A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . t: — S6 YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS Headquarters United States MilitaryExpedition in Camp at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Aug. 12, 1898. General OrdersNo. 14. The brigadier-general commanding de-sires to convey to the officers and soldiers ofhis command his thanks for their excellentconduct in the engagement they had on theloth instant, near the town of Hormigueros,with the Spanish forces in that in a strong position, they poureda murderous fire into our troops about to gointo cam
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . t: — S6 YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS Headquarters United States MilitaryExpedition in Camp at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Aug. 12, 1898. General OrdersNo. 14. The brigadier-general commanding de-sires to convey to the officers and soldiers ofhis command his thanks for their excellentconduct in the engagement they had on theloth instant, near the town of Hormigueros,with the Spanish forces in that in a strong position, they poureda murderous fire into our troops about to gointo camp after a fatiguing march. Had thedisposition of the cavalry screen and of theadvance-guard — which latter included bothinfantry and artillery — been less perfect, orhad the command been deficient in disciplineor other soldierly qualities, such an attackmight have proved disastrous. As it was, itwas promptly and gallantly repulsed, the re-pulse resulting in the enemys precipitateevacuation of the city of Mayaguez, thoughit had been placed in a state of defence. The major-general commanding the army. YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 57 has been pleased to commend the troops fortheir gallant action on this occasion,— a factwhich it affords the brigade commander gen-uine satisfaction to announce. By command of Brigadier-General Schwan. Grote Hutcheson,Captain and jissistant Adjutant-General. CHAPTER VI The Second Day Ends A personal resume of the fight— Lack of melodramaticaccompaniments — A lost chance of glory — Anotherneglected opportunity— A glimpse of the fag— Oncemore into camp, A T the risk of being considered tauto-r\ logical, I cannot refrain from devot-ing another chapter to the Hormi-gueros fight: first, because it was my initialexperience under fire; and, second, becausethere are more things in a soldiers memorythan are set forth in the official report of hiscommanding general. Our advance-guard, after leaving San Ger-man, marched rapidly along the level roadleadi
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