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' Text Appearing After Image: Colonel Embury P. Clark SPRINGFIELD IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR BY WALTER W, WARD ILLUSTRATED PRESS OFENTERPRISE PRINTING COMPANYEASTHAMPTON, MASS.1899. noes Collection 19016S 1912 To THE Officers and Men OP G, B AND K Companies Second Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., and H Company, Naval Brigade. Does Collection 190163 1912 PREFACE. In the Spanish-American war of 1898, Springfield rose tothe occasion as she did in 1776 and 1861 and sent her young- .est .and best and bravest sons to the front. It was her sonswho fought and fell at El Caney, the one battle of moderntimes where infantry, practically unsupported by artillery,captured a well fortified town and it was her sons who werein the lead in drawing the attacking lines so tightly aboutthe city of Santiago that its surrender had to follow. Itwas her sons also who, on the high seas, on a fast auxiliarycruiser, did faithful service as a portion of the navy and hadthe satisfaction of doing their share in remembering theMainespringfieldinspa00wardwal
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