. 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 . ant Surgeon, both well knownto many citizens of Whiteside county. May 15th, 1899Governor Tanner replaced him in command of the ThirdBrigade with the rank of Brigadier General, which com-mission he yet retains. General Clendenins record in the Illinois NationalGuard, is an enviable one. He has held every commis-sioned ofllce in the service from 2nd Lieut
. 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 . ant Surgeon, both well knownto many citizens of Whiteside county. May 15th, 1899Governor Tanner replaced him in command of the ThirdBrigade with the rank of Brigadier General, which com-mission he yet retains. General Clendenins record in the Illinois NationalGuard, is an enviable one. He has held every commis-sioned ofllce in the service from 2nd Lieutenant to thatof Brig;dier General, and is the proud possessor of tencommissions issued to him by the Governors of alone this, but in his career as an oflicer, he has wonthe respect and esteem of all the men who have servedunder him, and in the history of the Illinois NationalGuard, his name will be given an honored place. The effect of having no State encampment for twoyear,s. was very demoralizing to the company; 2ndLieut. Grierson had resigned in the summer of E. A. Worrell succeeding him; Lieut. Worrellresigning in September 1880, this vacancy being tilled bythe election of E. P. Stokes who resigned in 1882;. BUKJ. GEN. WM. CLENDKNIN,Commanding Third Brigade. Ilmnois National Giakds. 17 Captain Fay also resii^iiod in 1882; ist Lieut. Quacken-bush havintr i-esi(!;-nccl in September, 1881, his successorbeing Z. T. Anderson, who resigned in April, found the company without a commissioned officer,the command devolving upon Sergeant E. B. Hump-hrey, and appears to have been a very critical period inIts historv. It was seemingly on the point of dissolu-tion, and in all probability would have been disband-ed, had not Frank Clendenin, a brother of GeneralClendenin, and post master at that time, accepteda commission in the company. He was unanimouslyelected ist Lieutenant in June 1882, Curtis Johnsonbeing commissioned 2nd Lieutenant at the same tim
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