NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1908 Copyright, 1900 By Charles Scribner's Sons All rights reserved By Charles Scribner's Sons TO COLONEL JOHN LEWIS GOOD, U. S. V., AND THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE FIRST PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS, MY COMRADES IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.