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Parker, John Henry

"History of the Gatling Gun Detachment"


THE ORDNANCE DEPOT.
Defects in the Guns
Instruction of the Detachment
Status of the Detachment
Interview with General Wheeler
General Wheeler's Views
Interview with General Lee
Issues of Ordnance
Fire in the Magazine
Embarkation

CHAPTER IV.
THE VOYAGE AND DISEMBARKATION.
A Night Alarm on Transport
Decisive Interview with General Shafter
The Official Authority at Last
Condition of Transports
Disembarkation
Private J. Shiffer--Corral Boss
The Missouri Mule
The First March

CHAPTER V.
THE MARCH.
The 13th Infantry Detail
The Cuban Guide
The Cuban as He Is
Roads in Cuba
Private Jones and the Scorpion
The Medical Department
The Newspaper Fraternity
Chaplain Springer
Arrival at the Front

CHAPTER VI.
THE BATTERY IN CAMP WHEELER.
Theory and Practice of Artillery and Machine Gun
The Problem Presented to this Detachment
Personnel of the Detachment
Roster on July 1st
Captain Marcotte
Oil for an Army
Futile Plans

CHAPTER VII.
THE BATTLE.
The Plan of Battle by General Shafter
Did General Shafter Capture Santiago? HE DID
The Night Before the Battle
El Poso
The Final Instructions
The 71st New York
Waiting for the Decisive Moment
In Action at Last
The Killed and Wounded
On the Skirmish Line
Reconnaissance
Weigle Gets His Opportunity
The Gatlings Knock out a Heavy Battery
The Brunettes
The Artillery

CHAPTER VIII.


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