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J54
Marching with Gomez
A third man shouldered those crotched sticks and
changed places with the first pole-bearer who gave out.
Nine more were wounded, but able to take care
of themselves ; among them, General Vega, Gomez'
chief of staff, received a ricochet ball in the ankle
that took in a bit of his leather legging with it, and
bothered him for many a week afterwards.
Burying the dead.
We moved slowly, supposing the Spaniards far
behind. The impedimenta had disappeared among
the hills, and the staff carelessly jogged along with
the last files of the rear-guard. On a bluff overlooking the country was a cottage, and from its
door a middle-aged woman with three small children
gazed at us, trembling, for they had heard the
approaching roar of musketry. We dismounted
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000197 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | J54 Marching with Gomez A third man shouldered those crotched sticks and changed places with the first pole-bearer who gave out. Nine more were wounded, but able to take care of themselves ; among them, General Vega, Gomez' chief of staff, received a ricochet ball in the ankle that took in a bit of his leather legging with it, and bothered him for many a week afterwards. Burying the dead. We moved slowly, supposing the Spaniards far behind. The impedimenta had disappeared among the hills, and the staff carelessly jogged along with the last files of the rear-guard. On a bluff overlooking the country was a cottage, and from its door a middle-aged woman with three small children gazed at us, trembling, for they had heard the approaching roar of musketry. We dismounted |
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