From Wikipedia.
On Saturday Dec. 26, 2015, I wrote about an article in the Sycamore, Illinois, newspaper from 1915 describing the role that Lt. Clayton Waterman from Sycamore had at Douglas, Arizona, involving the Mexicans. I was unaware of this battle (or its name) and definitely confused by the statement where the American commander, General Thomas F. Davis "warned the contending armies to change the direction of their fire."
Were the Americans involved in the fighting, if so, why would they be warned about the direction of their fire?
I had to do some more research.
--Cooter
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Battling Against Mexicans in 1915: Local Boy Fighting
From the Nov. 11, 2015, MidWeek "Looking Back."
November 1915: Lieutenant Clayton Waterman, a former Sycamore boy, likely stationed in Douglas, Arizona, and formerly for some time in the Philippines, is actively engaged near Douglas in the trouble with Mexico.
"In the battle just across the American line shots went across to American soil, and general Thomas F. davis, commanding 6,000 American troops on the border warned the contending armies to change the direction of their fire."
--DaCoot
November 1915: Lieutenant Clayton Waterman, a former Sycamore boy, likely stationed in Douglas, Arizona, and formerly for some time in the Philippines, is actively engaged near Douglas in the trouble with Mexico.
"In the battle just across the American line shots went across to American soil, and general Thomas F. davis, commanding 6,000 American troops on the border warned the contending armies to change the direction of their fire."
--DaCoot
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