A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . ast to his blunt, impetuous, and fierysecond in command, Lieutenant-ColonelBurke. But, so far as I am aware, per-petual harmony reigned between them ; andboth were beloved by their men. The bat-talion of artillery was commanded by Cap-tain Frank Thorp of Light Battery D,my own outfit. He was best known in theranks as Side-wheeler, from a peculiarityof gait, and, though well on in years, wasat all times gallant, courageous, and stiff disciplinarian, he kept his guard-house wel
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . ast to his blunt, impetuous, and fierysecond in command, Lieutenant-ColonelBurke. But, so far as I am aware, per-petual harmony reigned between them ; andboth were beloved by their men. The bat-talion of artillery was commanded by Cap-tain Frank Thorp of Light Battery D,my own outfit. He was best known in theranks as Side-wheeler, from a peculiarityof gait, and, though well on in years, wasat all times gallant, courageous, and stiff disciplinarian, he kept his guard-house well filled from week to week; buthe was as quick to reward as punish, whenwarranted by circumstances. It is worthyof note that although he took each dayenough medicine to lay an ordinary manon his back, or in an early grave, yet he waswell and fit from start to finish. Captain Macomb of the Fifth Cavalry isnot an easy man to describe in cold , stalwart, and grave; black-haired, black-eyed, a scarf of yellow knottedat his throat,— he was Custer without thevanity or Lancelot devoid a YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 23 When he clattered through the many quaintHttle towns abutting on our line of march,he was followed by a billow of sighs frombehind the half-closed lattices, though Idare say he knew nothing about it; forindeed he was no heart-breaker, but a truesoldier. I recommend him to either Rud-yard Kipling or Richard Harding Davis. Said General Miles, in a letter of instruc-tion to General Schwan under date of Au-gust 6, 1898 : — You will drive out or capture all Spanishtroops in the western portion of Puerto will take all necessary precautions andexercise great care against being surprised orambushed by the enemy, and will make themovement as rapidly as possible, at thesame time exercising your best judgment inthe care of your command, to accomplishthe object of your expedition. And this programme we were now readyto carry out. CHAPTER IIThe First Days
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