The greatest obstacle to overcome was in getting over the ground and ahead, the way leading over wire fences and rice and cane fields which in places was nearly impassable, the ground being covered with water to the depth of a foot or more and as much more mud underneath. A continual fire of small arms was kept up by the enemy and bullets were [splashing] in the water under foot and too near to make one feel comfortable. No determined resistance was made by the enemy after the Fleet dislodged them from their intrenchments. It was a rout.
Theodore Wurm
Served with the 18th Infantry Regiment in the U.S. Army during the Filipino-American War.
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