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Title: The Fourteenth Ohio national guard--the Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Creager, Charles E., 1873- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Ohio infantry. 4th regt., 1898-1899. (from old catalog) Ohio infantry. 14th regt., 1877- (from old catalog) Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories United States
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, The London printing and publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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island to lieu-tenant Duffy. All arrangements having been com-pleted for the transfer, word was sent back to themen who in the meantime had effected a landing^and were waiting imder Lieutenant Whiley at thecustoms house. By direction of Colonel Coit thecompany marched to the Episcopal church, which, bythe way, was one of the only two Protestant churchesin that part of the Spanish possessions. Here therector, Kev. Been, conducted a praise service. Ablessing was formally invoked upon a beautifulAmerican flag, and at exactly 12 oclock noon, thiaflag was officially hoisted above the highest parapetof the fort by First Sergeant C. K. Crum. This was the first American flag ever raised inthat part of the world and by that act another valu-able possession came into the hands of the UnitedStates. Immediately after the flag raising ceremonies,the officers were breakfasted by the customs officer.At 3 oclock in the afternoon the officers repaired tothe apothecary shop of Senor Victor Dutiel, who
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SCENE NEAR FAJARDO. THE FOURTH 0. V. I. 266 acted as interpreter, and the transfer papers wei*eformally completed and signed by Captain FranciscoRasineras, of the Spanish army, and First LieutenantCharles G. Duffy, of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer In-fantry, special commissioners for the United Statesand the Kingdom of Spain. Shortly after this allthe officers except those who were to remain on theisland, and the band returned to the Stillwater andsailed for Arroyo, leaving Lieutenant Duffy andCompany M monarchs of all they surveyed. One of the first duties for the company to per-form was to find where they were at. Viequeswas found to be an island containing 5528 peoplaThere were two towns, Isabel Segunda, the capital,and Mosquito. The wealth of the island consistedprincipally of cattle, horses and sugar, while in theextreme eastern end of the island were the LaiSalinas lagoons. With the investment of a littlecapital it was learned that the salt producing in-dustry here would soon develo

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