 For six weeks I toiled tlius, workini:; twelve or fourteen hours a day. After that, however, the work grew lighter for a time. But not for long, for just as I was beginning to breathe easily again, Captain Bickham was transferred to a brigade. Then all the supplies had to be turned over in the usual way, and this gave me doubk' work for over two Aveeks. And again later, when my superior oflicer was promoted to the rank of depot quartermaster, just at the time when the troops were leaving to be mustered out. I had three times my usual work on my hands, for I received not only mules, har- ness and wagons, but also everything else handled by the quartermaster. During all the time 1 was at Chickamauga I lived by myself in an officer's tent pitched at headquarters. I enjoyed such army luxuries as a cot, a board floor, a mattress, etc. I had a good position in more ways than one. I learned the workings of the quartermaster's department, and was thrown into contact with men that transacted the government's busi- ness. In fact, I was tempted to keep the position and not to return this year. But now I am glad that I came back. I was kept so closely at my desk, however, being able to get off" only on Sundays, that I saw very little of the camp. I did get off to see the grand review, though, and a grand spectacle it was. There were 40,000 soldiers in line. I also went to several of the hospitals, and, as far as I could see, the newspapers exaggerated the " inhuman treatment." The only really exciting experience I had while in camp was with a cavalry horse. It happened this way : — I started out one day for a ride on what was represented to me as a Kentucky thoroughbred. The representation was false. The thoroughbred traits which the horse possessed were those of a thoroughbred bucking broncho. He was merely a colt, and not well broken. Such a beast it is not wise to ride. I had gotten him over half a mile when the trouble began. The thoroughbred began to buck and then to rear. I hung on^ 58 for I had a point to gain as well as he. I was under him. I got partly out of his way, but the rim of the saddle caught me on the ankle, and my foot was still in the stirrup. I coald not get loose until he was pleased to roll the other way. Then I managed to scramble out and to my feet. My audience — for I had an audience, who enjoyed the whole thing hugely, you may be sure — kept throwing stinging jibes at me about " rough riders." So as soon as the horse was caught again I invited them to try. But volunteers were exceedingly back- ward. At last one fellow screwed his courage up and de- clared he would ride the horse. I agreed cheerfully, for I had a score to pay. Up he got, and down he went again. The thoroughbred had played him the same trick. Then I saw myself as others had seen me, and knew why the audience had thought the show worth seeing. I left Chickamauga on September 10th, having been con- nected with the army almost three months. During that time I was not ill for a single day, a fact which I account for on the ground that I took good care of myself I suffered none of the pains and the ills of the soldier. Fredkrick B. McNish, '97, Liiihi Battery A, Pa. Vol. Art. I enlisted as a private in Light Battery A, of the Pa. volunteers, on June 26th, 1898, was stationed at Camp War- burton, Newport News, Va., until August 5th. On that date sailed on the transport Manitoba for Ponce, Porto Rico. Re- turned on transport Mississippi, on September 10th. I took part in no engagements. Was mustered out of service at Philadelphia, November 18th, 1898. EvARisTO De Montalvo, '97, Corp. Utah Vol. Art., Battery B., The President had called for 100,000 volunteers ; for three days I thought and thought, weighed the pro and con. 59 Fox, the chemist, wanted to enHst. It was Cuba's fight — my fight. Duty stared me in the face. It would only take a few grains in the balance of Fate. The day came at last. The recruiting officer was in town. I came down from the mill with a few samples for analysis. Fox was at the balance in both senses of the word. He put the " rider " a few notches to the right — down dropped the pan. He turned to me and said : " Monte, let's enlist." " It's a go," said I ; " artillery or cavalry?" "Artillery," answered he. We proceeded to the scrutiny office, went through the required cross-examination. The deed was done, for I knew I would pass the physical ex- aminations. Out of the thirty or more that enlisted about €ight were called to Salt Lake and seven were accepted. Fox was not even called, as he did not pass the preliminary ex- aminations very well. There was a hot time in old Mercur the night before leaving — big dinner and a ball. I was to an- swer to a toast, " Cuba," but I am ashamed to say, could not be found at the table. I was sorry, as I could have made a " cracker-jack " speech. It was only a question of stuffing everything into the trunk. I took nothing with me save a blanket and the suit I had on. The train was decorated, and a band (?) escorted us to the station. Every shopkeeper gave us something in the way of a present. The restaurants and saloons contributed largely. Amid tears and cheers the little train wound its snaky course around the mountain. At the summit we looked down upon the mill and the knot of shout- ing miners ; looked down upon the town, which was not a home for me, yet I must say I felt a lump in my throat, be- cause it was a good-bye to something. We arrived in town that night, were treated to a fine dinner and proceeded to Camp Kent, where the barracks were swarming with the greatest crowds of all kinds and conditions of men. " Ho- boes," " Weary Willies " were in force, but here and there one could see a fellow worth while talking to. Some volun- 60 leered because there was nothing else for the poor devils to do ; most of us because the country needed us. The hard lot of a soldier's life is not the fighting. It is the long, weary marches through mud, the half-rations, the waiting, waiting. I shall never forget my first meal in bar- racks the next morning. We were marched in to the tables, and at command sat down to two square inches of fried bacon and cofiee, minus milk, and a piece of bread. The "more" look tliat Dickens describes so well in Oliver Twist came over the face of all. I closed my teeth and said, " Sit still, my stomach ; sit still." Levy Lanthier, of the Mercur boys, a six-footer, turned to me, and with his Western twang, said : " Monte, d — me if I don't think we've made a mistake and struck the penitentiary." But the time has come since then that we have longed for bacon and bread ! We were drilled every day, but as the uniforms did not come, we looked more like Coxey's army than Light Bat- teries A and B of the Utah Artillery. As we brouglit no clothes, we kept getting more dirty and ragged. Large crowds came out from town to see us, Init I kept strictly out of sight, as I was afraid some of my friends in Salt Lake would see me. The cry now was for uniforms. Our tents were pitched, the needed horses Ixjught, and grad- ually things began to look more military. We had gun drill and target practice, and kind ladies kei)t the camp well sup- plied witli nice things to eat. The weather was fine, and, little by little, we began to accustoni ourselves to the new life. One day the militia uniforms and the equii)ments were turned over to us, and we looked more like soldiers. The cry now was, " When do we move over to Frisco? " We had many false alarms, but at last early one morning, as if by magic, the snowy little city fell to earth, and a few hours later we were marching to the tune of martial music through the streets of Salt Lake. Jkit I should be more brief, or I shall never come to present times. At the station tlie ladies (il of the Red Cross — liovv every enlisted num l)lesses them — gave us a luncheon. This was a great and " humid " good- bye, for mothers and sisters were there to see their boys off. They crowded up to the windows ; many wanted a souvenir or to see the " Cuban " (that was me). .Some were surprised because I looked very much like anybody else. I shall never forget good Mrs. Winkler. Old and tottering, she clung to her son's arm all the way to the station. The surg- ing, pushing, rough crowd could not shake her off. Little Winkler swallowed hard, and blinked a little, but looked straight ahead. This incident came strongly to my mind the night of our first engagement, when Winkler, standing at his post by the piece, said, " Lieutenant, 1 am hit." "This is no time for jokes," answered Grow ; but Winkler's left arm hung limp to his side. There he stood, still at his post, until the oflicer realized he was hit, and told him to retire. It proved only a flesh wound, just grazing the bone. I said to myself, " (31d Mrs. Winkler, your son is saved to you;" for we were running short of ammunition, and expected the Spaniards to charge those breastworks every minute. Then it would have been a case of six-shooters for a time, and — well, final annihilation. But I am anticijDating. The ride from Salt Lake to "Frisco" was rather uneventful, although we received great "send offs" along the line. Arriv- ing at " Frisco," we were met by another gastronomic de- monstration at the station by that same society, the Red Cross. The life at Camp Merritt, San Francisco, was about the same as at Camp Kent, except that we were better uniformed and better fed, and we had a fine time at the theatres and the music halls. The people just simply gave up the town to us. On some car lines we paid no fare, and a soldier was treated and feted wherever he went. Every day ladies of the Red Cross came to the difterent camps and distributed many dain- ties. I cannot stop to describe the scenes at " Frisco " or Camp Merritt, as much more is to come. 62 We were now looking forward to the trip to Manila, which, as I have had some experience in travelling, I knew would be the greatest trial we had to contend with. On the ]4th of June, at daybreak, we broke camp, marched to the wharf and boarded the S. S. Zealandia. With us was the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry. The expedition consisted of four transports, the China (tiagship) Colon, Senator and ours. One platoon, with two pieces, under Lieutenant Grow, was on the Zealandia. Another, under Lieutenant Gulchsaw, was on the China, with two more pieces. Battery A were all on the Colon, with all their pieces. We mounted our guns for- ward and aft, in case we should have to repel a sea attack. The afternoon of the 14th we pulled out into mid-stream, and next day sailed out of the gate. Tugs by the score and big excursion boats swarmed around us. Bands played, women cheered and waved their handkerchiefs. Like Col- umbus, we were sailing into the unknown, with no escort in the way of gunboats. The sea was high for a couple of days, and the cold rain poured down unmercifully upon us. The cooking facilities were wretched, and we had for a seasick diet the everlasting " pickled mare " (canned beef). They made attempts at cooking " pickled mare," and desiccated potatoes (called by us " dissipated potatoes") were put into a big iron bucket. We lined up in the rain with our tin plates to re- ceive our rations, which sometimes would be blown out of our plates into the next man's face or all over the deck. The sick ones occupied positions along the rail, or rolled up in blank- ets, hugging the steam pipes. Some ate nothing for two days. Our sleeping quarters were down in the hold, where we were packed like sardines. In fact, everything was so crowded that it was difficult to move around the decks for fear of step- ping on some one or stumbling over a man's foot. The quar- ters below were made untenable by the sick ones. I don't want to get too realistic, so I shall stop right here. 68 In a few days we had fine weather antl most of the boys slept on deck and enjoyed a shower bath, or rather a hose bath every morning when tlie sailors washed down the decks. I had the honor of suggesting the last move. At last we reached Honolulu. What a change ! It was like stepping out of hell into paradise. It was a glorious day, bright and cool and music everywhere. The open-hearted hospitality of these people was something fine. The Red Cross was at it again. The program was as follows : A march to the American Yacht Club, where we all enjoyed a good swim and where we received our mail from the other ship, and were given writing paper and pens to write to the folks at home. It was give, give on every side. The Batteries got the best of it, as we were entertained by a Salt Lake man, who took us on a trip to a large plantation. Cigars and cooling drinks were our lot on the train. Merrily we dashed by rice fields and quaint little towns. A cool breeze blew in through the windows and we sat back puffing our "perfectos," beaming with pleasure. But a feeling of sadness came over me when I reached the plantation. In a flash the smell of the boiling juice brought me back to Cuba. I looked over the waving cane, and at the freight cars loaded with it, listened to the rumbling noise of the crushers — that used to sound so sweet to me in San Lino, and used to lull father to sleep. Here was prosperity. A mental picture of the future of Cuba came be- fore me. Our cane did not wave their tufts in the gentle breeze. I saw a blackened, smoky expanse stretching before me; in the distance, leaping flames and black smoke being driven on and on by the heavy wind. I saw the freight cars jammed together in the " batey." The big mill was motion- less — dead — the rust eating, slowly eating the remains — RuixV ! After this trip we marched to the beautiful palace gar- dens, where a fine spread was laid for us. The Hawaiian sol- diers in their neat uniforms were on dress parade. What a contrast to our boys, but then, we were out for business. A 64 band situated in a raised rotunda played the good old tunes. Brightly dressed girls in pink and white and blue flitted about the lawn. I sat in the shade of a big mango and took in everything in a great gulp with ears, eyes, nose — I say nose, because a faint, indescribable ])erfume prevailed everywhere — a combination, I imagine, of fruits and flowers. The grace- ful palms waved to and fro in time to a swinging Avaltz. Everything, in fact, was in tune — our spirits, our stomachS' — everything. We wandered through the palace at will, looked out from the broad veranda on the scene below, lounged and si)rawled on the grass — and such soft grass ! The band now played " La Czarine." Then I was back again in the Cafe Chinois, in the Bois, with Mathilde. I was in just that state when my emotions would dance to any tune. The bugle blowing "Assembly " brought me back to the present. Back to the ship we marched, and then came the long, weary days with only a few incidents to vary the monotony. I started a Spanish class among the officers. This, for me, was a diver- sion, as there was no place either to read or write comfortaljly in our quarters in the bow. On the Fourth of July we peace- fully conquered Wakes Island. General Green planted the flag on the uninhabited sand bank, A few days later we had target jn-actice with our pieces, which was quite a novelty, as we had never fired off shij^-board. On the 9th we arrived at Guam, which we imagined had to be taken with the aid of the "Charleston," but, as you have probably read, the conquest was made by the flrst expedition. On the 17th we steamed through the channel, past the famous land batteries that Dewey braved before the battle of Manila, and a few days later dropped anchor before Cavite. I neglected to say that we met the " Charleston " a day before our arrival. From the decks of the " Zealandia " we could see the wrecks of the Sj)anish fleet, and one wondered. On the other side lay the American sijuadron, as trim and dapper as if they had n(jt done ajivthing. 65 With impatience we watched for the day of landing. Of course I was very much in demand as an interpreter, and con- sequently made many trips to Cavite and visited the sunken ships. I did not take away any souvenirs, as I knew we had a hard campaign Ijefore us, and did not want to carry any extra weight. Cavite is a very pretty little place. You have probably seen many pictures of it, so I shall not go into de- scriptions. I talked with many Spanish prisoners, and had the honor of seeing the Governor of Guam and his staff, who are all prisoners. Every day we could hear from the direc- tion of Cavite the volleys of musketry and the boom of artil- lery. The Spaniards were making desperate efforts to drive back from their intrenchments the insurgents, who had the city besieged. The 10th Pennsylvania left before us, and were given a hearty cheer by our boys. There had been somewhat of a hard feeling between the Pennsylvania boys and our- selves, but this was quickly dispelled and replaced by a feel- ing of mutual admiration and good will after the memorable night of July 31st and the morning of August 1st. The next morning we boarded " cascos " and barges and made for a point a mile or so from Manila, where Camp Dewey was situ- ated. Most of us had not touched Mother Earth for thirty- five days, so the spirits of all were at their height in spite of the fact that we had to unload our guns, caissons, &c., by wading waist-deep in the water. A ])retty place was Camp Dewey. As far as the eye could reach itjwas a broad expanse of white canvas. Camp fires were burning merrily, the day was glorious, the spot shaded. It did not take long to pitch camp and settle down for an indefinite period. We had some pretty hard times at Camp Dewey. For days and days it rained and stormed. We were almost washed out of our tents, and did not know what it was to feel dry. The high surf prevented us from landing provisions, so we were on about one-quarter rations most of the time. Wood was scarce, as we were not allowed to cut down trees. We had many en- 66 counters with the natives on this question, as they objected to our picking up the dead timber lying about. Owing to my knowledge of Spanish, I had the honor to go on several scouting expeditions to the field of operations. This was rather a ticklish job, as the insurgents and the Spanish pickets were exchanging shots all the time. A little move- ment in the brush would bring a Mauser whizzing in our direction. On one occasion we were within fifty or a hundred yards of the Spanish intrenchments, and from a deserted house we could look down almost behind them. I thought that if the enemy had known of our danger, great havoc would have been done, as the party was made up of General Green, General MacArthur, their aides, and a few other high "mucky-mucks." Our object was to find location for our pieces and determine the strength of the enemy. Of course all these weeks of waiting, with exposure to all kinds of hard- ships — ants, mosquitoes, rain and short rations — had made the boys pretty impatient to move to Manila. The cry was : " On to Manila ! " I knew the time for action was near, but could not tell them anything about it. On another occasion, Lieutenant Vogler and myself lost the scouting party in the thick jungle that surrounds the town. We attempted to find it, wandering around 'till the sharp, nasty cracks of the Mausers and the''jing"of the needle bullets around our ears warned us that we were near the Spanish pickets. One ball passed between us and we both ducked. Vogler's duck was seen by me, but luckily he did not see mine, and I had the laugh on him. He said : " D me if ever I duck again." A few seconds later, "whiz!" went another, but Vogler ducked again. So did I, but, as he was ahead of me, he did not see me. I looked very unconcerned and said : " I guess you will have to be d , Lieutenant." However, in the engagements that followed Vogler did not duck, but seemed to find diversion in patting his stomach, while I grunted. I tell you this to show you 67 that this business of not ducking at the first bullets is non- sense, and the only thing that prevented our subsequent "ducks" was the reputation I had to uphold and the desire on his part not to fail again. But we had to do something. A few days later we were ordered to move two pieces to the front from our battery (B), and two from battery A. The " camino real " was a few feet deep with mud. So you may imagine the labor we expended in moving these pieces. I wish I had a picture of the moving, to see again those big fellows in the pouring rain, covered with that heavy, black mud from head to foot, straining and heaving at the ropes when the wheels were sunk U}) to the hubs. Our two guns (IB and 2B) were moved up that day ; tlie intrenchments were strengthened under a pitch fire from the enemy. A gun detachment was left at each piece for twenty-four hours. We had only six sections, so you may know what constant labor and exposure it meant for us. The intrenchments were a sea of mud. It rained all the time. We put up Httle tem- porary " stacks " for protection, but the rain would trickle through even a tarpaulin. I do not know what the object was in this move, as it seems to me infantry 'could have held the ridge until we were ready for the attack. We realized that the strain on our men would be ter- rible, manning those guns every other night for any length of time. We had about ten days of it before we took Manila On the first night an attack was made by the enemy in order to capture our four pieces. During the day everything was quiet, with the exception of the two picket lines, which kept snapping at each other all the time. The monastery on the right was shelled so it looked more like a sieve than anything else. Through the holes we could see the Spanish line, but the pickets soon discovered that we were picking at them, and watched those holes pretty carefully. I picked out a good safe hole and with glasses got a a fair idea of what was before us. The enemy was thoroughly fortified by a series of sand- 68 bag intrenchnients built low down, with no bouses near to aid as marks for our artillery. Our position, on the other hand, seemed to me a poor one. Our intrenchnients were of dirt only, and consecjuently the heavy rain kept washing them away constantly. We were supported on the right and the left by the 10th Pennsylvania. After dark they threw out " outposts " forty or fifty yards to the front, who were to report any movement made. Everything was perfectly quiet. All one could bear was the murmur of the waves on our left and the dismal frogs croaking on our right, and the drip, drip of the never-ceasing rain. Two men were left on guard at each piece, and we rolled up in our wet blankets and iell asleep. At about 10 o'clock we were awakened by a sharp Mauser fire at our right flank, which ceased quickly. The right flank was at once strengthened at the expense of the left. This was what the Dons exi)ected. Again everything was quiet and we lay down, although a few of us put on shoes and leggings. At about eleven a heavy volley fire opened up in our front, which was answered by our retreating outposts, who were moving back to report that the enemy was advancing. Sad to say, the 10th opened up before they were all in, and some were caught between two fires. By this time everything opened up along the line. Lieutenant Grow and myself saw the direction of the Pennsylvania fire (it was dark as pitch), and imagined the enemy nearer than was the fact, so we began emptying our six-shooters over the intrenchments. That was really foolish, as we pushed aside two men armed with Springfields. Lieutenant Grow came to his senses first, put away his revolver, ordered me to do the same, and began to give orders. " Prepare for action," was the first. The Spanish artillery opened up fiercely, and immediately after the first shots and shells began to screech over us and explode everywhere. Our men were as cool as could be, and took up their positions at the piece as if we were at drill. 69 and waited for commands. Tlie noise was terrific, and as Lieutenant Grow thought we might not have heard it, he ordered us to commence firing. " Load, ram ; ready," says the gunner. " Fire ! " says Grow. " Bang ! " went the first gun, and a shrapnel, punctured at two seconds, went flying in the direction of the Mahxte fortifications. A cheer came up from the Pennsylvania boys when they heard that shot. By the flash of the exploding shells they could see the Spaniards being literally mowed down. At the same time the other pieces opened up, and we kept it up hot and heavy. Shells exploded right over us. One hit our magazine, but luckily did not explode. The Mauser fire was terrific and poured through our embrasure like hail, I don't understand how our gunner, Stewart, was not hit a thousand times. Li the rear of the intrenchments the fire was worse, as the Spaniards were firing high. Shells were crashing through both houses. One exploded right behind us, scattering mud and dust all around us. Hudson was burnt on the back. At about this juncture Winkler was hit. Our gunner watched the flash of the Spanish guns and handled his piece accordingly, as it was too dark to use our sights. We fired until our piece became so hot that we were afraid to fire it again. We now had to pour water over it, and right here came one of the most dan- gerous moves we had to make — to go back a few hundred yards for water — clean well water. There was some hesita- tion among the men, Init only for an instant. Brave Hudson grabbed the pail and started; we never expected to see him again. (Poor fellow, I wish he had been killed in that en- gagement, and not in the way he was, after it was all over ! But I will tell you that later.) After our gun had cooled we went at it again. We silenced two Spanish pieces, but their big gun still kept send- ing those moaning shells in our direction. The embrasure was hit and caved in around the gun. Up jumps Hudson through the embrasure, removes the obstruction and returns 70 to his post again, safe. He had taken off his shirt to use as a " swab," and it was a magnificent sight to see him work, with his stern, resolute face, and big muscles standing out like whip-cords. He was everywhere. The gun was sinking deeper and deeper in the mud ; we were getting fagged out, and " by hand to the front " was no easy task. When the piece would stick so all efforts to bring it forward seemed of no avail, Hudson would literally pick it up out of the mud and step to the eml)rasure. I had a good chance to see everything, as I was carrying orders and getting information as to range, etc., from the other detachments. The gun on our left was doing splendid work under Gunner Share. He acted more like an umpire at a baseball game than anything €lse. When a shell struck home he yelled at the top of his voice, " One strike ! " When they fell short or over, " The pitcher is wild," and expressions of a similar character. Sni- der, who is a native-born funny man, was funny through the whole of this trying scene. He was carrying ammunition from the magazine. When he wanted shrapnel he would say, "Corporal, give me a little bird-seed." When he wanted percussions he termed them " pills." T^he shells from the big six-inch Spanish guns he dubbed "the fast mail." The name could not have l)een more appropriate, as it made the noise of an express train when it went by. In subsequent engagements we always spoke of it in those terms. While I was running to Battery A's piece, to find out how the range was doing, a sliell burst about twenty feet above my head. I noticed at the time how it burst, and thanked my stars the Spaniards did not shoot shrai)nel. I also had an experience in going for water. I thought the bullets were singing within an eighth of an inch from my head and body ; and, to tell the truth, I dodged right and left with my head and body, and, what is funny now, with my legs, for I felt the bullets in that neighborhood. The 10th was rapidly getting out of ammunition, and gradually the beautiful volley firing which had kept the 71 Spaniards in check (we found out afterwards the enemy num- bered about four thousand, while we were only a little over one thousand), became less and less strong, and at last, much to our dismay, the intrenehments, save for a few scattering shots became quiet. I saw the brave l)oys cursing their luck and looking at their empty cartridge belts. The Mauser fire sounded closer and closer. Then we began to use shrapnel punched at zero, which has the same effect as canister, and held their fire in check. But we, too, were running short of ammunition, and the sickening idea that we had to defend those guns with " six-shooters " came over us. The 10th boys had fixed bayonets. One fellow came to Major Cuspidis cry- ing, "I have no ammunition, Major." " I know it," was the answer, " but you have your bayonet." For two hours we kept this up. Panting, exhausted, we prayed for reinforce- ments. At last we heard cheering to our rear, and the Cali- fornia regulars dashed to the intrenehments. What sweet music they made as their well-directed volleys rang out clear and strong. The enemy became discouraged and gradually retreated under a heavy fire from our pieces. Their fire be- came more and more scattered, their artillery ceased firing, and we were ordered to muster the little ammunition that was left us. A fact that I neglected to mention, is that some of the reinforcements planted themselves in an intrenchment directly to our rear and began plugging it to us, so we were between two cross fires. Luckily this happened after we had been ordered to cease firing, and we saved ourselves by lying flat on our faces in the mud. The Spaniards heavily shelled the beach, the " camino real," and the open fields directly in front of our camp, so that it was a ticklish job to get reinforcements to us. As it was, some of our men fell while coming to our aid, but our (battery) boys succeeded in bringing a fresh supply of ammu- nition without receiving a scratch. When they arrived it was all over. You may be sure there was a great hand-shaking 72 going on, for one crazy fool belonging to the 11th had to run back to camp and reported that the battery had been wiped out. We had repulsed the attack, our guns were safe, and with the exception of one man slightly wounded (Winkler) no one was hurt, I wish you could have seen me that morn- ing, covered with mud from head to foot, my clothes torn, wet, and black with powder smoke. The exercise during the engagement kept us warm, but now I began to shiver in the wind and rain, so that no amount of blankets could keep me warm. There we shivered and chattered, waiting every minute for the enemy to rally and renew the attack, until we were relieved l)y new detatchments in the morning. The Pennsylvania was not as lucky — in fact our record has been the wonder of all. They lost aljout seven men and about twenty wounded. Some very funny things hapjiened. General Green came up with the reinforcements and began to ask some questions of one of Battery A's gunners, while he did so, standing at the embrasure very much exposed. The gunner pushed him aside, remarking, " Get away from the opening, you d d fool." As it was dark, he did not know the General. I im- agine the General understood the situation, for he did not reprimand him, but moved away from the opening. The next day the gunner was told of the " break," and nearly keeled over. The next day we strengthened our defences somewhat, but still they seemed inadec^uate. That night the Sjtaniards started at it again. By this time they had our range down to a point, and shells kept droi)i)ing around the guns in such a manner that, if they had been the quality of ours, our names would have been "nit." One struck a piece, glancing off without doing any damage. The sights were taken off of another, and they kept at it so long that I could name scores of times that we escaped as if by a miracle. 73 To make a long story short, for thirteen days we held our ground with orders not to fire our pieces, the infantry do- ing the skirmish work and repelling the sallies made at us night after night. The enemy shelled us night after night, doing a little damage to the infantry, but we were still left intact. I shall never forget one night when the wounded were brought to our magazine for attention. One poor fellow was blown to pieces by an exploding shell. A captain of the 14th Regulars pronounced the affiiir a regular " death trap." The next day before the attack we moved up all of our pieces, ten in number, to the different trenches prepared for them. The fortifications for the two rapid-fire 8-inch pieces, however, were only half finished when we arrived there on the morning of the 14th. After pulling the piece through the heaviest mire imaginable, we had almost a half day's work before vis, filling and placing sacks in position, which had to be done before ten o'clock. We worked with the mud up to our knees until ready to drop. I remember the last sack I carried, weighing about 180 pounds, made me totter and fall, pinning me down in the mud so that it had to be removed be- fore I could get up. When we were about nearing the top, the insurgents drew the fire of the enemy in our direction by firing a few shots, and right here was where we got a scare, as the infantry had not yet arrived, and we imagined the Spaniards were trying to force the game by attacking this weak spot. Quickly we pulled our guns to the half-made em- , brasure and waited for further orders. The shelling lasted about a half hour, but it was a trying job to go on with the building under this fire. They quieted down, and at about 9 o'clock we were ready for action. We were to act as " masked battery," and were ordered to fire onl}^ if the enemy made any move in our direction. We had smokeless powder, and our position would have been hard to discover. Dewey by this time had moved up, and at 10 o'clock sharp he opened up on the forts on our left with his six-inch 74 guns. Ev'ery shot told, and those situated on the left flank could see sand banks, stones and Spaniards flying in all directions. A little later the battery to the left of the " caniino real " opened up with telling efl'ect. Now Dewey began to place his shells with wonderful accuracy in the Spanish trenches. We could hear his shells explode, sometimes only a hundred yards from us, then a few seconds later the boom of the gun. A detachment under Lieutenant Grow opened up on block house No. 14, where the Si)aniards had mounted a machine gun, and in a few minutes blew it all to thunder. The artillery work from sea and land was so eff'ective that the Spaniards did not fire a shot from their pieces which they had distributed along the line. Later we found them either dismounted or with pur- posely destroyed breech-blocks. With the artillery silenced, now was the time for the infantry, and our part of the battle was played. The Colorado regiment jumped over the in- trenchments to make one of the i>rettiest charges ever made; the officers threw away their scabbards and rushed on with naked swords. On they went, firing volley after volley, cross- ing the streams by means of bamboo bridges which the engineers carried. The same was true all along the line. We could hear the volleys and cheers as they advanced, driving the enemy from trench to trench. The Spaniards were on the run now, and were fighting a losing fight. On through Malate went .the Colorado boys, taking one by one the barri- cades built in the streets. There was only one company that put up any stand. The latter was commanded by a big, sturdy Captain. When Col. Hale approached him, and in his best Ollendorf Spanish demanded a surrender, the answer came back, " Surrender ? Nivver, not while' a divvil of us is able to pull a trigger." The Si)anish (?) Captain's nationalit}' need not be told you. Llowever, the brave Hibernian's men took to their heels when we charged the barricade, and the valiant officer was obliged 75 to " surrender." As Col. Hale expressed it, " The only Span- iard that showed fight was an Irishman." By 2 o'clock the town was ours, and " Old Glory " floated on the Ayuntamiento (City Hall), where the defeated Dons were stacking their arms. By 2 o'clock also, our ten guns, with a plentiflul supply of ammunition, were in readiness at Malate. This feat won the admiration of all the foreigners and Spaniards in Manila, as about 150 men did what sixty horses could not have done under the circumstances (twenty- fours to a piece being what we ought to have had according to regulations). You must take into consideration that we had had ten days of fighting, in mud up to our knees, and that for the last two days we had been pulling our pieces into position and rebuilding our intrenchments. Next morning we thundered through Manila at double-quick time, and took for our quarters the administration building. By 7 o'clock that night our commissary stores, tentage, caissons, battery- wagons — in short, our full equipment, was in INIanila before the infantry had pulled a tent-pin. The men were pretty well fagged out. For my part, I was kept on the run inter- preting for two or three days, till I was unstrung and as slow .as a tired horse. But gradually dry quarters, bathing, &c., brought me back to my normal cnndition. On the 24th of August, just as we were settling down to our new life, we received a severe shock. A detail of about twelve or fifteen men was sent to Cavite under Quartermaster- Sergeant Corey to get some clothing, which had been left there in order to lighten our knapsacks for the field opera- tions. After the boxes had been loaded on the little steamer, and while the men were waiting for their departure. Sergeant Cory called Hudson aside and invited him to take a stroll about the town. Hudson, who had spent all his life " on the range " and in mining camps, had those shooting proclivities exhibited by men of his type. Some native guards tried to stop his 76 onward course, and he began to remonstrate with them by firing his six-shooter in the air as a sort of punctuation to his remarks. The Filipinos took to their heels. At this juncture Corporal Anderson, a quiet, well-behaved Swede, ran to the scene, and while he was engaged in disarming Hudson, the Filipinos took courage and fired a volley into them. Hudson fell dead instantly, pierced through the heart. Corporal Anderson fell also, shot through the lung, and, we thought at the time, mortally wounded, but much to the surprise of the surgeons, he is recovering. The news reached us the next day. We, who had gone through a hard campaign without losing a man, had, after the whole thing was over, lost one of the best men in the bat- tery, a man who did not know what fear was, a man who, although rough-textured, was a man in every sense of the word. For his bravery on the memorable night of July 31st his name went to Washington. As a comrade he was beloved by all, as a soldier he won the admiration of both officers and men. We buried Hudson with all the honors at our command, at Paco Cemetery, on the outskirts of Manila, a beautiful spot. When " taps " blew over that grave I saw many big fellows who had faced shot and shell unflinching rub their eyes with their coat-sleeves. The first man of the Utah Volunteers was in his last resting place. Shortly after this occurred we moved to the Engineers' Barracks, at Masig, where Battery A had been quartered, and here we are still, leading a very monotonous life. As I feel now, I would rather be plain E. de Montalvo at home than Major-General in Manila. However, we cannot even think of going home until after the results of the meeting of the International Congress in Paris are made known. Life here is so monotonous that I hate even to describe it. The heat is intense, and one has ambition for nothing whatever. James Mai: rax Rhodes, '97, 1st Troop Phila. Oity Cav. Rhodes enlisted as a private in the First Troop, Phila- delphia City Cavalry U. S. V. Along with the others he was hustled to Mt. Gretna, on that memoral)le day in April, when, in a drizzling rain attended with snow he liad his first ex- perience of the hardships of army life. Here he remained until July 7th. Moved from Mt. Gretna, Pa., to Camp Alger, Va., on July 8th. Removed to Newport News, Va., July 24th. Sailed for Porto Rico, July 20th, on the transport " Massa- chusetts." Landed at Plaza de Ponce, August 3d. Reached Guayama, August 11th, escorting a wagon train there to Gen- eral Brooke. Camped at Arroyo till August 13th ; at Guayama, till August 24th. Arrived at Ponce on August 27th, sailed for New York on transport " Mississippi," reach- ing home September 3d. Charles Gorman Richards, '97, Y. M. C. A. work. Was with the Pennsylvania Y, M. C. A. force, located with General Gobin's brigade at Camp Alger, Va. Battery A, Pa. Vol. Art. After the blowing up of the " Maine " and the general con- dition of affairs seemed to point towards war, I joined Bat. A, Pa. Vol., as a private, and was at once instructed in the drills ; shortly after war was declared we were called out and went into camp at Mt. Gretna, where we remained about two weeks ; while here the writer was appointed Corporal. We then were mov-ed to Newport News, Va., where we watched the ship yard for two months, and were not moles- ted except by the native mosquito. 78 We were all glad to receive orders for the front, and on the 8th of July, sailed in company with about 800 soldiers for Porto Rico, on the transport " Manitoba." When we arrived off' Puerto, a harbor of the island, our Captain not caring to wait for the Government Pilot, ran us in, to a reef from which we were finally taken off, and camped for a week around the Cathedral of the Harbor Town (Puerto), from there we were moved to the foothills, during this time the peace protocol was signed, and the time from there on passed so slowly that we were all glad to ship for home on the " Mississippi," arriving in New York September 5th. As regards our experience, although we were not in act" ive service we had a good chance to see the impracticability of the volunteer system, and attribute much of the sickness to lack of management due to the incapabihty of volunteer officers. Walter A. Seymour, '97, A.Htor Battery. Doubtless you have already been informed through the newspapers how I was slightly wounded in the hand during the recent battle before Manilla, in which engagement our army suff'ered a loss of three killed and seven wounded. After a brief sojourn here, during which much time was spent in get- ting located and not a little in recovering from the effects of the enervating climate, the long-lookcd-for opportunity at last came. We moved from the camp to the front very unex- pectedly Friday noon, and took our position on the extreme right flank, near the field hospital. Here we spent the night. Saturday morning, while we were eating our breakfast, the trouble Ijcgan. Shot and shell fell all about us. We were quickly ordered under cover, and those of us who had not yet gotten their breakfast did not linger long enough to ap- pease our hunger. The crash of the bullets through the woods and an occasional explosion of a shell added greatly to our celerity of movement. We soon found what we thought 79 was a safe spot. A little later the fire slackened. Now with four guns we made our way by rough by-paths through dense undergrowth, and soon found ourselves at the trenches, where we took up our position, supported only by native in- fantry. No. 1 gun was quickly unlimbered and soon a shell was sent crashing through the enemy's intrenchments, about 250 yards away. Our gun, No. 3, was ready next. We were stationed about twenty yards in front of No. 1 (a little to the left), and under a native hut, where it was impossible to stand upright without the protection of the intrenchments. In a short time we were paying our respects to the enemy with all due propriety and dispatch. The opposition evidently noticed our warm, fraternal greeting, for after we had fired about fifteen rounds we had a return call in the shape of a well-directed shell. It passed right though the wheels of the piece, knocking out two spokes. The force of the concussion threw me backward over the trail, and the splinters from the shattered wheel struck me in the back of the right hand. My left hand was also cut a little and I received two small scratches on the face. Two of the felloAvs helped me to the hospital, where my hands were dressed, and there I stayed for some time, recovering from the effects of the shock, which dazed me considerably. After I left the scene of action the Spaniards retreated from the intrenchments at which we were firing, and our boys took the guns u}) the roads after them at a run, even leading the infantry, which is usually supposed to be first in such cases. They had advanced some little distance when they found the Spanish again intrenched in a very strong position across a narrow road. The guns were wheeled around and the battery started to open fire, but the breeches had become clogged with sand and mud so that it was impossible to use them. At this point the infantry retreated on account of the fierceness of the fire, for the bullets were coming down the road in a perfect rain. 80 General MacArthiir, chief of our Ijrigade, seeing the de- moralized condition of affairs, called for a Captain volunteer to lead a (charge and carry the earthworks by storm. Our Captain pulled out his revolver and about thirty of our fellows dashed up the road, the men firing their pistols as they ran, but the enemy's position was so strong and their fire so fierce, that the men had to stop about one-hundred yards from the Spanish line and get under cover. In a few minutes more our fellows tried again, and this time had no trouble, as the Spaniards fled to the city, where our army immediately followed. Most of the fighting was done on the right flank, the left of tlie line entering the city some three hours before. That night we were in full possession, and the next day had a chance to walk about and see the city. Fred V. V. Shaw, '97, Co. A, 7MN. y. Vol Inf. We left our armory, at Thirty-fourth street and Park Avenue, on the 2nd day of May, proceeding to Camp Black, Hempstead, L. I., where we were mustered into the U. S. service on the 11th. Three days later we received our orders to move south, our destination being Lakeland, Fla. After a two weeks' encampment at Lakeland we proceeded to Tampa, where the Fifth Army Corps were being assembled ])revious to their embarkation on the transports for Cuba, ^\'e made up part of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Fifth Army Corps, under Major-General Shafter. We left Tampa for Port Tampa on the 5th of June, and were aboard the boat assigned us the following night. The transport which we had, was, I should judge, one of the best of the thirty-odd sent with our expedition. I don't mean in point of comfort, for our quarters were the same as the rest of the troops had, but she would strike one as being more seaworthy. For eigljt days we sweltered under a Florida sun, anchored in the bay, and when we fmally weighed anchor, on the evening of the 81 14th, we were in the best of spirits. We were subject to the severest discipline aboard the boat, and as the trip became so monotonous a great many men naturally chafed at orders we were subject to. But there was always some one who would take them in hand and enliven things, so that, during the entire trip, we really had but one thing to " kick at," and that was the dreadful grub and water we had to put up with. The transport fleet, once it was under way, was a sight never to be forgotten. The transports steamed in three distinct columns, with the battleship " Indiana " leading one, and two cruisers the other two. We were flanked by the " Cincin- nati," " Detroit," " Wasp," " Castine," " Hornet," " Wilming- ton," " Helena," " Wampatuck," and two torpedo boats. Several times the fleet would heave to while one of the cruisers would steam away in search of some of the enemy's boats, which we afterwards learned were sup])osed to be lurking along the Cuban coast to intercept us. Finally, on the 21st, we were off the entrance to the harbor of Santiago, and for the first time saw how eff'ectually a port may be l)lockaded. The following day some troops were landed at Baiquiri, about eight miles east of Siboney, which was afterwards made our base of supplies. There was a small Spanish force there, which was totally routed by a few shells from our gunboats, which were also called upon to render the same service at Siboney, where we made our landing on the night of the 23rd. All the troops were landed in surf ])oats, which were towed as near shore as possible, when we jumped into the surf and waded ashore. Every man had his roll, consisting of a blanket, poncho and half of a "pup tent," or shelter tent, ninety-five rounds of ammunition, rifle, canteen and haver- sack, containing three daj^s' rations. We started to disem- bark at 11:30 P. M., assisted by the powerful searchlight of the auxiliary cruiser " St. Louis," and had all our men ashore by 2 A. M. Other transports were unloading during the entire night and for the greater part of the next day. Fires 82 were built to enable the men to dry themselves, so that there was little or no sleep for any one that night. Early the next morning General Wheeler's division of cavalry came in from Baiquiri, where they had landed the day before, and after a brief halt were marched up the two trails leading toward Santiago, the First and Tenth (colored) Cavalry taking what was termed the valley trail, and the Rough Riders, under Colonel Wood, taking the mountain trail. These two trails joined at a distance of three and a half miles back, where it is supposed the Spaniards had retreated when we landed at Siboney. I should judge it was about 10 o'clock when word came into Siboney for reinforcements, and we, together with four or five other regiments, were hurriedly sent forward to the assistance of those in advance. However, by the time we reached them our troops had succeeded in dislodging the enemy and driving them to Santiago. This was called the battle of Las Guasimas, and was the first chance our men had of showing the Spaniards how the American soldiers fight. Every one knows how a few of our men dislodged and put to rout an enemy that was strongly intrenched and numerically stronger. The next few days we were busily engaged in unloading supplies and ammunition, which had to be brought up to the beach in small boats, owing to the fact that there was no wharf or pier. This necessitated our stripping and wading out into the surf, carrying the l)0xes ashore on our bare shoulders ; all this while exposed to the tropical sun in the latter part of June, so naturally we suffered severely from sunburn. The following Monday we moved up the trail to a point about four miles from the S})anish outposts and assisted in making roads to enable us to bring up our artil- lery. While in the field every man has his rations issued to him individually, and is his own cook. As the ration was invariably the same — namely, salt pork, hardtack and cofi'ee, no one had much of an opportunity to display his genius in the culinary line. Finally, Thursday night, we received 83 orders to break camp the following morning at 3 o'clock. Every one was up and we were ready to march at 3:45. The heavy rains which were accustomed to make their appearance every afternoon had made the trail a veritable quagmire; thus as we dragged ourselves along through the swampy places and over the rough hills, with an occasional stream to ford, a fellow had plenty of opportunity to relieve his feelings. Our brigade was halted about a mile from El Pozo Hill, where Grimes' Battery was hammering away at the block- house on the crest of San Juan hill, while the war balloon was being sent up across the way. About half an hour later our orders came to advance, and, slowly moving along the narrow trail two by two, until we had passed around and under |E1 Pozo, where we heard the first whistle of the Mauser, we were ordered to throw off our rolls. Nearly every one dropped his haversack at the same time. Being light- ened of our rolls, we could advance much more rapidly, but had not gone far when we came to a spot where the trail turned to the left, taking us through an impenetrable jungle^ it being impossible to see twenty feet on either side. The enemy had sharp-shooters stationed in the trees on both sides, so that they had a cross-fire on us, but the fact that they used smokeless powder, together with the thick undergrowth, made it impossible to determine where they were located ; besides, our orders were to advance until we reached a stream, where we were to deploy on the left of the Sixth Infantry regulars. Once we were halted under this fire to permit the Gatlings to pass, which were being brought up from the rear, and several of our men were wounded during this halt. Owing to the fact that this trail had never been reconnoitered, we stopped again while the Colonel sent his orderly ahead to locate our position. He returned in a few moments, stating that the stream was about sixty yards further on. Just as he made his report I was shot through the side of the left leg, and for the moment my foot was paralyzed. I was, therefore, 84 assisted a short distance to the rear, where I procured a first- aid package and had my leg bound up. The trail was now filled with men hobbling back; some were lying there dead, others dying, while the few hospital corps men who had advanced that far were doing their best to dress the wounds of those who were badly hit. Procuring a " Krag " from a regular who was dead, and throwing away my Springfield, I went up in search of my regiment. When I reached the firing line I found myself with the Sixth Infantry, where I remained the rest of the day. We lay on the liank chiefly volley-firing at their intrenchments, Init there was nothing to shoot at, exce])t when a straw hat bobbed up; that was a signal for every man to fire. We Avere, of course, unable to determine the effect of our firing until we made the charge in the afternoon, when we saw the Spaniards piled four and five deep in the trenches. In the charge up the hill there were no formations. Regiments and companies were all mingled in with one another in an indescribable manner. After the capture of the blockhouse, and while we were halted and deployed on the crest of the hill, I was shot through the right ankle, having previously received a second scratch on the left leg. The feeling as the Inillet passed through my ankle was a shar]) pain for a moment, and then, as my ankle began to swell, it was paralyzed, so that I did not suffer any, with the exception of my inaljility to use it. The hospital was about four and a half miles to the rear, and as there were no means of transportation, I, in company with a fellow who was wounded in the left leg, had to depend on our hands and knees. When we reached the trail we were again targets for the invisible sharj)-shooters, so that the excitement was as great as when we were advancing, if not greater. At times, while we were resting, the bullets would be striking all around us, showing that the enemy were not as bad marksmen ashore as afloat. Frequently we saw men, returning as we were, shot again and again, and once I saw a man in a litter shot. 85 as well as one of the men who were assisting in caiTving him. After reaching the division hospital we were pla(!ed in army wagons and sent over the mountains to Sihoney, a distance of eight miles, the travelling of which consumed twelve hours. This was owing to the fact that the wagons jammed in the trail by meeting another wagon coming up, and also the mules stampeded once u])on hearing some shots fired, throw- ing out several men, of whom I was one. I reached Sihoney Saturday morning, and was kept there until Tuesday, the 5th, when, with 322 other men, I was put aboard the trans- port " Cherokee " and sent, as we supi)osed, to Key West. When we arrived at Key West, Friday afternoon, we received orders to proceed to Port Tampa, but did not receive any rations, and, as we were now out, we had to make the best of it until we reached Port Tampa, Saturday evening at 6:30. Again disappointment awaited us, as the hospital train did not come down for us until Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. But when they came they had nothing aboard, so we had to wait until we ran into Tampa, at 8 A. M., when we received all that the soldiers who had been left behind had to give. Here it was that I got the first potato and fresh meat since leaving, the first week in June, and it was then the 11th of July. If you could only realize hoAv good the potato was, I am sure you would forgive the fact of my dwelling on it. The train, after being wrecked at High Springs, Fla., at midnight on Sunday, reached Fort Mc- Pherson, Ga., about 4 P. M. Monday. After being here two days I had my first bath since the 26th of June, and such luxuries were beginning to make me feel civilized once more. Two weeks more I was marked '' able to travel," and re- ceived a sixty-day furlough, and reached home the 27th day of July, considerably thinner than when I left, and a little lame. Since I returned I have gained twenty-seven pounds, and my ankle, although still weak and causing me to limp a little, is rapidly getting strong, so that it will, I believe, be as 86 strong as ever. Although my regiment has lost over 100 men from wounds' and fever, I can truthfully say I am proud to have been a member of it, and, from the reception which we received on our return to our armory, I am sure the people of New York appreciated our humble efforts to defend our country's flag. Notwithstanding all the criticism that has been made concerning the unnecessary hardships which the troops of the Santiago campaign were compelled to undergo, you must bear in mind that when men go to the front they must expect hardships, and, expecting them, they are not surprised at the many little things which cannot be foreseen, and therefore obviated. I am sure that any man who was in the Cuban campaign will readily testify to the same thing. L. H. Shearer, '97, Y. M. a A. My summer of 1898 was spent with the United States Army at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga., whither I went about the middle of June to help, as far as I could, in the Y. M. C. A. work there. This work, like many kindred organizations in the army, had for its purpose the alleviation of the hardships which Uncle Sam's boys endured, and in counteracting, as far as possible, the temptations which surround the life of an army in camp. It was largely humanitarian in character, although, of course, it was accompanied by much distinctively religious work. I had the task of caring for one of the " reading-room tents" (60x40 feet), which was supplied with daily papers, magazines, religious papers, checkers, chess, carroms, etc. Pai)er, ink and pens were supplied to the soldiers gratuitously. A small circulating library of about forty volumes, and a ^' post oflicc " constituted part of the ec^uipment. I have, in one day, sold postage stamps to tlie amount of seventy-two 87 dollars' worth, and handled from one thousand to twelve hundred pieces of outgoing mail. The soldiers showed their appreciation of the tent by their constant presence. The chaplain held two regular Sunday services and one week-day service. My business hours lasted from 5:30 A. M. to 10 P. M., without much intermission, so you see I didn't idle away much time. Besides the general duties connected with the tent, I was considered a walking bureau of information, and at times even an amanuensis for some of those unable to write — at least to write English. Love letters were the usual form of correspondence required. Of course I " experienced " the regulation inconveniences incident to camp life. I slept at times in tents some of which leaked from above, some from below. In the latter instance, I found it necessary to attach rocks to my few belongings to keep them from being washed away by the stream which ran, at a depth of six inches, through my sleeping apartment. Occasionally I " dined " on hard tack and coffee, and sometimes not at all. Needless to say, our appetites were not always increased by the sights that were sometimes forced upon us. I remember one day seeing, travelling along a dusty road, two large open wagons piled extremely high with chunks of bacon (mostly fat). Directly upon the topmost chunks sat the colored drivers, each with his feet propped against chunks a little lower down. I found it necessary before completing my course in army life to spend a few days in a camp hospital. I received the very best of care, and left the place favorably impressed. I really think I was very fortunate to fall into such good hands, for some of the hospitals there were far from inviting places. I trust, however, you did not believe in all the terri- ble newspaper stories relating to Camp Thomas. They were, I know, in many cases inconceivably exaggerated. 88 Not the least of my experiences was my association with 80 many men of such varied types and classes. This was for me really an education in itself Most of the time I messed with the regimental officers. Thus I obtained some idea of an officer's life as well as a })rivate's. I always received from every one the most courteous treatment. You cannot imagine how pleasant it seemed to run across Princeton men now and then at Chickamauga. I assure you, we never needed any introduction when our college affiliations became known. I returned home early in September, after spending a summer that I shall never regret. However, I am glad to get back to my medical studies again. I left camp just in time to escape typhoid, in which I am very fortunate. Alfred Oscar Andersson, Ex '97, War Correspondent. Andersson, as war correspondent, representing a com- bination including some of the leading newspapers in the West, contributed a series of interesting articles upon the operations at the front. From the excellence of his style, the entertaining manner in which the facts are presented, and the amount of personal experience they disclose, they are interesting reading. At the time war was declared, Andersson was engaged in a journalistic capacity with the " Kansas City World," but accejoted a position as war correspondent for the Scripps- McRae League, and was at Chickamauga, April 15th to May 14th ; at Mobile, May 14th to 21st ; at Tampa, May 21st to June 2()tb, when he was ordered to Santiago. After spend- ing six days on board the " Olivette," sailing orders were countermanded, as the league had made different arrange- ments, and he returned home to become assistant city editor of the " Kansas City World." On the 8th of August he was summoned to Cincinnati by the league and sent at once to 89 Porto Rico, sailing from New York on the " Concho," August 13th, and arriving at Porto Rico on the 20th. Andersson's correspondence is published in the " Cleveland Press." " Cin- cinnati Post," "St. Louis Chronicle," "Kentucky Post," and "Kansas City World." Arthur Fletcher Cassels, Ex '97, Second Lieut. 7th U. S. Art. Second Lieutenant in Battery Q of the Seventh Artillery. Was stationed at Fort Slocum, N. Y., all summer. Richard Everitt Dwight, Ex '97, Battery A, Pa. Vol. Art. Enlisted as a private in Battery A, Pa. U. S. V. Saw service in Porto Rico. Frank Warner Emmons, Ex '97, Third Hospital Div., 1th Corps. In Jvily, '98, he enlisted as a private in the Hospital Divi- sion of the regular army, and expected to go to Porto Rico with the army of invasion, but he arrived with his division too late to enter the service, and was assigned to the Third Hospital Division, Seventh Army Corps, under General Lee. He was soon after promoted on a competitive examination to the rank of acting hospital steward, and assigned, under the head steward, to be in charge of the operating tent. He was act- ing in that capacity when the last report was received from him. He was expecting, however, to be promoted very soon to the rank of steward, the major of the division having rec- ommended him for such promotion. He writes also that his division was awaiting orders to get ready to go to Cuba with the army of occupation. He expects after obtaining some practical experience through this service, to complete his course in medicine, and possibly to enter the army as a surgeon. 90 Albert C. Fulton, Ex '97, 1st Conn. Vol. Inf. I enlisted with the 1st Conn. Vol. Inf. at the first call for Volunteers., and was with that regiment just five months. We saw no active service, as the regiment was at Camp Alger most of the time. Previous to going to Camp Alger the regiment was divided up for coast defense, and Co. K, with which Co. I enlisted, was assigned to duty at Portland, Me. We were there about six weeks and the regiment was then reunited and sent to Camp Alger, where we remained until about Sept. 15. I was a private when I enlisted and unlike some other great soldiers I was a '' private " when I was discharged. From my " discharge " I copy the following : " Albert C. Fulton- Enlisted May 7th, '98. Honorably discharged, because of the mustering out of the regiment, and paid in full S35.40, Oct. 31st, 1898." Edward B. Kent, Ex '97, U. S. S. Badger. I enlisted in the New Jersey Naval Reserves at Hoboken on May 22d, and on May 27th was sworn into the United States service as a landsman on the U. S. S. " Badger." We left New York on June 7th, and after patrolling the New England coast until June 26th, were ordered south. We arrived off" Havana July 4th, and from then until August 20th we were engaged in blockade work. On July 5th, with the " Hawk " and " Castine," we pursued and destroyed the " Alphonso XIII," and also destroyed the sand batteries at Mariel. In this engagement I was slightly wounded in the shoulder. On July 26th, off Nuevitaa, we captured three Spanish ships and destroyed the auxiliary tug-boat Yumuri. August 8th t(nvii of Nuevitas surrendered to us. August 10th we 91 were ordered to Guantanamo to join Watson's Spanish squad- ron. August 20th we were sent north, and after lying at Boston and League Island yards, were mustered out of the service on the 7th of October. William E. K. Mittendorf, M. D., Ex '97, Acting Asst. Surg. U. S. A. I was mustered into regular service early in August, 1898. On the completion of the U. S. hospital ship, Missouri, I was assigned to duty on this ship, ranking as First Lieut., and re- mained with the ship until the end of the war. We made our maiden trip to Santiago where we remained two weeks, and then returned with over three hundred of Gen. Shafter's sick and wounded whom we brought to Camp WikofF. We then made trips to Ponce, Mayaguez and Arroyo in Puerto Rico, carrying the sick and wounded back to the States. We then went to Savannah under General Lee, and went with him to Havana where we were stationed as a receiving ship in the harbor. After receiving our share of the sick we re- turned to Savannah where I left the service after the formal surrender of Havana by the Spaniards. Mittendorf 's position as Surgeon in the Army brought him into contact with much that would make interesting reading. Dr. Mittendorf graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in June 1898. He writes that he has distinguished himself chiefly in escaping newspaper censure. William W. Silvey, Ex '97, 2d N. J. Vol. Inf. Was with N. J. Volunteers at Jacksonville. Robert S. Brooks, '98, First Lieiot. 2nd U. S. Vol. Eng. I left Princeton early in May, enlisted as a private in Company C, Second N. J.V. Infantry, at Sea Girt, New Jersey. 92 I went with that regiment to Jacksonville, Fla., where I was engaged in camp engineering for the Seventh Corps. Late in June I was discharged and appointed First Lieutenant of Engineers (2nd U. S. V. Engr's). About this time I was stricken with an almost fatal attack of swamp fever. A thirty- day leave was granted, during which I partially recovered. In September I reported to my Colonel at Camp WikofiF, Montauk, Long Island, and was assigned to Company A. From iMontauk we came via U. S. transport " Michigan " to Savannah, Georgia, and I once more found myself in the Seventh Corps. Early in November five of our officers were detached and sent to Cuba, among them my Captain. I was then officially assigned to the command of Com- pany A. About the end of November we came via Port Tampa, which is within the city limits of Havana. Fortunately, Company A got off the lighter and on to the landing first ; thus it can be truthfully said that a Prince- ton man was in command of the first company of United States troops that landed in the Province of Havana. James H. Caldwell, Jr., '98, Battery A, Pa. Vol. Art. Left College May 4th, and enlisted at ]\It. Gretna as a private in Light battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery, of Philadelphia, May 6th, 1898. Was moved to Newport News May 10th, where we were stationed to guard the ship yards. June 12th, received five days' furlough and returned to Princeton and received diploma with my class. August 5th, sailed on transport " Manitoba " for Porto Rico under General Grant. August 12th, landed at harbor of Ponce. Was stationed in mountains until September 3rd^ then sailed for America on transport " Mississippi.'^ 93 Landed at New York September 10th, went to Philadel- phia, and was given two months' furlough. Received my discharge November 19th, 1898, at Philadelphia. Benjamin Coates, '98, First Troop Phila. City Cnv. June 11th. Enlisted as private in First Troop Phila- delphia City Cavalry, U. S. V., and went to Camp Hastings, Mt. Gretna, Pa. July 7th. Moved to Camp Alger, Va. July 24th. Moved to Newport News, Va. July 28th. Sailed on transport No. 22, " Massachusetts," for Porto Rico. While in Porto Rico was in General Brooke's corps. Returned September 3rd. Sailed from Ponce on " Mis- sissippi;" arrived in New York September 10th. Mustered out of U. S. V. service November 14th. Eugene T. Dewitt, '98, First U. S. Vol. Eng. Was a private in Company B, 1st Regt. U. S. Vol. Eng., and served three months in Porto Rico. William Wilson Drake, '98, Troop A, N. Y. Vol Cav. As a private in Troop A, N. Y. Cavalry, he was first at Camp Black and later at Camp Alger. Embarked from New- port News for Porto Rico. Landed at Ponce and served with his troop as escort to General Miles, He was detached for service in paymaster's guard, and travelled as far as Guamo. He speaks enthusiastically of the climate of Porto Rico, and makes light of the hardships he suffered. 94 Harrison Hall, '98, Second Lieut. 5th U. S. Art. On leaving Princeton early in June, I took a position in the Quartermaster's Department at Chickamauga; was ordered to New York the latter part of June, for examination for commission in the regular army ; commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Artillery, and assigned to Battery 0, Fifth U. S. Artillery, July 9th, stationed at Fort Hamilton, N. Y., where I have since been. Ralph W. Hench, '98, Corp. First U. S. Vol. Eng. I enlisted on the