. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . with two horses to try to secure needed tentsor tarpaulins or something, but returned unable to accomplish hismission. We certainly realized that we were then beginning tofeel the hardships of war. Word came early in the evening thatreveille would be sounded at in the morning and that theregiment would march toward Santiago, engaging the enemy inbattle. Thev all retired at an earlv hour, fullv realizing theseriousness of events immediately before us. July 1st was the most eventful day of the whole Cuban cam-paign;
. New York and the war with Spain. History of the Empire State regiments . with two horses to try to secure needed tentsor tarpaulins or something, but returned unable to accomplish hismission. We certainly realized that we were then beginning tofeel the hardships of war. Word came early in the evening thatreveille would be sounded at in the morning and that theregiment would march toward Santiago, engaging the enemy inbattle. Thev all retired at an earlv hour, fullv realizing theseriousness of events immediately before us. July 1st was the most eventful day of the whole Cuban cam-paign; on it were fought the greatest battles of recent at El Caney and San Juan, for reasons that can easily benamed, there took place battles of a kind most unusual, withresults marvelously victorious for our forces. Reverent menentered on this campaign believing in the righteousness of theircause and that God would prosper it. Few came out of thiscampaign, we venture to believe, without firm conviction thathad not God been on our side, the enemy would have swal-.
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