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Title: Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beyer, Walter F Keydel, Oscar F. (Oscar Frederick), b. 1871
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Perrien-Keydel Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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h El Caney and San Juan was, according toGeneral Shafters report, 32 officers and 208 men killed, 81 officers and 1,203 menwounded, out of a supposed strength on the firing line of 12,000 men. The Spaniards lost two generals. Vara del Rey, killed during the attack on ElCaney, and their commander-in-chief, Linares, wounded by a shot through the leftshoulder; also Captain Bustamente, Cerveras chief-of-staff, mortally wounded at theattack of San Juan. General Toral was now in command in Santiago. Toral received during the forenoon of this day the demand by the American gen-eral to surrender unconditionally. In case of refusal Shafter announced the bom-bardment of Santiago, and requested the withdrawal of the foreign residents, thewomen and the children, by 10 A. M. of the 4th. Toral refused to capitulate; uponthe request of representatives of foreign powers, who came out personally to theAmerican commander, the latter granted a prolongation of the proposed armisticeuntil the 5th of July.
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I- LlJ a.< o <_la. o o < Q Z o LlI X I- CC< o UJ X — 894 — In the night of the 2d to the 3d of July the Spaniards received re-enforcementsthrough the arrival of Colonel Escario with 3,000 men. General Garcia, who hadbeen sent against these latter with 4,000 Cubans to drive them back, failed in histask. On both sides the armistice was used to strengthen the lines, but after all, andespecially after the destruction of the Spanish naval squadron became known, every-one felt that the Spanish cause was lost. While thus the army had won laurels for the American nation on land, greaterglory was gained by her fighting sons on the sea. NAVAL BATTLE OF SANTIAGO ON the 2d of July Admiral Cervera, pursuant to orders received, withdrew hissailors from the trenches on shore and prepared for his last and terrible task,the escape from Santiago. The admiral and his officers knew only too well that itwas a forlorn hope. But the order of the captain-general had to be obeyed. Shipwith the

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