. 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. Also a record of the two companies as state troops from the date of organization to April 30th, 1901. .Durin the Sundav dinner, one of the boys remarked,They look at us as though they thought we were a lotof Indians. and another member retorted What are webut a lot of Indians? A running fire of friendly rep-artee was kept up continually between the soldi
. 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. Also a record of the two companies as state troops from the date of organization to April 30th, 1901. .Durin the Sundav dinner, one of the boys remarked,They look at us as though they thought we were a lotof Indians. and another member retorted What are webut a lot of Indians? A running fire of friendly rep-artee was kept up continually between the soldiers andtheir smiling, good natured visitors. Fully one half of the men had not the first mark ofa soldier in their dress, and excepting the officers, hardlya man w^as visible who possessed a complete uniform. ^ ^ a -^ T 1^. l)i:\ ;.\T oi- iiii-. Men. 113 It was a very noticable fact that while the volunteer whowas fortunate in securini^ a uniform, was the recipient ofmany bright smiles and siiv glances from the ever pres-ent fair visitors, and much sounfht after bv the ladiesaffable, inquisitive, gentleman companions; the comradeat his side who had recently staked him with his lastquarter, but who was decked in the garments of an or-dinary citizen, with, perhaps the exception of possessinga pair of government socks, met with a cold stare and a•sir! that caused him to have cold feet, if he \enturedto reply to any of the hundreds of t[uestions which wereplied to the --real soldier. Feeling himself growingsmaller each moment the un-uniforrned volunteer retiredto some c[uiet corner to reflect on the ways of mankind,the while consoling himself with the thought that al-though he was minus ihe outward mark of Uncle he was full to overilowini^ with fight that mo-ment, and he nursed his
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