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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 . te speech. The flag, however, hadto be earriid back to the Emmetrooms in the .\rmory, since it could notbe l)orne by the Company. The muster-in of tlie Xinth was ac-complished five minutes before that ofthe I-jghth. so it stood next to the Second
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 . te speech. The flag, however, hadto be earriid back to the Emmetrooms in the .\rmory, since it could notbe l)orne by the Company. The muster-in of tlie Xinth was ac-complished five minutes before that ofthe I-jghth. so it stood next to the Secondin Ioint of senioritv. vet the rivalrv wasintense as to wliieh should leave CampDewev first. TIad our l)oys any way ofinfluencing the War Department, theywould have been off. with or withouttheir full com|)lement of men, and, as foreciuipments. they would liave trusted toProvidence for them. When they didget away, they found that some stateshad very little notion of what regimentsshould possess when they reported fordutv. Happily, the leadership was notin the hands of the boys and they had towait till the proper time came. Duringthese days the Ennnets heard the .Ar-ticles of War read and explained,and thetransition from Caterer James E. Mc-Xeil of Xatick to Company cooks waseffected. M breakfast. May 12th, be- 23e WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH EM MET GUAKDS, COMPANY G. 237 gan regular army rations and. thouglithe caterers dislirs were used, absti-nence from liultcr and milk was ex])en-enced. Timotli\ 11. , who hadbeen in the regulars, was made ehielcook, and IYank Doyle became his as-sistant. \isitors from the home city arenumerous, and many of them do notforget to bring along items whichcheer the hearts and minds of the sol-diers. The departure of the 2d Regiment onthe 12th left a large vacuum on the campground and the Worcester boys werelonesome, for visiting had been apopular diversion among the companiesfrom the Heart of the came additional anxiety
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