The Plan of Battle by General Shafter
Did General Shafter Capture Santiago? HE DID
The Night Before the Battle
El Poso
The Final Instructions
The 71st New York
Waiting for the Decisive Moment
In Action at Last
The Killed and Wounded
On the Skirmish Line
Reconnaissance
Weigle Gets His Opportunity
The Gatlings Knock out a Heavy Battery
The Brunettes
The Artillery
CHAPTER VIII.
TACTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BATTLES AT SANTIAGO.
El Caney
San Juan
Movements of Lawton’s Division
The Gatlings as a Tactical Reserve
Sergeant William Tiffany
The Night Alarm
The Dynamite Gun
The Mortar Battery
Summary of Tactical Deductions on use of Machine Guns as
Demonstrated in Battle
CHAPTER IX.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
The Surrender
General Observations upon the Volunteers
The 34th Michigan
The Rough Riders
The 1st Illinois
CHAPTER X.
THE SUFFERINGS OF THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS.
The Difficulties of the Campaign
Unnecessary Sufferings; the Causes
The Case of Private Elkins
The Sick Left by Kent’s Division
Some Staff—and Some Others
The Lesson to be Derived
The General Staff—Proper