. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . orts the Spaniards lost heavily in this engagement, andCaptain Heard was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism displayed in rescuingthe wounded from the hands of the enemy. ON the 1st of July there was an attempt to land ammunition and stores for theinsurgents at Tunas near Cienfuegos. The Florida, a transport,
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . orts the Spaniards lost heavily in this engagement, andCaptain Heard was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism displayed in rescuingthe wounded from the hands of the enemy. ON the 1st of July there was an attempt to land ammunition and stores for theinsurgents at Tunas near Cienfuegos. The Florida, a transport, arrived oil theplace and went into the horseshoe-shaped harbor, sending first a force of 200Cubans on shore. There was a small detachment of American soldiers on board,among them a few men of the Tenth Cavalry. The landing was effected only a fewhundred yards from a block-house wherein was posted a Spanish garrison. A skir-mish ensued in which the small American detachment had a hard fight, but theyall finally got back on board the transport towards 3 oclock in the morning. Cor-poral William H. Tompkins and Private Dennis Bell, of Troops A and H, TenthCavalry, were conspicuous in this affair for their daring and cool behavior, and forsuch were rewarded with the Medal of 411 THE PORTO RICAN CAMPAIGN GENERAL Miles deeming the invasion and capture of Porto Rico of the greatestimportance, made a report to the War Department to that effect and wasdirected on the 7th of June to at once assemble such troops as were available forthat purpose. These orders were subsequently changed to have the expedi-dition operate in both Cuba and Porto Rico. When the surrender of Santiago hadbeen accomplished by the Cuban expedition General Miles again suggested theimmediate invasion of Porto Rico, and after completing his arrangements he sailedfrom Guantanamo on the 21st of July with 3,415 troops, under the immediate com-mand of General Guy V. Henry, and a convoy consisting of the Massachuset
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