. 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. nd last but not least that soldier-states-man who gave up his life for his flag and his country,that martyred patriot, Abraham Lincoln. He cautionedus to bear in mind the fact that we represented the grand-est State in the union; he cautioned us to remem
. 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. nd last but not least that soldier-states-man who gave up his life for his flag and his country,that martyred patriot, Abraham Lincoln. He cautionedus to bear in mind the fact that we represented the grand-est State in the union; he cautioned us to remember wehad friends and loved ones at home who followed ourevery movement, therefore we should watch ourselvesand return to our friends and homes as pure as when weleft them. He continued at some length and made avery warm place for himself in the hearts of us Ramsay then responded in behalf of the peoplewhom the committee represented, and as is his custom hemore than pleased us. Every one who reads these linesknow only too well how able a speaker the Judgeis, and it is sufficient to say that he spoke with hisusual eloquence. This was followed by breaking up ofthe party, and when we were in line on the outside threerousing cheers were given with a will for the representa-tives and the represented. Our visitors bade us all good-. Col. Jack Foster and his field headquarters in Porto Rico. TiiK Bovs Madi; llH \)\. and we ^nw vnch a j)artiiiij^ haiid-shakc. \\v foiiiul. as luforc, cars await iii>^ to take us backto cain[). and we were soon resting- in our (|uarters. Didwe think we had been for^i^otteny Hardly so. The l)oysreceived new encoura<^ement from this generous andthoughtful act of our friends at home, and we then andthere decided that should it occur that we should serveour full enlistment term of two years, and the opj)ortu-nity came and we were called u[)on to face the enemy inbattle, we would strain every nerve, make every effortpossible, to prove t
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