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 . to tell mangoesdidnt seem to harm him. CaptainBigelow of the loth Cavalry pro-claimed green limes as the choicest ofall Cubas jiroducts in the fruit line,and that he aimed to keep his knap-sack well sup])lied with them all thetime he was there. S
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 . to tell mangoesdidnt seem to harm him. CaptainBigelow of the loth Cavalry pro-claimed green limes as the choicest ofall Cubas jiroducts in the fruit line,and that he aimed to keep his knap-sack well sup])lied with them all thetime he was there. Sergeant Monroehad been detailed to remain behindwith a squad of men to look after cer-tain belongings <if the Company, hencehe was able to see the country for him-self and at his own pace, as he writesto his mother weeks afterwards, .\ftera march of about five miles he and hisparty went into camp near the ist Cavalry, though a short quarter ofa mile farther would have taken tlunito their own regiment, but they didnut kiidw this till the first day we went through cocoa-nut groves and we had milk and nutsto burn. All the bovs had their firstnight of getting acquainted with land-crabs, and so disturbing an elementwere they that many found very littlesleep. The hmches of that first daywere made almost luxurious bv the re-. CuBANS Taking 1heir Ease. suits of the of the nightbefore, and it was a good thing to getthese comforts when possible, forthere were straits of hunger beforethem. The morning of Friday, the 24th,was utilized by the boys in findingout just where tliey were, in beholdingthe landing of the cavalry horses, indelightful bathing in the ocean, and ingetting their share of enjoyment fromthe wine so thoughtfully left l)y theenemy. Perhaps to their unacclima-tized systems the latter find had I)et-ter remained unfound. Irixate Mower,that he might the more easily hastenhis mission, wore down to the landingLieutenant Fishs coat, with its
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