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 . achu-setts passes by. he is eating ovir primeroast beef. and is wearing our cloth-ing, which the forced character of ourmarching has compelled us to throwaway. In a word, the being wdiose mis-fortunes have brouglit us from com-fortable northern h
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 . achu-setts passes by. he is eating ovir primeroast beef. and is wearing our cloth-ing, which the forced character of ourmarching has compelled us to throwaway. In a word, the being wdiose mis-fortunes have brouglit us from com-fortable northern homes, before ourvery eves has become a scavenger, andis disputing with turkey buzzards therefuse we have rejected. Truly theCuban is not a noble creature ! ! !Fighting seems to be furthest from histhoughts. They are the individualsagainst wdiom precautions must betaken wdien we are compelled to haversack and rolls, for they wouldquickly possess themselves of everyitem. Such grateful beings are the\for the service the United States isrendering them! ! The march is a hard one and tellsupon the men, but they plod manfullyforward, up steep mountains withboulder-strewn trails, wdth ever-in-creasing traces of the fight. \oUui-teers are enduring the forced marchquite as well as the regulars, and thisgives a deal of satisfaction, for every-. 7. tni-ONEL ¥.. i\. Sm-MU,\V. thing in army lines is rated on or bythe regular arniv standard. There wasevervthing to make the marching hardand tiresome: mud, rocks, pitfallsand crowding cactus, but through itall the Second forged ahead. Theshades of evening are gathering whenthe men reach the sun-dial the Rough Riders are perform-ing the last rites over the bodies oftheir slain. Iis a gruesome sight; theblanketed forms, lying so stark andstill, are somebodys darlings, andnorthern eyes arc to grow dim for thisdays work. Did any one wonder ifthe game were worth the candle? \\hoknows? The quavering notes of thechaplain as
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