To Those in Military Authority.
Regarding the battle of El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898, I
hereby certify:
1. From about 1.20 o'clock P.M. to the time of the capture
of the town of El Caney, I was in command of two
companies--C and G--forming part of the 25th U.S. Infantry
firing line.
2. From about 2.55 o'clock P.M. to the time of the capture
of the town, very nearly the entire 25th Infantry firing
line was under my observation.
3. From about 2.55 o'clock P. M. to about 3.20, the time of
the surrender of the stone fort to the east of the town, the
fire of the entire 25th Infantry firing line within my sight
was directed against the fort.
4. During this period of the battle the 25th Infantry firing
line was about 150 yards from the stone fort.
5. From the time the firing line began firing--about 1
o'clock P.M.--to the time of the surrender of the stone
fort--about 3.20 P.M.--the companies under my command and
all others under my observation concentrated their fire on
the fort.
6. About 3.20 P.M., I was standing about 150 yards from the
stone fort, and I plainly and distinctly saw a Spaniard
appear in the door of the fort, and, for two or three
seconds, wave a white flag at the 25th Infantry firing line,
and upon being shot down, another Spaniard picked up the
flag and likewise waved it at the 25th Infantry firing line.
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