| Show j ACHIEVEMENT OF UTAH MEN Major Young Makes Report to War Department and Governor I BULLETS IKHi IX I A SIOIIM I Inlereoluts Account of lisp operatious 01 919 I 11 soloolrist far April end 111 Oewrnor Wells li I In receipt o a ropy or Major IllchanI W YouiHI report t tile war dtparimtni al Waahlmrton lairlCh In dtull the operations uf the tit Ih balltrlta In the I Till pplnw for he month of April anl May The rot l nt tmboillta reports of Captain U A Wetispirool l l Lieutenant lay I Naylor lieutenant John V I illohtow now ipialn and P4lMnt Ann now lieutenant TIIK M JOKI HNIOliT After lltcrlMng ties character 0 then th-en m > a poaltlon behind tko n t-ko fit earth atoiM unit bamboo anti the relative Intuition o thew contttvlliur r rcea the major aaya Ilwn itctlvln Iht order la take Hit guns I Inalrucleil IJulnant Olltch low 111 order hie leading piece f Acm Advaneing a few hundred yards wt came I i the top of a mall hill O the i Iher all pe of which the Imllrl worse falling thickly No available poalllon i Mild I round near Hit tret of the hill anti I I with Major 1111 nalt Well fsrwftril I to the liolloin of towns hill where I aelei teil a position which commended 1 tnllent vl iw of the lntrwhmnt airoaa an OMP nld still furnished alight a-light acirtn or underbrush In a n > w 01 bamboo for th guns anti t iwraonnel and a ell load none foundation na ahel lr ftor the mules The enemy w6tk ran marcely IW yards illalant Th Sung were brought lawn by Lieutenants htchlow anl Doll the latter if the Hlllh ttnlled Hlalea artll lery at a rail 1 gall A bamboo tenet was tut Ihnniah and the 91 Im h nun n-un In and unllmbtred after the atone 00 foun Ull n and Mo mule were viewed I fly placed under civer The Coleco 1 woo run Cod by hand through the rough Inlenenlnx tpact Instructed by IV l n mm trea and other Mania I lo a 101 lion behind 1 the acrmi I JILLl 1JTTH Il M IN A STORM Under my Instruction lh > I Inch tin Was loaded with rcfiMlon ahll I and both I and the toll automatic UI were directed lo slot at the Inxtllt 1111 I work Klrln was oiitned eltnul I lantouly and was vonllnuit aa rail I Ily I na Ialsiblif on the left of the nel II t plevor I awl continuously toy the I toits until Ih former told I Oltrharg tilt i Photo when the enemy sells aeen Ito IM I evactutting the Intreachmont We then 10n1 IhI = hi with Phrop 11 anti tile Anloml < Run fir with parent lelllng effect After our first Photo the Inaurgrnle wh had lieen 1ulnll A murderous lire Into the wI wllh a view of eunlntlllng Ih road rt doubled their exertions and apparently leoteil their chief attention I tit ur list Billion which on account of our I salons imukeleaa liovider thy rolll I not fell nllelylirate I but which m runt of tile twearnfoo of the Iklon nl our cnn they wen Able l its aorurutely ap 1 prolilmato Th bullets 1 lit I a tllrn It orool around or Immition 1 but fortunately almost rolraculounly In View of the off r rl prosee at bullistportell i rover no line wool jMii M Major Hell o Inf rmallon that Iht enemy allll rtmalneil In th engine h iu and bridito I filled I wt llmbere hun i h-un Rail I ran I 11 a i > alilon neiir Hit cavalry where Iheat imlllona won Visible Ont fhell woo nrnl Into h holler houiw anl the rinnnl or the drrtnillng events were dlelwlite1 An lnt > cll m of the worka atuiHeil that two of our the Utah ihella hail I motion the floor of th Plot Innll I ul Iht Interior face with dlaaalr Kla re pull I owl that Hie third flail truck the Inlerl not but had I failed in pert rale tile wall which aa about ten feet In ihlikntoa WjD1W00D I AND NAYIAIL Of the oirull l ina or ballery A front Arll 1 In May II Captain Wedgwood drocrllwa Ihe engagtmenl on April 23 at lumifua when under a heavy tire from flow enraiy rlvalr Durs anti I Atlnnalp were wounded A ralll lire nf about early intnuta dislodged the ineiny Irtttttr I Irmac I IjI laitaln I atalea oas duul lltat revenled ly the rlunute attention nf inililui our Soon being mocked from the finally by life foliage atilt using amokeleoa poon ili1 imr enact imtlllm wna nut ilia rloeed l Ueutenant Nuyl ir Bile a 1tallM to norl or tile tart the guy flunis of lint I Iy X took In illis notion nt Hag ling liver fit Agoill I hn tho or4iny a ilrivens front Jim position In 11 early Part of Ihla ituxagenownt lh inlnllci f room tht ml 11 lire gun mm ao clime tit lieutenant I Na i II lur a romenand that I Mat Joe Ma-t g rUereil lite usen to lie down I I After almolt tell milluke tile croaa tire ciuBil i1 111d I tile cummaiil adtanrtil In 1 a iKialllon U porting Alerrrul Halt advonoo < roealng the Illn flronde Over ramp wits inn lo at Oalmm II who rival 1 cololurtivit 11 Helmrr woo wounlel In tin amall 1 ut tht la k hy n stray Mouser bullet 1111 U P COMll CT Of lld8 After this town i if alumplt man taken I 111111111C Ihe nlloKI1 two 0 tile Visit Room Wento 1bllI 1nln out NAIrs rpintand I was ont nl1 Ih rollroctiod on Iy 4 to oaal It In Ihe rlro tnlna of loan TL During title iligusnownt ilia oon w are In the must existsll IHiilllon growing their gulks slid working invest to 1 1 hand 1 tu KM front on Hit railroad ease In plaill t low or Ir IIPloy t ilaln Neil < OI 014400 1 as 1 fee far In tile I rn of the ortgovennionts our effelioowals has town largely late In tho rr prompt cherru anti I InltllU 11 manner In I which He men or the i vinimtil ha > e performed their ilutlea III ill i Irrunml tncea they ho put forth their twat elitrglea I valiantly Her u Ont hnaon and Kntaa 1 fill I Ior prals I llmhinan and Jonatn anti lor Inirnl 111 rnaoll It batleiy B see vntllled in 1 epeilal loninntiidiiloii Itntenant I Saylir received ueraonal ommi i Hath n from Unral Wheaton I tr Swell 1 work In Out ncllun if stay 4 tAlItaill Wellosolood alou report In dt jail Ilop blIl al Hills Kirnaudoon May 4 whie the mell Planning slot 1 ulmlr bly e > culeil attack ivault In I hey look I to Hit nrmy In Illlleil woundeil n1 I onvturtil A f platoon i if ballery A and a ilKtachmtot from battery I man nine a llltthklaa revolving cann HI UK k null In till onessitial and the i sill r ere Ih Ialn Wedgwood 1Auteno tit Xylo find Seaman WIrwoon OINmI Th T n o I It 4 vala I r le O cy 11 111111 I I I 11 r I lit t I Ib hi 1 It it h If 11 I Jj I I I I 11 no I 1 itle Ito r 311 eh1 so j I ll I r man 0 he tit I Y I uia slit days dl L nant C1tw1f I low cirsomand voice elisaacd till I bat I levy A In Of nnul un its filmy Inn In-n e or he I vows if 7m during hl1 VoIstain Wedxvovt We old1 101 oo to the engagement al ling llag river I ttuienant rtirhlow goodown that during Our hour ant a half of nghllng I Irlittloss Jim Mailltrm and lrrdrrlrlr n nlllr wr killed On rat I 1 Jruam TM alia fatally noted i rrlvai John liramaii Jr = arrl lUily hurt i while two other rmnnwi rra wr Ito k on their clothing by glnnrlng hall rtw Utah nn U I no without we nr if an undoubted eharu tor h r port tr Mug I Ol tt men that In n ilnn hnwnt or tight mtn five were atrnrk Iwo killed Mid ont trbtualy ound I an txeeedlrgly high rrvntag JtlV MKT HMIlnilllP Willeut listening na I should do If writing arfors at lnglh pays Ueuim ant rltchbiw to feline iut the re t itrength nf the rnemy a melllon In rr lain plapFt their iiiprrbirlty In num bore the nnhenltallnf aldrit I rf the mtn bdl unlr me and their heaxry and dlacl llln tinder nrr parllrulirty at the Hag Mag river where for a time I aetmr1 I though nil must have ven annlhllflr1 I am alfoo plrattd to IWrlr the impinlnlng I philosophy i with which my men met hardships ahd com co-m time Inferior rnilona leulpnant I floorIng of Hie Sixth Unit tit plot artillery 140 a voluminous rp I part of thoo battery work of nho values I liters plot the retoilara I In i II ht of I tally mmtnndii orpnral 1 M 1 C Jtfl Pon of Utah hal ry I for lltlnaulhert wrvl al the ling limit river hatllt testament John A Anderson < new irf 114alionsint battery I repnrlnl a I he dttwhtopot erferllT work nf him nn anti I men during the aserrat wvcaoyrmkhIG memoken ot |
