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zona troop (Bucky O'Neill's) joined me as a kind 

 of fighting tail. 



The Ninth Regiment was immediately in front 

 of me, and the First on my left, and these went up 

 Kettle Hill with my regiment. The Third, Sixth, 

 and Tenth went partly up Kettle Hill (following 

 the Rough Riders and the Ninth and First), and 

 partly between that and the block-house hill, which 

 the infantry were assailing. General Stunner in 

 person gave the Tenth the order to charge the hills ; 

 and it went forward at a rapid gait. The three 

 regiments went forward more or less intermingled, 

 advancing steadily and keeping up a heavy fire. Up 

 Kettle Hill Sergeant George Berry, of the Tenth, 

 bore not only his own regimental colors, but those 

 of the Third, the color-sergeant of the Third hav- 

 ing been shot down; he kept shouting: "Dress on 

 the colors, boys, dress on the colors!" as he fol- 

 lowed Captain Ayres, who was running in advance 

 of his men, shouting and waving his hat. The 

 Tenth Cavalry lost a greater proportion of its offi- 

 cers than any other regiment in the battle eleven 

 out of twenty-two. 



By the time I had come to the head of the regi- 

 ment we ran into the left wing of the Ninth Regu- 

 lars, and some of the First Regulars, who were lying 

 down; that is, the troopers were lying down, while 

 the officers were walking to and fro. The officers 



