. 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. andering about, struck the center of our campand tramped up the hill right into our midst. Aftermuch profanity on the part of the mule-whackers, ablyseconded by the drenched soldiers, the long earedquadrupeds were driven away. With little or no rtrstthe
. 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. andering about, struck the center of our campand tramped up the hill right into our midst. Aftermuch profanity on the part of the mule-whackers, ablyseconded by the drenched soldiers, the long earedquadrupeds were driven away. With little or no rtrstthe night before, and clothing soaking wet for the pastforty-eight hours, the men put in a miserable rain continued the next day and when the wagontrain, bringing our provisions, came in during the after-noon, the drivers guided the carts off the road at thefoot of the hill on which we were stopping, the cartwheels buried in water and mud-to their hubs. Herethe mess tents were pitched. We quickly secured ourtents and blankets and made ourselves as comfortable aspossible. Trailing in behind the wagon train came companyE. The evening of the afternoon upon which we leftGagos, or Camp -Bull Run, company E was marchedin the direction of Ponce some distance to the rear ofthe division and remained as rear guard of the column > o CL O. Home, Sweet Home. 277 until their arrival at Adjuntas. The nighl that wecamped on -Sleepincr Pass, the bo}S of company Ehivouaced among the bullock carts. About threeoclock ill the morning they were awakened by the rainand they whilcd away the remaining hours ot darknessand drizzle by singing songs and dancing the day they advanced to Gagos. sleeping thatnight in the coflFee house or barn which had been con-verted into a hospital. The following day theymarched from Gagos to Adjuntas, covering the distancewhich had occupied us parts of the two preceeding days. Following in the rear of the column they saw muchthe worst of the exp
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