Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . to be remem-bered by all who had a part in its gladmemories. There is little need tosound the bugle, for are they not goingliome. and what sound is needed toarouse men whose onlv thought formanv a dav has been just what this dayi> to bring abo
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . to be remem-bered by all who had a part in its gladmemories. There is little need tosound the bugle, for are they not goingliome. and what sound is needed toarouse men whose onlv thought formanv a dav has been just what this dayi> to bring about? They start homtheir camp at six oclock , and oncein their army-life there is no complaintat the early hour. They g<i aboard thesteamer Block Island, an<l at awav for New London. Theyland on Connecticut soil at , andwhate\er their former li\es, all are]ileased to be in the Land of SteadyHabits. With their comrades of .Aand C. the\- share the dainties providedb\- the good people along their waythrough Connecticut, and again withtlnin rejoice at the sight of Governor1\( iger Wolcott, who greets them at theborders of their own home State and,with other Worcester boys, get a fore-taste of Heaven as they reach the Heartof the Commonwealth at in theafternoon. How the crowds cheered WELLINGTON RIFLES, CtiMIANV 11. 207. 20S WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH WAR. and how the fla£,s waved and how thetears started when the people sawwhat war was rendering; back to them,is it not already written ? Some rode in hacks to their homesdirectly, others went through thestreets to the Armory and thence madetheir way homeward, but to all came,as never before, the truth of the poetswords, Theres no place like them who survived the ordeal ofCuba and Long Island came the same orders that were given to the othercompanies of the Second, and eventu-ally they, too, repaired to Springfield,there to receive their muster-out andto become, what they formerly were,just common ev
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