. 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 . reached. Camp week is looked forward to. for months. Itis the one incentive. ur<rin<»; the men to extra work, in. Kntrance gate at Camp L,incolu. IijjNois National Guards. 21 preparing themselves to appear before the public as sol-diers. It is the only break in an otherwise monotonous,un-remunerative, voluntary service and is very beneticialto the
. 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 . reached. Camp week is looked forward to. for months. Itis the one incentive. ur<rin<»; the men to extra work, in. Kntrance gate at Camp L,incolu. IijjNois National Guards. 21 preparing themselves to appear before the public as sol-diers. It is the only break in an otherwise monotonous,un-remunerative, voluntary service and is very beneticialto the troops, bringing the ollicers and men of the regi-ment in contact with each other, where discipline and obe-dience are not only expected, but demanded; teachingthe men that a soldiers life is based upon those two princi-ples; also teaching them the duties of a soldier in manyways. The knowledge thus gained being invaluable,and attainable in no other manner. Why the friends athome continue to retain such an erroneous idea regfard-ing the actions of the men while at camp, has alwaysbeen a myster}-. There is nothing to warrant this injus-tice. Is it a cause for wonderment then that many de-sirable young men, who otherwise would gladly enterthe service, for this reason are deterred from doingso? They have given wrecks and months, without re-compense, in mak
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