Identifier: detroitlightguar00clow (find matches)
Title: The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Clowes, Walter F. 4n
Subjects: United States. Army. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 31st United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History War of 1898 Regimental histories
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : J.F. Eby & Co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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simply for garrison duty through the sea-son that never fails to attack and generally break down thehardiest alien constitution, some of the most conservativeregistered their first kick, and a plan was even discussedby some of those who carried on a correspondence with thoveterans at home, to have General Duffield—because of hiscloseness to the Light Guard and to General Alger—try tohave the latter return the regiment before the rainy seasonwould set in. It was the sentiment of those who had nevermade a murmur before that they were still inclined to ser-vice in the island if only the service would be active, butthey did not want to get sick and die to be buried in a for-eign soil, such as they feared would be the result if the regi-ment remained as it was. It was a peculiar situation. It could not have been home-sickness that bothered the men, as they had been away fromhome long enough to have had that worked out of them.It was one of those situations where a man has a mental 298
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CAMP AT AMARO, CUBA.A Company Street.A Rest after Duty.Distant View of the Camp. consciousness of a deadly invisible foe, whose attack offersno chance of defense. K there was still fighting to be done,the visible foe and the work of subduing him would haveshut out any contemplation of the idea of being feverstricken. The hospital already contained fever cases, anda big sturdy fellow might say, with a ring of contempt, thathe never had a days sickness in his life, but thh next morn-ing be laid so hard by the heels with fever as to be unable toeven report himself in person at sick call. Major Harrah, in letters to some of the veterans, men-tioned Col. Gardeners attempt to have the regiment re-tained in service. As for himself, his own affairs at homehad suffered greatly from his sudden leave and long absence,but he would stick to the post in the hope that muster-outorders would come in the near future, but he held that aslong as there was no important duty to be performed by theregiment

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