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 . s, hand in it. Hewas discharged Jan. i), liut apparently diil not so thoroughly i«)02. and came back to Worcester, Init recover. At the .Memorial 1 )a\ e.\er- disease wms alread) upon him. and cist-s in Lynn he had been reipiested though for a ti
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 . s, hand in it. Hewas discharged Jan. i), liut apparently diil not so thoroughly i«)02. and came back to Worcester, Init recover. At the .Memorial 1 )a\ e.\er- disease wms alread) upon him. and cist-s in Lynn he had been reipiested though for a time he resumed his old by the Company to |dace a wreath on calling, it was not for long, as his ner- the gra\e of Wheeler; this he did, but \dns disorder, neuritis, incapacitated in so doing became o\irlieated. canglu him for work. IK was buried from a severe cidd ;in<l died. He was much the Catholic Lhurch of Leicester, in St. interested in the Legion of .-Spanish Josephs Cemetery, leaving jiarents, W .ar Xeterans, and was its .Xdjutant- hrothers, a wi<lo\v ami two children. ( )XALS. ;\11 of the Worcester men in the .Sec- officers of the regiment. ond had reason to ]tv proud of the E. R. Shumway, a former Captain of citys re])resentation among the tielil Company .\, and a veteran of the LIGHT INFANTRY, COMPANY C. 139. ^--. -; < ^ o „ 140 WORCESTER TN THE SPAXISIi WAK \\ ar of the Rchcllidii, nuTitfcl ami acteristics from Shaftcr. Whcelur and always rect-ivcd the very highest Lawton downward. regard of all the soldiers. They felt It goes without saying that all of the that he was ever one of them and with duties i)ertaining to his position were tlc- faithfully performed, and that he him- Afajor H. Fairlianks was familiar self found in their ])erformance a de- with all the history of the Company, for .e^rte of exhilaration that all staff oiili- he had long been one of its captains. -ers recall with pleasure. As a mem- IJevoted to the militia fr
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