7. After the white flag had twice been presented to the 25th
Infantry firing line, and after all fire from the stone fort
had ceased, the firing line rushed forward, took up a
position facing to their left--that is, facing the town--and
began a vigorous fire on a small blockhouse and on the town.
Respectfully,
JAMES A. MOSS,
First Lieutenant, 24th U.S. Infantry.
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN, BY CAPTAIN R.H.R.
LOUGHBOROUGH, 25TH U.S. INFANTRY.
The 25th U.S. Infantry left its stations in Montana on the
10th of April, 1898; six companies (B, C, D, E, F and H)
went in camp at Chickamauga National Park; the other two
companies (A and G) went to Key West, Fla.
On May 6th the six companies at the Chickamauga National
Park moved by rail to Tampa, Fla., arriving the night of the
7th, where they were joined by the two companies from Key
West. With the exception of three days in 1870, the regiment
had never been together since its organization in 1869. It
necessarily followed that many of the officers, as well as
men, were strangers to each other.
Our camp at Tampa was fair; the ground is sandy and flat,
but as the rainy season had not set in, it was dry and the
health was good.
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