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 . hey were not to exult, as would be nat-ural, lest the refrain thereof might be achange of mind on the part of the craftySpaniard. Truly, there were some queerthings in ilie management of the Span-ish war. When Lee was i)resse(l to hissurrender at
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 . hey were not to exult, as would be nat-ural, lest the refrain thereof might be achange of mind on the part of the craftySpaniard. Truly, there were some queerthings in ilie management of the Span-ish war. When Lee was i)resse(l to hissurrender at .\]>pomattox, the Unionsoldiers were recpiested not to cheer onaccount of the heroic defense made bythe Confederates, and Captain Philli])stold the men of the Texas not to hurraii. for. Dont you see the poor d s are dying; but there was not hingof the sortat Santiago. The Si)aniards were notdying, neither had their defense beenparticularly notable, but the liot weatherhad evidently its effect on .the weightyfigure of the conmiander and he did notwish any resumj^tion of hostilities norany excuse for such. lp to this time,though the Ninth had been witiiouttents of any kind, the liealtji of the menhas been rcmarkal)ly good. Of tlic Em-mets. four only are reported Sergeant McCartin. gunsiiot woundin the hand: Privates Tames McGrath. OOKAMOE5 UAQAZiNE Block-house. ^no Harbor. 264 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH WAR.
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