Carroll Free Press in Carrollton, Georgia

Lieutenant Wallace in the Jungle Battle and a Girl

In the night fighting near Santiago on June 4 1898 Lieutenant Mark Wallace of the Seventieth New York is wounded in a jungle clearing. He binds his arm, cares for a four year old girl Eleanor, and is rescued by Crawford Wellering and Major Howard who later arrange care at a field hospital along with his comrades. The story follows his resolve and the possible adoption of Eleanor by a physician and the Major’s wife, as Wallace contemplates his future after battle.