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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 . rm, and each member was ar-ranging his affairs so that he could go. The next demonstration came in theshape of a telephonic communicationfrom regimental hea<l(iuartcrs inSpringfield to Captain Rider, of whichthe following is a verl)atim transc
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 . rm, and each member was ar-ranging his affairs so that he could go. The next demonstration came in theshape of a telephonic communicationfrom regimental hea<l(iuartcrs inSpringfield to Captain Rider, of whichthe following is a verl)atim transcript: .\|)ril 30. receivedty telephone. I am to make arrangements with theR. R. Co. to have my Company in Fra-mingham. Tuesday. May 3, al 12 order will be sent tome by the Quartermaster General. Arrange to feed my command forone week, same as at camp. Take property in my possession orfreight it down there. Leave at homeall men who are not going to enough other men to make atotal enlistment of 79 men. We aregoing down there as a volunteer organ-ization. Init not as the Second Regi-ment. Copied by George H. Hill,sergeant. The same day came a telegram fromSpringfield, worded thus: New orders from Adjutant General.(U. S.) Total for company. JJ, includ- 86 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH 1. L. KlUtU. FlK=l Lltl I tNAN I. W. I-. IllLMAN. StCnNn LlEl-TENANT. Henbv B. I-airbanks, IXIWXTK V CDMMISSIOXKn OFFICERS, 1895. ins? officers. Take only this minil)erTuesday. Paul l\. Hawkins. 1st Lieut, ami Ailjutant. .\s this telefjram came at ]). superseded the noon tele])hone com-munication. Then, to still furthermodify the matter of numbers, a lettercame later stating that the seventy-five men in all. So much for the orders under which notifications were sent to the membersof the Comoanv. Thev found the menor bii\s. since many of the membersli;id not ])assed their majority,in
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