. History of companies I and E, Sixth Regt., Illinois Volunteer Infantry from Whiteside County. Containing a detailed account of their experiences while serving as volunteers in the Porto Rican campaign during the Spanish-American war of 1898. Also a record of the two companies as state troops from the date of organization to April 30th, 1901. f them had been condemned aindtaken up, as unfit for service. There was very little sickness in camp. It was sur-prising too; the unfavorable condition of the weather andthe inexperience of many of the men in taking propercare of themselves in such surro
. History of companies I and E, Sixth Regt., Illinois Volunteer Infantry from Whiteside County. Containing a detailed account of their experiences while serving as volunteers in the Porto Rican campaign during the Spanish-American war of 1898. Also a record of the two companies as state troops from the date of organization to April 30th, 1901. f them had been condemned aindtaken up, as unfit for service. There was very little sickness in camp. It was sur-prising too; the unfavorable condition of the weather andthe inexperience of many of the men in taking propercare of themselves in such surroundings may well havebeen cause for much sickness. The examining sur-geons evidently did their work thoroughly and the ac-cepted men possessed excellent constitutions; otherwisethe conditions would have been vastly different fromthose existing at the time. The Fifth and Third regiments of infantry were mus-tered into United States service in the order namedon the seventh day of May, and we anxiously awaitedorders, hoping to follow them closely. The officers andmen of the Fifth and Third were highly elated at theirsuccess in being the first of the Illinois troops to be mus-tered in, and delighted in calling the attention of themen of the remaining regiments to the fact, and they in^formed us that they would be at the front in a few days. E. J. WEAVER,2nd Lieut. Co. I, Vol. Sixth Inianpry Mustki<i:i) In. 125 while in all prohabilitv we would not leave the all events the n.()st we could hope for would be l(ar-rison duty in some out of the way army post. The e\entswhich followed in the succeeding months proved the un-reliability of these statements and the uncertaint\- sur-roundino a soldiers life. The Sixth regiment. Illinois Volunteer Infantry,was mustered into the United States service. Wednes-day, Mav eleventh. bN Captain C\rus S. Roberts. 17thU. S, Infantry, mustering ofiicer. The regimentalofficers and non-commissioned staff were the first totake the oath and sign
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