. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. CHAPTER X. Transportation in Luzon— Camp Wit— Inspection of Ani-mals— The Quartermaster of theregiment during its tour in thePhilippines was requested toprepare a chapter on Transpor-tation in the Islands which hehas done. He does not wishto receive credit for it as hedoes not think it valuable, butas he mentions nearly all offi-cers by name except CaptainStyer, a shrewd guess may be made as to the writer of thefollowing lines of this chapter. All who have served in the Philippines will no doubtagree that any article
. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. CHAPTER X. Transportation in Luzon— Camp Wit— Inspection of Ani-mals— The Quartermaster of theregiment during its tour in thePhilippines was requested toprepare a chapter on Transpor-tation in the Islands which hehas done. He does not wishto receive credit for it as hedoes not think it valuable, butas he mentions nearly all offi-cers by name except CaptainStyer, a shrewd guess may be made as to the writer of thefollowing lines of this chapter. All who have served in the Philippines will no doubtagree that any article on transportation should be headed byan illuminated full-size portrait of the carabao wearing acrown, more precious and deserved than those worn by theaverage rulers among men. This without detracting fromthe value of the services rendered by our American amigo—the mule, and not neglecting the generally faithful chinobearers, who were at first attached to our companies. Grant- 166 THIRTEENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. ing time and numerous wallows to the carabao, with patienceon the part of the company commander, satisfactory trans-portation
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