History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry (1905) (14781176391)

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Title: History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: McAlexander, Ulysses Grant, 1864-1936
Subjects: United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 13th (1812-1815) Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: (United States) : Regimental Press, Thirteenth Infantry, Frank D. Gunn
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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. The Third Bri-gade, Thirteenth Infantry at the head advanced as rapidly aspossible, turned into the trail occupied by the leading battal-ion 71st, pushed past that battalion to the lower ford, crossedit and began an extension to the right under a severe fire,the 9th and 24th Infantry immediately following crossed theford and deployed on the left of the Thirteenth; this move-ment of the Third Brigade occupied from about 10:45 a. m.until shortly after 12 oclock N., all of which time the firefrom the Spanish trenches and from sharpshooters in treescaused heavy losses; line of battle was formed in the openfield between the river and the San Juan Ridge and at about12:30 p. m. all being in readiness the line rose, and rushedforward with a yell that announced to the entire battle fieldthe charge of the three regiments that constituted what Gen-eral Kent called the Heroic Brigade. The charge waspushed home in the most gallant manner, being joined in by 106 THIRTEENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY.
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MAP OF BATTLEFIELD 107

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