File:Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, M.V.M., during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster (14776843544).jpg

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Title: Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, M.V.M., during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of E. R. Shumway Camp, no. 30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Roe, Alfred S. (Alfred Seelye), 1844-1917
Subjects: United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1898) Massachusetts infantry. 9th regiment, Co. G Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories United States Worcester (Mass.) -- History 19th century
Publisher: Worcester, Mass., The author
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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er showed his itgU- jaws, swim-ming across the lake, till tliL-n a favor-ite pastime, became decidedly unpoj)-ular. Colonel Embury Clark recallsthe home .State in giving to the newly-tented field the name. Lamp .Massa-chusetts. Till May 30th this was the regimen-tal home. flard work was not putupon the bo\s too (;uicklv. There wasa bit of dela_\, that the new-comersmight become acclimateil and used totheir surroundings: but regular camphours and regulations were estab-lishi-d. At first inan_\- letters werewritten Iiome and much talking wasdone as to the future of the regiment.There was some drilling on the firstda\ in camp, and Captain T.arrett wasthe \ erv first officer of the day. Mayi(;th ))rought the latest news fromhome in the shape of the WorcesterTelegram. and the boys cheeredtuniultuously at the sight of the(irain. Worcesters Only, whosepages had never looked half so attrac-tive l)efore. Later, resolutions ofthanks were adopted for the daily gift WORCKSTKR TX THE SIWXISII WAR.
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