. 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 . d to appease our gnawinghunger. The housewife stopped her sewing and the childrenceased their play: together they watched us at messfor afew moments, then the little ones timidly tendered them a portion of our supper which was ra])-idly disappearing, but they shook their heads and hungback. They soon overcame their timidity and sittingdown
. 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 . d to appease our gnawinghunger. The housewife stopped her sewing and the childrenceased their play: together they watched us at messfor afew moments, then the little ones timidly tendered them a portion of our supper which was ra])-idly disappearing, but they shook their heads and hungback. They soon overcame their timidity and sittingdown plied us with questions, asking if we were still hun-gry? We replied in the affirmative, whereupon the littleboy ran to the house, disappearing for a few moments hereturned with a handful of vegetables fresh from the gar-den. Then both the little tots scampered back up thelavsii and held a brief conversation with the lady, evident-ly their uKjther. the trio entered the house, reappearingdirectly, the children came towards us bearing betweenthem a large pitcher of cold milk and a big cake. Theysat the food before us and with e3-es sparkling with de-light, watched us as we stored it away. We were just completing the rather sumptuous meal. KEESE DILLON, Sergt. sfixth Inf., Vol. Till-, Sham 1>\ iru:. 177 when the father choxe up. 1 le had been to \\ a^hii)^toiiand on the return hac] learnrd of the prisence of tlietroops in that vieinitw He took the situation in at aghmce and sitting by our side, rekited stories of the ti\ ilwar. He was a native \irginian. The house was the broad acres surrounding it. It was the propertyof his father in the sixties. General McCalTs and Han-cocks troops were encamped here during tin- hill ol six-ty one and spring of si.\t\ two and iiad used his fathersfarm for a drill and parade ground. General McCallhad used the dwelling as his headt[uarters. We were so occupied by the entertainment of ournew found friends that night was upon us b
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