. 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. StateFair Grounds being some distance from where we enter-ed the city, we were picked up by a switch engine andrun down to Camp Tanner, as the rendezvous at theFair Grounds had been officially designated by Briga-dier General Barkley, Post Commander. A d
. 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. StateFair Grounds being some distance from where we enter-ed the city, we were picked up by a switch engine andrun down to Camp Tanner, as the rendezvous at theFair Grounds had been officially designated by Briga-dier General Barkley, Post Commander. A draw barwas pulled out of one of the coaches which caused a de-lay of nearly two hours. We marched into the campgrounds at one thirty p. m. Nearly all of the Statetroops had arrived in advance of our delayed train. TheThird and Sixth regiments were assigned quarters in theExhibition Building: the First, Second, Fourth and Fifthwere located in the various buildings scattered about thegrounds. The Seventh was under tents in the center ofthe race course. Governor Tanner, Commander-in-Chiefof the State troops, established headquarters in theDome Building. The Commissary Department waslocated in the Poultry Building, separated from ourquarters by a long high bridge that spanned a wide, dryravine which coursed through the grounds. n h5 3>. Arrivat, at Camt Tannkr. 100 CHAPTER IV Disorder prevailed, and it was impossible to learnanvtbing regarding our future movements. The com-missarv sergeants went immtdiately on a foraging exj)e-dition: food was srarce. hut success tiiially crown(Mltheir eilorts and by night we had coffee boiling and meatcooking. As we were weary and somewhat hungry ourfirst meal iu c-amp was relished by all, and our droopingspirits were soon revived. Accommodations for lodgingwere poor, and we were initiated in our soldier life byturning in on plank and cement floors with newspapersfor coverings. Considering the gigantic task of mobol-izing eight or ten thousand
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