. 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. eted out to each the mere pittance of forty nine centsper diem, corresponding with the pay allowance of theregular army. Serious trouble was narrowly avertedby the State as the enlisted men of the Illinois NationalGuard strongly objected to leaving good
. 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. eted out to each the mere pittance of forty nine centsper diem, corresponding with the pay allowance of theregular army. Serious trouble was narrowly avertedby the State as the enlisted men of the Illinois NationalGuard strongly objected to leaving good positions, com-manding good salaries, to stand guard and perform otherirksome duties during riots or other disturbances for thepay of the regular army man, and the troops from allover the stale protested so strongly that the Legislaturetook the matter uj) and it resulted in a material increasein their salary wdiile on such duties, fixing a rate of twodollars per day for all enlisted men. This timely actiontaken by the State overcame the then present dif-ficulties and produced a very salutary effect on the Statetroops. Their conduct and soldierly bearing, togetherwith the yeoman service performed wdien called for duty,was considered worthy of recognition by the people, towhom the memories of the soldier life of the Civil War o r u. C 3). Illinois National Guards. 25 were yet clear aiul vivid, and who realized that the ser-vices of the men who stood ready and willing to gowhere duty called in the cause of justice and good gov-ernment, should not go unrewarded. From this timethe State troops have steadily improved in efficiency. 1st Lieutenant Beach resigned in January 1887,and William Brearton, who had returned to Morrison,to reside, was commissioned 1st Lieutenant to fill thevacancy. Previous to this and shortly following hissecond enlistment, Lieut. Brearton had been appointedRegimental Commissary Sergeant, which position heheld at the time of receiving his commission. Cap-tain
Size: 1394px × 1793px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishermorri, bookyear1901
