From Yauco To Las Marias

Place of meeting—Forces comprised by the command—Why we were not
like the Volunteers—Characteristics of the professional soldier—Sketches
of the more important officers—What we were ordered to do.
Yauco, the place selected by General Miles as a rendezvous for the troops
of the Independent Regular Brigade, is a town of about 15,000 inhabitants,
and some six miles distant from Guanica. It is connected both by rail and
wagon-road with Ponce, the largest city on the island, and is noted for its
Spanish proclivities, fine climate, excellent running water, and setting of
mountains—luxuriantly green throughout the year.