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 . -?*»>; ;l!? tiild thu niorlality rccnrd of the Xintliexceeded that of the other Massachu-setts regiments. Sullivan was born inWinchendon, Mass., Oct. 24, 1872. lii>parents being Henry and Dora S. Thefamily early removed to Gardner, 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 . -?*»>; ;l!? tiild thu niorlality rccnrd of the Xintliexceeded that of the other Massachu-setts regiments. Sullivan was born inWinchendon, Mass., Oct. 24, 1872. lii>parents being Henry and Dora S. Thefamily early removed to Gardner, sothat his school days were spent in thelatter town. Removing to Worcester,he learned the business of mattressmaking, and was working for J. , Shrewsbury Street, when thewar began. October 2. 1895, he was married to Miss .Mary Mnynihan. who,with her widowed mother, [lartieulars of his death. July been given in the narrative of theCompany. He sleeps now in St. JohnsCemetery, his body having been re-turned later in the year. As one of theregimental postmen, his face and fig-ure were familiar to all the membersof the Ninth. His aged father is stillliving, but his mother is dead. A sis-ter is the wife of his comrade, John 290 WORCESTER IN THE SPANISH EMMET GUARDS, COMPANY G. 291 ( )ii its return tn this cniiiitrv,the bt)dy was Ijiirinl in St. [nhns Cem-eter}-. George Washington i^>rc)snan, whodied at Egmont Key, hlorida, August20, was the second member of the Com-pany to (he. He was a native ofXcw York City, a son of John andBridget (Leonard) Brosnan. The dateof his birth was Nov. 6th, 1877. Hisschool days were spent principally inSaybrook, Conn. Later, coming to\\orcester, he undertook the printerstrade and was employed as a pressmanon the Evening Post of ^Vorcesterwhen he enlisted. As a soldier he wasconspicuous for his alertness and faith-fulness, qualities which secured forhim the position of mail-carrier for theregiment. The dea
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