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he tie. a being fired on from all directions and had two men wounded * Could 
not get up the river* 
While we were shooting and burning up the cottas at 
the Mores whom we had passed by on account of thair white flags made a 
dastardly attack on the native c&rgadores with the pack train, cutting 
one with campilan* General Wood returned to and called on 
the Datto to deliver up a man, who, under a flag of truce, chopped up a 
oWgador# Datto replied that three Moros who made the attack were not 
subject to his control* He was given 10 minutes in which to give up the 
man, with the alternative of being shot up* In 12 minutes the artillery 
fire commenced, and four cottas were entered and fired within 15 minutes* 
With the cottas still burning the column at 12:45 continued to advance on 
Taraca* At 4 P. M, camped at Malungan, after shelling the place and 
shooting it up with heavy infantry fire* A large number of cottas 
were taken after being firod upon* There was a good deal of return firing, 
but no American hit* 
To be transferred to the hospital at Camp Marahui Vaughan, James N#, 
Sergeant Troop "D" 14th Cavalry* Age 31* Birthplace Kentucky . Service 
3 3/12 years* Acute Dysentery* 
Taraca River# 
April 5, 1904* 
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Colonel Mans with 2 Troops 14th Cavalry and 2 companies 22nd Infty* 
arrived from Pehtad for conference with General Wood at g A. M* With him 
were my old friend Anjie (Mora) and Major Bullard# Drs* Lambert and Coffin 
reported# 
The two troops of Cavalry joined Colonel Gerrard’s squadron across 
Taraca River# The two companies 22nd Infty# acted as escort to Col# Mans 
