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Major Wm. E. Baldwin and his mount.
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of 1896 he was commissioned major of the Third Battalion and entered the service of the government as a volunteer officer in this capacity. He was well and favorably known throughout the regiment and his death caused a wave of sorrow to sweep over the entire command.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
The sixty days furlough granted the volunteers were spent in accepting invitations to, and attending receptions, which came one after another with amazing rapidity. Public affairs in which the entire community partici- pated were followed by informal dinners and parties where the thought which appeared uppermost in the minds of the hosts was to heap tempting morsels of food upon the tables until they fairly groaned from the over burdening. Everything that lay in the power of these good people was done for the comfort of the returned soldiers, and the thoughts of the days and nights of hunger, rain and mud. passed in the jungles of Porto Rico, were quickly replaced by the most pleasant mem- ories of the days following the home coming.
About a week after the furlough was granted, the company commanders and their assistants were ordered to Springfield to begin the work of preparing the mus- ter-out rolls. This occupied much of the time which followed previous to the date of discharge, as the reg- ular army officer detailed by the government to oversee the work of mustering out the regiment, and under whose directions the work had made fair progress, was relieved from this duty and succeeded by another whose ideas concerning the rules to be followed were entirely
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different from those of the first officer on the field. and much that had been completed was ruled out and re- placed by such entries as the ideas of the late arrival deemed proper.
The serious illness of many of the returned soldiers, with the receipt of the information, now and then, of the death of some comrade, kept the homes of many in a state of gloom ond suspense for sometime, but this gradually wore away and as the boys gathered in their accustomed haunts as of yore, those places took on a fam- iliar aspect and much that had occurred in the summer which had passed, was apparently forgotten.
Sunday morning, November twentieth. company I boarded the train for Sterling, where they joined com- panies E and G and were soon enroute for Springfield over the ".Q." They arrived at their destination in the evening and reported to Colonel Foster the following morning. Several from each company had not sufficient- ly recovered from their illness as to be in condition to re- port to Springfield and while those who did report for the muster were given a very thorough physical exami- nation previous to receiving their discharge, the sick boys at home, some of whom were yet hovering between life and death. were given their final papers releasing them from the service without so much as a single query being put to them or their physicians, as to their physi- cal condition.
Of company E members. the following were mustered out while ill at home: privates Eager. Lingle, Haberle. Book. Compton and McKelvey. The members of comyany I who were unable to report at Springfield were: musician Colebaugh, and privates Mckenzie, Sav- age. Reynolds. Smith and Bunzey. Typhoid malarial
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fever was the complaint in each case.
While at Camp Tanner the regiment was quartered in the Machinery Hall which had been prepared for their coming by the merchants and citizens of Springfield. The weather turned cold and they were chilled to the marrow as they huddled around the big stoves and strove to keep warm. The Monday following their arrival the boys were given the physical examination. During the next few days pay rolls were signed and on the twenty-fifth they were given their final settlement. They received two and one-half months pay, together with the balance of clothing allowance and ration money while on furlough and that evening boarded the train for home, soldiers no more, but citizens of the state of Illinois. They arrived the next morning, and the Sixth Regiment of Infantry. Illinois Volunteers, of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was an organization of the past and had gone into history.
The war was over as far as actual hostilities were concerned. The signing of the peace protocol on the twelfth day of August was practically the end. A peace commission was appointed and negotiations were in progress which eventually resulted in the renewing of the friendly relations, officially, between our government and that of Spain. A number of regiments of volunteers were retained in the service to do garrison duty in both Cuba and Porto Rico as the then existing conditions were such as would warrant the presence of the military for some time to come.
Porto Rico became a United States possession, the Cubans were given their liberty and the Philippine Is- lands became the property of our government, which in a spirit of generosity, paid the Spanish government twenty
Co. I as it appeared at Springfield shortly after being mustered out of the volunteer service.
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millions of dollars in exchange for its rights and titles to these islands. This act went far to substantiate the state- ment made by our government at the outbreak of the war. when it declared that this was not a war of conquest but of civilization and humanity. Although our govern- ment realized that Spain's actual claims to the Philip- pines at the commencement of the war were hardly worth twenty cents, it also knew that in the eyes of the nations of the world Spain still retained the right of sovereignty over the islands even if she did maintain it by force of arms and that in but a few localities along the coast.
To allow Spain to remain in possession of the islands was not to be considered, as the inhabitants had done much to aid in driving her out of that territory. To withdraw our troops at that period would have been an act unworthy of our people. To remain in possession without remuneration to the Spanish government would place the war as one of congest, hence the payment of the twenty millions.
The Philippine war which followed, and has dragged along since, is to be deplored, but in the future when peace reigns over the land which has been torn by wars from center to circumference for years, those untutored, half civilized people will recognize the beauties and strength of our government and their hearts will be filled with thankfulness in being allowed the protection of the parental wing of a people whose very existence as a gov- ernment is based upon the watchword, "freedom," a peo- ple who, in a single century has risen from a position of the humblest to that of the foremost in the ranks of the nations of the globe, and is known and feared alike the world over for its stand for right and justice in every in- stance and the power which it can and does bring to bear
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to enforce its principles.
In every war in the history of our government from that of 1776 to the late war of 1898, the American sold- ier has carried the stars and stripes to a glorious victory. Many dark clouds have appeared but each had its silver lining and on many occasions when hope was all but lost, the determination to fight it out never lessened, the tide of war would change, at times ebbing and flowing gently and again rushing fiercely along but ultimately landing the American eagle, with the red. white, and blue em- blem clutched in its talons, high and dry, there to rest from its wearying struggle and regain its spent energies. The intervening hand of Providence which has come be- tween our people and their enemies so many times, and which appears to be continually hovering over this united people, must have a significant meaning to those who recognize a supreme powerand who will give the subject the consideration which it merits.
The Sixth Ill. regiment covered three thousand miles by rail, three thousand on the sea, and marched nearly two hundred miles over cart roads and horse trails along the coast and in the mountains of Porto Rico, during its brief campaign. The record which it made in the few months of service, though not a brilliant one, as army records go, yet it was one of which it may well feel proud. Every duty which it was requested to perform was carried out with an energy which gave it a prominent place in the volunteer regiments of the Spanish war.
When the regiment was in New York, enroute from Porto Rico, Chaplain Ferris met a regular army officer. who, upon learning of the chaplain's connection with the Sixth Illinois, congratulated him on the sterling quali- ties which the men of the regiment had shown in the re-
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cent campaign. The general, for such was the rank of the officer with whom Chaplain Ferris held the conversa- tion, said, "You should be proud of your men. They are soldiers, every inch of them. Every time the world has heard of the Sixth Illinois, it has been because of some duty well done. They have not crept into the newspa- pers because of scandals among the officers, wholesale complaints from the men or in any of the many ways in which some regiments have acquired "yellow" fame. They have done every duty well, and while they did not do any shooting. the part they took in the war was in every way honorable. The officers have watched them and I assure you that we consider the record of the Sixth Illinois as true soldiers the best of any of the volunteer regiments."
During the month of October 1898, General Miles passed through Illinois enroute to Omaha, and at one of the cities in which he stopped he is quoted as say- ing: "I had two regiments of Illinois volunteers in Por- to Rico, and in justice I must say they stood the fatigue and hardships better than the eastern troops. The Sixth Illinois was brigaded with the Sixth Massachu- setts, and I am bound to say the boys from the prairies of Illinois stood the campaign better than the boys from the mills of New England."
Such words as these, coming from the lips of trained soldiers whose lives had been spent in study- ing the arts of war, had a very pleasing effect on the members of the regiment and they were content to al- low the people to pass judgment upon their actions while serving as United States volunteers.
Shortly after the first call for troops was made in the spring of '98, the second company of volunteers
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was organized in Sterling and Rock Falls. Walter N. Haskell, ex-officer of company E, Sixth Ill. N. G., was elected captain, W. L. Emmons Ist lieutenant, and G. A. McKelvey 2nd lieutenant. The company was made a part of the provisional regiment which was organized by Gen. Clendenin of Moline and stood ready for a call to the front. The early termination of the war made this unnecessary and the company was not .
mustered into the service, much as it desired to be.
Illinois has never failed to furnish its quota of men when duty called them to shoulder the musket in times of war. Whiteside county has always been among the first to be heard on such occasions and the brilliant record it has made in offering its wealth of men and treasures in behalf of the love it bears "Old Glory," when danger threatens it, is the source of con- tinual pride of its loyal hearted citizens.
Since the close of the war death has claimed a num- ber of the boys for its victims. In each case the death of the men could be traced to disease contracted while serving as volunteers. Private Leo H. Bushnell of company E, died April twenty sixth 1899. Bugler Roy Eshleman, who it will be remembered was discharged while the regiment was at Camp Alger, died of con- sumption August eleventh 1899, and private Frank Aument who was ill for some time at Fortress Monroe, and was afterward granted a penison for disability, died March twenty-fourth 1900. Lieut. Ed. Lawton of company I, died at Springfield, Ills., October twenty- first 1899, and private Albert Anstett of Albany, an ex- member of company I, died April second, 1901.
A number of the boys found the life of a soldier so much to their liking that they re-enlisted a short
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Co. E as it appeared at Springfield shortly after being mustered out of the volunteer service.
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time after being discharged from the Sixth Ills., regi- ment. As far as is known the following is a complete register of those who re-entered the service: ex-mem- bers of company E, Serg't Leslie Sheldon, company. M, Fourth U. S. Infantry and private Richard O. Jones, company H, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, both of whom served in the Philippines; private Wilson R. Byers, company E, Eighth U. S. Infantry, served in Cuba, and private John Sheldon who enlisted in 1899 but was discharged shortly afterward for disability.
The ex-members of company I, who enlisted in the regular service and saw duty in the Philippines were privates Frank Weaver, William Schanz, William Dahlstrom, Rollin Humphrey and Lewis Turner. The last named was wounded during an engagement in which he participated and was invalided home. Private Otto Stakelbeck, another ex-member of company I, enlisted in the Heavy Artillery early in 1899 and was assigned to duty at Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. Private Mark Wood enlisted in the cavalry and served a full term in Cuba.
It is not the intention of the writer to attempt to record the names of all those who may have served in the different branches of the service from Whiteside county during the Spanish-American war, but among the number there are a few whose services can will not be overlooked. Any attempt to complete an entire register of the names would entail considerable expense on the part of the person who went in search of the data covering such a record, as men offered their ser- vices from nearly every town, village and hamlet within the borders of the county, besides others from the farms. It was decided to make brief mention of those whose
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records were available, or could be secured without adding materially to the already unwarranted expense of publishing the book.
james P. Kervan, of Sterling, served throughout the Cuban campaign as a corporal in company C, Twenty-second U. S. Infantry. He was in the midst of the battles before Santiago and El Caney and came out of the combats uninjured. His record as a soldier was an honorable one and he returned to the States with his regiment anticipating an early rejoinder with the home folks. While at Montauk Point he was taken down with typhoid fever and soon succumbed to the disease. He died August thirty-first, 1898. The remains were brought to Sterling for burial, the funer- al taking place Sunday, September eleventh. The services were conducted by the Sterling G. A. R. Post and "taps" were sounded o'er the grave, bring- ing to a close one of the most solemn and impressive funeral services ever held in that city.
Another Sterling boy who made a brilliant record with the Cuban army of invasion was Frank D. Ely. He inlisted in company E, Ill. N. G. as an original member of that organization and was promoted to the rank of corporal and sergeant within the year. Some years later he successfully entered the contest for an appointment to West Point. from which institution he graduated with high honors and was issued a com- mission in the regular army. His regiment was among the first to be ordered to Cuba and participated in the engagements before San Juan Hill and El Caney. Fortunately he received no wounds, but he, like hun- dreds of others returned home to be bed ridden for long weary weeks, suffering from typhoid fever, con-
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tracted in the treacherous climate of Cuba.
Will H. Allen, who was a resident of Morrison up to the time of his receiving the appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis some years ago, was a Lieut. on board the battleship Oregon during the Spanish-American war. He was on duty on this ves- sel when it made that wonderful run from the Pacific ocean to join Admiral Sampson's fleet at Santiago, and during the naval fight off Santiago harbor on that memorable third day of July. IS98. where the Oregon and Brooklyn did such terrible execution and estab- lished records as fighting machines which surprised the civilized world.
George H. Fay. an old Morrisonite, and first Captain of the original organization of company I, Ill. N. G .. also a veteran of the civil war, served throughout the war of '98, in the paymasters department with the rank of Major. At the time of receiving the appoint- ment he was a practicing attorney at Oakes, N. D., and where he now resides.
Another of Whiteside county's sons who served as a volunteer is Henry Clayton Thompson, of Fenton. He was taking a course in medicine in Hahnemann Col- lege, Chicago, and when the call for volunteers came was studying with a physician in Appleton, Wis. He enlisted in company E. Second Wisconsin Volunteers, June seventeenth, and was immediately sent to Chicka- magua Park, Ga. Later he was transferred to the Re- serve Ambulance Corps which accompanied the regi- ment to Charleston, S. C. The members of the Sixth Ills. will remember meeting the Wisconsin regiment at Charleston. and afterward în Porto Rico. Private Thompson was taken ill at Charleston and placed in the
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hospital where he remained from July ninth until Octo- ber fourteenth. His case of typhoid and malaria was a severe one and it was a miracle that he recovered. He was given a furlough and sent home and later was discharged.
The above brief mention of a number of Whiteside county boys who were Uncle Sam's servants in '98. closes Part II of this history. On the following pages the record of companies E and I, Ill. N. G .. is taken up with the arrival at home after being mustered out of the volunteer service, and completed to April thirtieth, 1901. the date on which this record closes, giving a roster of the members of both companies as they were entered upon the company registers at that date.
PART III.
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD.
CLOSING CHAPTERS OF THE HISTORY OF COMPANIES I AND E, RECORDING THE INCIDENTS OCCURRING FOLLOW- ING THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE, AND COM- PLETED TO APRIL 30, 1901.
CHAPTER I.
For some time after the return of the volunteers military affairs remained very quiet in the National Guard. Many of the ex-volunteers who were guards- men were adverse to taking up the work of drilling and maneuvering with the state troops for a time at least. These men were in no great hurry to pick up the thread where it had been dropped some months before as they had satisfied the longing for a soldier life to a certain extent, and the National Guard had but little attraction for them.
This feeling of indifference gradually disappeared and the interest in the State organizations was again manifest in a short time, although a goodly number of those whose term of enlistment had expired during the
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summer months did not again enter the service. On the other hand there was more of an interest apparent in the affairs of the Guard on the part of the citizens of the communities wherein the companies were located than had existed for years. A number of the boys who had served as volunteers, but who had not previously been connected with the Guard, entered their names up- on the rolls for a term of years.
The military spirit which had enveloped and swayed our people from one end of the country to the other during the late war, had left its effects on the youths throughout the land and they were anxious to become connected with the State troops. With the general awakening of the interest of the citizens in the affairs of the Guard and the spirit with which the mem- bers entered upon their duties, the companies rapidly re-organized and were soon placed on a footing which bid fair to advance the efficiency of the troops in gen- eral beyond that of former years and add materially to their worth as citizens soldiers whose duties it is to guard and protect the interests of peaceful citizens with- in the borders of their State.
The affairs of companies I and E ran along on the old even tenor for a time and the regular weekly drills were called as of yore. The first change of any note occurred when Capt. Lawrie ot Company E was elect- ed Major of the Third Battalion. He was commis-
sioned as such January fifth, 1899. The vacancy caused by the promotion of Capt. Lawrie was filled by electing 2nd Lieut. J. Frank Wahl as Captain, his commission was dated Feb. ninth, 1899. On the same date Order- ly Sergt. Samuel H. Feigley was commissioned as 2nd. Lieut, On the first of July following these changes,
Capt. H. S. Green.
1st Lieut. H. A. Weaver. 2nd Lieut. J. L. Rockey. Officers of Co. I., Sixth III, N. G.
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Ist. Lieut. G. B. Dillon was placed upon the retired list by his own request, and on the fourteenth of the same month 2nd. Lieut. Feigley was commissioned Ist. Lieut. and Sergt. Charles F. Hoobler was advanced to the grade of 2nd. Lieut. which constitutes the roster of commissioned officers of company E at the close of these records, April thirtieth 1901.
The return home of company I found it without a lieutenant. The resignation of 2nd Lieut. E. J. Weaver from the volunteers which was accepted May fourteenth IS98, was also effective in the National Guard. The commission of Ist Lieut, E. C. Lawton expired May thirtieth 1898. An election was called to fill such va- cancies as existed at the time. which resulted in the selection of Sergt. Harry Weaver as Ist. Lieut. and Sergt. Jacob L. Rockey as 2nd Lieut .. each commission bearing the date of March ninth, 1899. Capt. W. F. Colebaugh's commission expired July ninth of the same year and Harvey S. Green was elected Captain and commissioned as such July fourteenth. By referring to the roster of company I it will be seen that Capt. Green had served as a private and non-commissioned officer in this company some ten years previous.
Walter Burritt of Morrison was re-appointed Q, M. Sergt. of the Ist Battalion July twenty-ninth, 1899, and promoted to Regimental Commissary Sergt., July twenty-third 1900. On the twenty-first day of July 1900, Corp'l Paul F. Boyd of company I received the appointment of Hospital Steward of the Sixth Regi- ment. During the annual encampment at Springfield in August 1899, Sergt. John Cushman of company E was appointed Regimental Ordnance Sergt. of the Sixth,
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On October sixteenth 1899, Edward A. Smith of Morrison was commissioned Ist Lieut. and attached to the staff of Gen. Wm. Clendenin, commanding the Third Brigade. During the Brigade encampment held at Springfield in August 1900, Lieut. Smith was com- missioned Colonel and Aide de camp on Governor Tanner's staff. Although Col. Smith did not accept the commission officially, it was entered on the State records at Springfield and he retained this rank until the expiration of Governor Tanner's term of office.
Company E continues to retain the even, tranqui tenor of the early days. Nothing appears to disturb the serenity of its existence. Each member seemingly takes a deep interest in the affairs of the company and they work in harmony in everything which they under- take. In following this unwritten rule, as it were, they have strengthened the organization materially. Con- fidence in their officers and comrades in the ranks, has much to do with the general condition of the company as a military organization; renders pleasant the duties which the men may be called upon to perform, and is invaluable in bringing about that very desirable con- dition of affairs which can only be attained by the united efforts of every officer and man in the ' company, to the mutual benefit of all.
To company E and its members since the date of organization in 1888, is due no little credit for the man- ner in which it has maintained its enviable position in the National Guard. This company is today, and always has been, one of the most efficient and best drilled in the state.
With company I there has been a wonderful trans- formation in its condition in the past few years. When
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Captain Green was placed in command of the company he realized that the organization was sadly in need of assistance in various ways. He immediately set to work determined to re-build the company and if his personal assistance was equal to the task, place it on a par with the foremost organizations of like character in the state. From that day to the present he has never lagged, and the elegant home of company I today is the result of his untiring labors. Not alone in this respect has his influence and energies benefited the company, but also in the general condition of the organization as citizen soldiers. With this installation of new vigor and life. those connected with the company combined their efforts in an attempt to raise it from the level to which it had gradually fallen. with a result that is highly grat- ifying to all.
Shortly after receiving his commission, Captain Green began laying plans for the erection of a new, commodious armory. After some time had been ex- pended in formulating plans and securing the assistance. financially, of interested citizens, a lot was purchased on west main street and the work of building began in earnest. Ground was broken in September 1900, and although handicapped by the inclemency of the weather during the early winter months, the armory was prac- tically completed by January first 1901. The building is constructed of brick and is the full depth of the lot. The drill room is on the first floor and is large and well proportioned. The wardrobe room is also located on the first floor.
The front of the building is two stories in height, the ground floor being occupied as a store room. The second floor is given to a suite of rooms for the use of
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the "Morrison Military Club," an organization founded by the members of company I. On the east side of the upper floor is the bathroom. which is equipped with both tub and shower bathing apparatus, also toilet rooms. Joining this is the captains office which opens into the main room or clubroom proper. This room is large and fitted up for the convenience of the club members, and is a very pleasant resort for both the old and young men of the town as all citizens are eligible to membership upon payment of the regurlarly estab- lished quarterly dues. A janitor is in attendance both day and evening.
This elegant home for the company was erected at a cost of twelve thousand dollars, and without doubt is one of the most roomy, comfortable, and convenient ar- mories in the State of Illinois, outside of the regimental armories in Chicago. It is the pride of the company and the citizens of Morrison. The company took poss- session of the building the first of the year, 1901, the dedication ceremonies were held on the evening of the twenty-second of that. month.
Company I stands first in the regiment in the point of numbers and as for general character and proficiency, stands second to none among the companies which com- pose the country regiments of the state. This may appear to some as a very broad assertion but it is the simple truth nevertheless. Such conditions were not brought about without much hard work, and to retain this coveted state of affairs its members must continue to exert their energies and personal influence for the good of the company generally, and keep before them the fact that if everything is left to the willing hands of a few who have the interest of the company at heart,
JOHN CUSHMAN, Recently commissioned Capt. Co E, III. N. G.
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those few will tire of the thankless task in time and the result will be a gradual declining into the old rut.
The officers and enlisted men of both companies I and E are fully justified in having a sense of pride in their connection with these organizations as a part of the state troops of Illinois. Illinois, as a state, ranks among the first in the union, and it is fitting that the men who represent it in whatever capacity, should lend their every assistance in maintaining the fair name and honor of "Illinois." Next to serving the government there is no more patriotic manner of paying tribute to the flag than in that of serving the state faithfully and loyally under all circumstances.
There are those who are inclined to jeer at the National Guard but it is a noticeable fact that when a disturbance arises it is quickly brought to mind and its members called upon to shoulder their muskets, and leav- ing bench and stool, take up the thankless task of guard- ing lives and property even at the peril of their own lives.
Since completing the records on the previous pages Capt. Wahl of company E, severed his connection with the Guard and upon his own application was placed on the retired list. His commission expired February ninth 1902, he having been in the service continually since the company was organized in 1888. At the election which was called to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Capt. Wahl, John Cushman, the only remaining mem- ber of company E, who was a charter member of the organization, was elected Captain commanding.
Captain Cushman enlisted in company E March twenty-fourth, 1888, and has been connected with the
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Guard continually since. He was appointed Corporal June sixteenth, 1891, and promoted to the rank of Ser- geant a short time later. He enlisted as a volunteer in company E April twenty-sixth, 1898, serving as a ser- geant until July when he was appointed Regimental Ordnance Sergeant of the Sixth Ills. Volunteers, and at- tached to the non-commissioned staff of that regiment.
In August of the year following the war he was appointed Ordnance Sergt. of the Sixth Illinois National Guards which warrant and rank he held at the time of his being commissioned Captain of company E. The commission bears the date of February tenth, 1902. ·Captain Cushman has a number decorations which he has received in recognition of his excellent marks- manship. He is considered one of the best shots in
the state. Ile won the decoration of Distinguished Sharpshooter by a score of five hundred and thirty-eight points, which is the record score for Illinois as shown by the reports of the adjutant general of the state. He is popular among the members of the company and its af- fairs are placed in safe hands. The boys of company E and many friends of Captain Wahl regret that he should retire at this early day when prospects for his future in the Guard were exceedingly bright.
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CHAPTER II.
The roster of each company as recorded April thirtieth, 1901, follows. This closes Part III, and brings to a final the records of companies I and E. From the outset it has been the aim of the writer to record the many incidents and changes which have oc- curred since the organization of the companies, without partiality being shown to either company, or any one of their many members. The facts and data from which this history was compiled, were taken from the files of both companies and the utmost caution has been used throughout to place them just as they were written in every case.
COMPANY I.
Captain, Harvey S. Green.
1st Lieutenant,
Harry A. Weaver.
2nd Lieutenant, Jacob L. Rockey.
1st Sergeant,
Harry H. Rockey.
Commissary Sergt., E. L. Curtis.
Sergeant, Andrew F. Mathews.
Orville P. Kaler.
Corporal,
George A. Everhart. Fred W. Brearton.
George Hunt.
Robert C. Thompson,
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Corporal,
Robert W. Taylor,
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Emerson M. Fellows, William H. Burch. Harry A. Bent, Richard L. Mckenzie,
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Bugler,
James Brearton,
G. Webber,
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R. E. Davis.
William Morse,
Annan, George
Annan, Frank W.
Annan, Floyd J.
Adams, Ray
Breiter, Arthur
Bunzey, R. S.
Besse, Karl
Beckwith, E. Q.
Bailey, Jesse
Bowen, Floyd J.
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Brearton, Martin R.
Brown, Lloyd J.
Cargay, Olin
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Childs, Clarence C.
Childs, W. L.
Booth, Clarence A.
Davis, Walter B.
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Davis, Floyd N.
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Derby, Harry
Drennen, Marcus L.
Drury, Walter C.
Donichy, James G. B.
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Ege, Sylvester
Ege, Harry P,
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Hospital Corps, Private, .
SAMUEL H. FEIGLEY, 1st Lieut. Co. E, Ill. N. G.
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Private,
Fitzgerald, Charles D. Fenton, William J. Green, John W. Gorzney, John Gorzney, Joe Hawse, George B.
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High, Aaron
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Hirleman, Samuel
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Hirleman, Wilbur
Johnson, Bert
Heiss, Joseph C.
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Kennedy Vern V.
Kaler, Ralph
Lamson, Claude B.
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Lewis, Walter P.
McBride, Harley A.
66
Miller, Frank
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Meyers, Frank
Morrill, O. A.
66
Meyer, Sam
Nelson, Melvin R.
Olmstead, Stuart
Odell, Arthur B.
Pratt, Thurston T.
Riordon, John A.
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Stone, Erastus
Smith, Nick A.
Shaw, Harry V.
Stalcup, James
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Stowell, John
Smaltz, Roy
Seibert, John D.
Shirk, Charles
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Private,
Snyder, William
Turner, Richard
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Weeks, Charles D.
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Wilcox, Albert
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Winans, Percy H.
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Weaver, Carl
Welch, Chris
Welch, Harry
Wilbur, Sidney
Yopst, Birt O.
COMPANY E.
J. Frank Wahl.
Samuel H. Feigley.
Charles F. Hoobler.
Arthur E. Deem.
Commissary Sergt, Sergeant,
J. D. Walck.
Fred Hess.
Frank H. Coryell.
George Havens.
Albert Street.
Corporal,
Carl Winters
Burt Sneed.
6.
James Burr.
66
Fred Sneed.
66
Lloyd Thompson.
66
William Deem.
William Lund.
John Sampson. William Connell.
Hospital Corps,
Charles Ramsdell.
Privates,
Anning, A. H.
Alderfer, Philip
Captain, 1st Lieutenant,
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Sergeant,
66
Bugler, 66
CHAS. F. HOOBLER, 2nd Lieut. Co. E, III. N. G.
363
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARDS.
Private,
Aument, Hemans Bailey, F. C.
Bassett, Bert
Blair, George
66
Bander, C.
Betts, Verne
Baker, John H.
Conners, Walter
66
Connell, James
Clark, Edgar L.
66
Diffenbaugh, Ben Emmons, Frank
6:
Eager, Wallace L.
Feigley, J. Lovure
Forrester, Frank M.
Finch, Bert
Grey, Arthur
Grimes, Leon
Harting, Frank
Heaton, Frank
66
Hoover, Arthur
Hoover, Harry
Hartman, Andrew
Husler, Fred
66
Hoover, Ben
Ingersoll, Bruce
Jackson, Arthur
Jackson, Merton
Johnson, Fred
Jamison, Paul R.
Kent, George
Latherow, Walter
Landier, Herman
66 66
364
HISTORY OF COMPANIES I AND E.
Private,
Mangan, Clarence
Mangers, Charles
Meade, Clyde
66
Nelms, William
Partridge, Harry
Phelps, Walter
Onken, Anthony
66
Shank, Ambrose J.
Stevens, Earnest
66
Shumaker, Harry E.
Troste, Samuel D.
Thome, George
Van Drew, Clarence
Wahl, Albert
Wise, Ed.
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