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 . Levi First Captain. Light Infantry. LIGHT INFANTRY, COMPANY 155 ^[ilitia. commanded by Major H. , a former captain of tbeWorcester Lifjht Infantry. The prosperity of the WorcesterLight Infantry has depended npon notonlv its
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 . Levi First Captain. Light Infantry. LIGHT INFANTRY, COMPANY 155 ^[ilitia. commanded by Major H. , a former captain of tbeWorcester Lifjht Infantry. The prosperity of the WorcesterLight Infantry has depended npon notonlv its founders, but upon every ofifi-cer and member that has been enrolledsince its organization, but especiallyupon the first three commissioned offi-cers : Levi Thaxter. captain ; EnochFlagg, first lieutenant, and Levi Lin-coln, ensign. These officers were allliving more than half a century afterthe Company was formed. Captain George F. Peck, who is withus to-night, commanded the Companyin 1835, and sent invitations to theseofficers to attend the fifty-second an-niversary. Neither of them was ableto accept, but all sent acknowledg-ment and regrets. Ensign Levi Lincoln lived sixty-fivevears after the Comijanv was formed,. Captain V, L. Rider. never losing his interest in it, but al-ways having a word of cheer, and ano|)en house, for all who comprised itsmembership. Ensign Lincoln had a nntalsle was Governor of the Common-wealth nine years, from 1825 to 1834,and it was his distinguished honor tojjreside when. June i6th. 1825, theLegislature received General Lafay-ette, and also to represent the State onthe following day, when the corner-stone was laid of the monument onBunker Hill. He was six years inCongress, collector of the port of Bos-ton, President of the State Senate, andin 1848 the first Mayor of our the name of Lincoln has been onthe Company roll from its inception tothe present time. Three brothers were enrolled in it:Enoch Lincoln, who was afterwardsGove
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