The enemy's guns were used with deadly effect.

On and on they went, charging with the fury of madness.

The blockhouse was captured, the enemy fled and we went into El Caney." In another group a trooper from an Illinois regiment was explaining the character of the country and the effect of the daily rains upon the troops.

Said he: "Very few colored troops are sick.

They stood the climate better and even thrived on the severity of army life." Said he: "I never had much use for a 'nigger' and didn't want him in the fight.