. 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. -tirely recovered from the slashing I had received at thehands of the vicious Indian, and the hair has ne\ergrown on those spots since. The man from the east drank in the whole storyeagerly and as the man from Illinois finished the narra-tive he gathered
. 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. -tirely recovered from the slashing I had received at thehands of the vicious Indian, and the hair has ne\ergrown on those spots since. The man from the east drank in the whole storyeagerly and as the man from Illinois finished the narra-tive he gathered himself up and pulled a big six-shooterfrom his hip pocket and caressed it tenderly. Thestranger looked about him for a moment and seeing theway clear, backed away a few paces and turning, made abee line for camp. The musician lay on the grass andlaughed until he was sore. The fact of the matter washe fell from the top rail of a fence and cut his scalpquite severely when a mere boy. and it had left him withthe scars which had caught the eye of the wanderingsoldier from the east. This deception regarding thepresence of the cow-boy ami Indian in Illinois was keptup until a regiment of infantry arrived at camp fromKansas and another from Missouri, then we kept these matters. On May twenty-fourth, General Graham appointed cc<. Troops Revikwed hy McKinley. 157 (^oloiul Foster totlu> commaiid of the Second brigade .mak-iiiij^ him aetili<^ Bri;L,Mdier General of volnnteeis. This un-expected honor to llie Colonel oi our leijinieiit \v;is haih^lwith (leli<j^ht hv our l)<)\s and our eauij) life was l)ri<rht-eiied for a time. The a[)[)ointment was not [)ermanenthowever, and not louij^ afterward General Garretson fromOhio was placed in command of the brii^ade. May twenty seventh. General Graham reviewed thetroops of his command, and complimented them highlyon their military appearance. The day following, thetroops passed in review before President McKinley,Vice
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