 | New York (State). State Historian - Armed Forces - 1903 - 676 pages
...Cavalry and reinforce them, our troops having encountered the enemy, met with heavy losses and been repulsed. When we learned the real truth of the rumor...man in it was ready for any duty he might confront. WTe had gone but a little way, when returning wounded men confirmed our fears of a stern battle, and... | |
 | George Edward Lowen - New York (State) - 1919 - 964 pages
...Cavalry and reinforce them, our troops having encountered the enemy, met with heavy losses and been repulsed. When we learned the real truth of the rumor all but the repulse proved to be so. The 71st got under way in a few moments. Every man in it was ready for any duty he might confront. We had... | |
 | Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba - Santiago Campaign, 1898 - 1927 - 534 pages
...Cavalry, and reinforce them, our troops having encountered the enemy, met with heavy losses and been repulsed. When we learned the real truth of the rumor...fearful that victory would not be ours. General Hawkins ordered the Seventy-First to precede the First Regiment of the brigade, and followed himself with the... | |
 | Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba - Santiago Campaign, 1898 - 1927 - 530 pages
...Cavalry, and reinforce them, our troops having encountered the enemy, met with heavy losses and been repulsed. When we learned the real truth of the rumor...fearful that victory would not be ours. General Hawkins ordered the Seventy-First to precede the First Regiment of the brigade, and followed himself with the... | |
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Orders came to us about 9:00 o'clock for the Seventy-First Regiment at once to proceed along the trail where had gone the First United States Cavalry, and reinforce them, our troops having encountered the enemy, met with heavy losses and been repulsed.... 