. The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members . Bert Gasco (Mascot) who went throughthe Campaign with Company Company M en route to Aguadoros,on the morning of July 1st, 1SS)S,•with the two Mascots. The ground like that about Santiago, was covered withheavy underbrush and so thick that it was
. The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members . Bert Gasco (Mascot) who went throughthe Campaign with Company Company M en route to Aguadoros,on the morning of July 1st, 1SS)S,•with the two Mascots. The ground like that about Santiago, was covered withheavy underbrush and so thick that it was impossible fortroops to move even in column of fours. When this examination was completed, the remainderof my force had come up about 9 :80 a. m., making a force ofabout nine hundred men. I directed Col. Boynton to sendforward a line of skirmishers, supporting them with a bat-talion. The skirmishers went forward under command ofLieut. McDonald, and the battalion in command of Schmidt, on each side of the railroad and advancedtoward the river. The remainder of the regiment was put inposition in the woods on each side of the track about a hun-dred yards west of the water tank. In crossing the railroadcut to take its position, L Company suffered a loss of twoIdlled and three wounded. I had established signal com-munication with the Gloucester, which prepared for theiradvance by rapid firing, w
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