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 . fathers had seen service in the days of1861 and T)5. Long before the finalorder was issued, the question of activeservice had been discussed in all thearmories of Massachusetts, and thereappeared to be only one sciinmenl. viz.,that of a desire to
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 . fathers had seen service in the days of1861 and T)5. Long before the finalorder was issued, the question of activeservice had been discussed in all thearmories of Massachusetts, and thereappeared to be only one sciinmenl. viz.,that of a desire to take a hand in end-ing Spanish rtile in America. Xota man in the militia could rememberthe day when there was not sometrouble in Cuba, and the convictionwas tleep and widespread that theInited States would eventually haveto go to the rescue of the strugglingpatriots in tlie Pearl of the Antilles. WOKCESTER IN THE Capt. Edwin G. LiEiT. MosKS II. Tisdell. Sfcond Lieut. \\m. II. Ilummer. COM MISSIONED OFFICERS. COMPANY A. CITY GUARDS, COMPANY A. 9 It is just pcissililc that tlic siiichar,L;ciIcniiditidn (if the atmosiihcrr adiKd zestto otherwise nKinotoiitius (hill. fiir theboYS were beginninsj tu tliink thatsometliiiiij might come of the exerlast-ing handhng of firearms, the unlimitedfacings, marchings, and dcYotion totactics generall}. At the same time, itmust ever redound to the credit ofAmerican snhhery that \-ery few menwere anxii)us to go sim|dy fur the sakeof carrying guns with tlie intent ofshooting some one. ll was a distin-guished Freneiinian wild said, murethan one hundred years ago, In Amer-ica no men are soldiers by trade, hutmen of all trades are soldiers. Thesemilitiamen were ready td bear theirpart in helping rid an oppressed por-tion of humanit\- nf its liurden. even tothe extent (if risking their nwn li\es indoing it. However, while to the praise of ourmen the fore
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