The following
supplementary report of the regimental commander, when taken in
connection with the final complimentary orders published in the
regiment before leaving Cuba, will place the whole subject before the
reader and put the question at rest, and at the same time leave
undisturbed all the reports of superior officers.
Headquarters Twenty-fifth Infantry,
Montauk Point, Long Island, August 22, 1898.
The Adjutant-General, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Sir:--I have the honor to submit a supplementary report to
the original one made on the 19th (16th) of July, 1898, of
the battle of El Caney de Cuba, so far as relates to the
part taken therein by the Twenty-fifth Infantry:
1. I stated in the original report that the Twenty-fifth
Infantry, in advancing, broke away from and left the Fourth
Infantry behind. This may inferentially reflect on the
latter regiment. It was not so intended, and a subsequent
visit to the battle-field convinces me that it would have
been impossible for the regiment to advance to the fort,
and, although it might have advanced a short distance
farther, it would have resulted in a useless slaughter, and
that the battalion commander exercised excellent judgment in
remaining where he did and by his fire aiding the
Twenty-fifth Infantry in its advance.
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