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 . osition on the hill, but thework was done under great difficulties,since there was a raking fire all day andour only tools were mess-pans, spoonsand knives. Fortunately, the breast-works proved too strong for the enemy,who, at ten oclock that nig
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 . osition on the hill, but thework was done under great difficulties,since there was a raking fire all day andour only tools were mess-pans, spoonsand knives. Fortunately, the breast-works proved too strong for the enemy,who, at ten oclock that night, made anunsuccessful effort to take them. For same tree. Being a generous fellow heshared his store of hardtack with talk drifted to the important ques-tion as to whether we could prevent theenemy retaking the hill, I told him ofour hard time in trvnng to dig trencheswithout pickaxe or shovel, and said Ishciuld like to get a sword bayonet, withwhich I could work much faster. Hesaid there was one on the other side ofthe tree. I started to get it and whilestooping to pick it up, a bullet went zipclose to me. I thought at first that ithad hit the ground close to my feet, andsaid, half aloud, Rather a close call, f)utthought nothing more of it until I sawthe man with whom I had been head was drooping and his bodybent Fred Dean Raints 13Upon the Knick-kkiukker. Charles M. .Sainhs. Pat. RuGLER Wheeler four davs and three nights we had liadvery little sleep and very short rations,the most of the time having been de-voted to marching, receiving the fire ofthe enemy and digging. On our wayup to this position, after crossing thefirst stream, I grew very tired, and see-ing a large tree invitingly near, Ithought i would get a liule ^hade aswell as a few moments ])rt)tection fromthe bullets, which were uncomfortablynumerous. \\hile silting en the least of the tree and wishing for some-thing to eat, ;d(>ng came a Sixth L. , wlm took
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