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Excerpt from History of Company K, First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, During the Spanish-American War, Vol. 8 Does he not hold up his head and strut in his gait. - Shakespeare. This excellent drill-master, than whom none better was in the regiment nor possibly in the brigade, found his voice quite early in life and it is presumed at once instinctively cried, "Company, atten - tion." This was in the city of Hartford some forty years ago and the company then present paid strict attention, without doubt. His father, P. H. B. Saunders was a successful merchant tailor and upon his death, the business was carried on by Captain Saunders whose laudable ambition, both in civil and military matters, has ever since been to induce men to dress up. He joined Company K twenty years ago and was elected captain in 1895. First Lieutenant Edward H. Waterman. He is a soldier fit to stand by Caesar, and give direction. - Othello. Lieutenant Waterman first started for the front in the spring of 1858, following close upon the sun as it crossed the line in March. He lined up with Company K in 1879, rising from the ranks to his present position and making a model first sergeant on the way. Hartford has always been his home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.