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April 
During the forenoon the cormand cursed dorm the Taraoa valley. Major 
Haney's command diverging to the left, cavalry on the right bank, infantry 
and artillery on the left., the latter oommndod by Goneral Wood, I 
accompanied the middle column, and, at 9:30 A. M», saw a lusty, shaven Moro 
,ju r amenta do leap from a ditch in front of us and attack a soldier, the last 
of the advance guard, whom he atruok thrice with oampilan raised high 
and gloaming in the sunlight—a grand sight. The soldier, though surprised, 
parried oach blow successfully, and was wouftded only in the pants which 
dropped down around his legs. The Moro, who had long chin whiskers and 
was a fine physical specimen, was quickly Bhot, I took his new sarong, 
and his caupilan was given to the soldier who was attacked. 
During the morning, Major Manoy's battalion had operated on the south, 
more or loss parallel to the Te.raca River. He lost one man (Private Oliver 
(?) Kewe ortoe of "K" Company, 17th Infantry (Hobbs's), whose head was blown 
off as he aoaled the wall of a Moro fort. Sergeant Lewis of the Hospital 
Corps had a oampilan out, delivered by a Moro Sultan, which severed the 
shoulder through clavicle and spinous process of scapula. Both were 
carried to Colonel Mosses camp. Lewis is eapeeted to recover (which he did). 
, 1904. Marched from Malungan to Gaj.auon up the Taraoa Vallyy. On the way 
1 was slightly burned on the leg by a falling bamboo cinder, but chiefly 
injured in the pants and drawers, TChen we had followed the Laft Fork of 
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the Taraca River to a point further than which horseaoould not be safely 
handled, the command halted, while a detaohment was sent forward to destroy 
forts and houses. They saw 4 Moros entering the foothills who stopped to 
fight, hut probably all escaped. I went out from Galauan, into an open 
marsh to shoot birds, and soon discovered tracks of fleeing Moros and at last 
the main trail of men, women, carabao and ponies, made by their beaten and 
retreating forces. I at once showed General Wood the main Moro trail, which 
