. 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. uiting office in Sterling and hesoon had the desired number of volunteers. He, withthe enlisted men detailed to assist him returned andreported for duty at Camp Alger June twenty-sixth. The recruits for companies E and I arrived atCamp Alger at intervals
. 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. uiting office in Sterling and hesoon had the desired number of volunteers. He, withthe enlisted men detailed to assist him returned andreported for duty at Camp Alger June twenty-sixth. The recruits for companies E and I arrived atCamp Alger at intervals between the nineteenth andtwenty-sixth of June and were as follows: Company E;Clare Brumley. Ford Brittenham. Moses N. Davis, Charles Eberle, Harry Eberle, Ed. Haberle,Louis E. Hayes, Fred , Mert Jackson, G. and j. D. VValck, who were sworn intothe service at Sterling. June sixteenth, by Lieut. Dillonand departed the next morning for Camp Alger. Theyreported to Capt. Lawrie for duty on the morning ofJune nineteenth. Twelve more men for Company E were musteredat Sterling, June eighteenth and embarked for CampAlger, June twentieth, reporting for duty June twentythird. They were: Frank Apple. Howard Armstrong,William Connell. Ernest Esterbrooks. Frank Jackson, R. E. Jackson, Richard O. Jones,. C APT. FRANK W. Sixth Inf. Sixrii Reciment on Dress Uu) Walter Latherovv, Harold Matlack, Arthur (Jverholserand Bert Sneed. John Drew sif^ned the muster rollJune twentv-third and started for Washin<jjton immed-iatelv. This completed the roster of companv E. June nineteenth, twenty recruits reported to for dutv in company I. they were: Olin Car-^a\-. Marcus L. Drennen. Walter C. Drury. GeorgeFreek. Charles Fieek. George Hunt. Byron Humphrey,Rollin Humphrey. Arthur Lewis. Charles Lewis,William Leslie, Edmund S. Langdon. Bert Palmer,Charles Reafsnyder. Ernest Snyder, John Sears. Schuyler Sweene
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