. 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 . onel Girard, Chief Surgeon in com-mand of the First division hospital, had ordered theregimental surgeons to turn over to the division hospitalall of their supplies such as cots, bedding, tents information given out carried with it the idea thatthis was done in order to centralize the work of caringfor the invalid soldiers. A vigorous protest wa
. 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 . onel Girard, Chief Surgeon in com-mand of the First division hospital, had ordered theregimental surgeons to turn over to the division hospitalall of their supplies such as cots, bedding, tents information given out carried with it the idea thatthis was done in order to centralize the work of caringfor the invalid soldiers. A vigorous protest was madeby our surgeons. The cots and bedding in our hospitalwere furnished the regiment by Senator Mason and Smith from their private funds and Major Antho-ny decided that the supplies received from this sourcedid not come under the jurisdiction of Colonel transfer of this equipment meant the relinquishingof all hopes of securing respectable treatment for ourboys as the division hospital was a farce. It was lacking in equipment, nurses, supplies, med-icines and surgical instruments, with which the regimen-tal hospitals were kept supplied. A rigid examinationof the existing conditions at the division hospital brought. CAPT. JOHN , Ile^tl Adj. Sixth Inf. Ni:\\ (ji Au ri;i<s. 101 1(1 lii;-lit til ? lad that tlic patients were pm^rlv cared tor,wliile tlie men ill the re<;iiiieiital hospitals were receivin<jjthe best oi Ireatiiieiit and supplies were constantly l)ein<^1)rone-ht in in hir<^e (jnantities by private parties. Alajoi Anthony (hci(hd to Iisk a cdurl martialrattier tliaii see tlie result of so much time and lalxirthrown into the hands of the surgeons at the divisionliosjiiTal, and refused point blank to deliver his sup-plies to Colonel Girard The controversy was carriedon for some time ami eventually resulted in the re-tention of the regimental liospital. The next, move of Colonel Girard was to order thetransfer into the regular
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