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The officers of the company from its beginning have been:
Captains-Charles A. Funk, M. M. Milice, L. E. Harter, John L. Chandler, L. E. Harter, W. A. Winebrenner, Charles A. Sharp, Wil- liam J. Hafert.
First Lieutenants-George B. Baker, George Reid, L. E. Harter, W. B. Berroth, A. F. Biggs, Ray Trish, W. A. Winebrenner, C. A. Sharp, Edwin G. Hinkley, Claude D. S. Cheverell.
Second Lieutenants-John A. Dye, M. M. Milice, W. B. Berroth, John L. Chandler, Ray Trish, W. A. Winebrenner, Charles A. Sharp, W. S. Hughes and Walter S. Brubaker.
The present roster of the company is:
First Sergeant-Runyan, James J.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Schade, Conrad.
Sergeants-Kilmer, Orville B .; Coleman, Louis E .; Graves, Earl.
Musicians -- Whitacre, Clarence, and Kintzel, Walter.
Corporals-Markwood, Lee; McGinley, Walter S .; Vancuren, Roy; Beyer, Carl F .; White. Charles.
Privates-Alexander, Lloyd A .; Bennett, Benjamin L .; Bennett, Ernest F .; Blue, Louis A .; Blodgett, Harry O .; Bonewit, Walter; Bar- rick, Clyde E .; Barrick, Walter; Bradway, Jesse; Beebe, Earl S .; Cook, Haven; Cook, Burk C .: Chapman, John H .: Crites, Donald B .; Durbin, Henry G .: Grove, Leo F .; Gilliam, Charles E .; Garner, Chester A .; Hut- ton, Joe B .; Haunsman, John; Helser, Fred; Leedy, Clarence E .; Nye, William; Ooley, Charles; Pepper, Charles; Poulson, Harvey L .; Rodgers, James D .; Shroyer, Harvey H .; Stoneburner, James A .; Sellers, Virgil W .; Shaffer, Charles; Tenney, Jerome; Vancuren, Homer E .; Watson, Harry M .; Wissler, Charles D .; Wright, John W .; Schade, William; Kilmer, James A .; Schaefer, Walter G .; Lowery, Squire B .; Kyle, J. L .; Goss. V. C .; Noel, Bert; Wilcox, Lawrence; Hayden, Eugene E.
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THE SECOND BATTALION.
The Second Battalion consists of Companies K, of Au- burn; G, of Columbia City; D, of Ft. Wayne, and C, of La- grange. Its headquarters are at Auburn.
Major Aubrey L. Kuhlman, of Auburn, the major com- manding, organized Company K, of Auburn, and was com- missioned captain January 12, 1892. He was with his com- pany at Roby in September, 1893, and at Hammond and Whiting in July, 1894, during the strike. He was placed in command of the post at Whiting, which was garrisoned by two companies of the Third, and assisted in the capture of strikers who were stopping trains there. He was commis- sioned major March 25, 1897, and placed in command of the First Battalion of the Third. He served through the war with Spain as major commanding the Third Battalion of his regiment, and was placed on the retired list April 1, 1900. When the regiment was reorganized he was again commis- sioned major and placed in command of the Second Battalion on April 27, 1900.
Lieutenant Clyde I .. Hine, of Waterloo, battalion adju- tant, enlisted in Company I, of Waterloo, in February, 1892, was promoted corporal in June following and sergeant in August following. He acted as first sergeant the greater part of the time, and was elected second lieutenant of the company June 27, 1896. He was mustered out with the com- pany and re-enlisted as a sergeant in 1897, and was appointed battalion sergeant major May 20, 1897. He served with the company at Hammond and Roby, was with the regiment at the dedication of the Columbian Exposition and has attended every encampment. As battalion sergeant major he served through the war with Spain, and was mustered out with the regiment. In the spring of 1899 he went to the State of Washington, but returned to Indiana in the fall and took up school teaching. He again entered the State service July 10, 1900, in the position which he now holds.
On January 14, 1892, the company at Auburn was organ- ized, and on May 13 of that year was assigned to the Third Regiment as Company K. The company served through the war with Spain and was reorganized as the fourteenth sep- arate company December 14, 1899. On the reorganization of the Third Regiment the company was again assigned to it with its old letter. The officers have been:
Captains-A. L. Kuhlman and J. F. Lahnum.
First Lieutenants-C. F. DuWan, James F. Lahnum, Joseph N. Grover, Othello B. Rufner, Benjamin F. Jolliff.
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LIEUT. C. A. WRAY
LIEUT. EDWARD GRAVES
LIEUT. J. L. BIRELEY
LIEUT. J. L. BOYER LIEUT. G. A. GROLL OFFICERS OF THE THIRD INFANTRY
LIEUT. W. E. SIGLE LIEUT. S. N. MARKLEY
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Second Lieutenants-C. M. Kemp, Joseph N. Grover, G. C. Clark, John J. Wolf, John W. Brown and John R. McDowell.
James F. Lahnum enlisted in Company K, of the Third Regiment of Infantry, I. N. G., January 12, 1892, and was elected first sergeant on the same date. He served as first sergeant for two years, and in 1894 was elected first lieuten- ant, and served until the expiration of his term. In 1895 he was re-elected first lieutenant of the company, and in Feb- ruary, 1896, was elected captain of Company K, which office he retained until May 10, 1898. On May 10, 1898, he was com- missioned captain of Company K, One-hundred-and-fifty-sev- enth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served as captain until November 1, 1898, when the company was mustered out at Indianapolis. On December 14, 1900, he remustered the com- pany at Auburn, which was first known as the fourteenth sep- arate company, and was elected captain.
First Lieutenant B. F. Joliff enlisted in Company K as a private, on January 12, 1892, and served as a private until February, 1896, at which time he was promoted to sergeant. He served as sergeant during the Spanish-American war, and was discharged at Indianapolis, November 1, 1898. On De- cember 14, 1900, he was mustered into the National Guard and was elected first lieutenant by the fourteenth separate company.
Second Lieutenant John R. McDowell enlisted as a pri- vate in Company K in 1897, and served as such during the war with Spain. He was mustered in with the reorganized company as private on January 13, 1900, was promoted corporal. He was elected second lieutenant December 21, 1900.
The present roll is:
First Sergeant-Hilkey, E. Morton.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Lobmiller, Herman A.
Sergeants-Hoodlemier, Clyde S .; Reesch, Frank: Grogg, Wilson. Corporals-Richards, John B .; Wolf, Andrew J.
Musicians-Dierstein, George A .: Little, Edward O.
Privates-Beard, Charles R .: Baker, Edward; Brandon, Art; Bran- don. Asa: Bryant, Byron E .; Bryant, James W .; Brown, Charles: Burk- nett, George H .; Baxter, Frank C .; Burknett, Morton; Click, Pearlie; Carle, Frank; Wolf, George E: Case, Garr; Davidson, Harvey O .; Feag- ler, Lester: Guinn, David: Gregg. Frank H .; Grube, Cary E .: Hensinger, George; Holderman, Thomas H .; Knapp, Carl C .; McDougall, Wade; McClellan, Newton; Myles, Charles S .; Olinger, Frank L .; Refner, Claude C .; Richards. Jacob. Reeder, Morton B .; Springer, Melvin; Sherch, Chauncey: Thomas, John P .; Wallerschild, Harry J .; William- son, Joseph D .; Williamson, Harry; Wolf, George D .: Walters, Charles E .; Weeks, Arthur B .; Walters, Dorsey E .; Zimmer, John.
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The company at Columbia City was organized June 88, 1895, and was received into the service. It was first assigned to the Fourth Regiment as Company G, and served as such until mustered into United States service for the war with Spain, when it became Company G, One-hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteers. The company was reorganized May 18, 1900, and was assigned to the Third Regiment with its former letter. The officers have been.
Captains-Joseph R. Harrison and Lloyd D. Chapham.
First Lieutenants-David S. Linvill, Lloyd D. Clapham and Spur- geon N. Markley.
Second Lieutenants-Lloyd D. Clapham, Spurgeon N. Markley and Edward Graves.
Captain Clapham is a native of Ontario, Lagrange County, Indiana, and was born May 2, 1875. He was educated at the Columbia City High School and has lived in Columbia City since 1884. He spent three years as an apprentice in a print- ing office, and when eighteen years old began to learn the jeweler's trade. He has followed this business since, and is now the owner of a store in his home city.
His military career began in 1895, and it was largely through his efforts that a military company was organized at Columbia City. He was elected second lieutenant on its organization, and held that position when the war with Spain broke out. He served with his company through the war and was mustered out with his regiment after one year of service, eighty-four days of which were on foreign soil. After his return home he reorganized the company and was elected first lieutenant, and was promoted captain in September, 1900, when Captain Harrison was promoted major. Captain Clapham has had six years of military experience, and during the war with Spain had the unique experience of having under his command two brothers, both of whom are older than he is. Simon P. Clapham, born in Stevenson County, Illinois, February 16, 1873, was a sergeant in the company, and as such was mustered into the United States service. He was promoted first sergeant, and after the company was mustered out was appointed battalion adjutant in the Third Regiment, but resigned in January, 1901. The other brother, John T. Clapham, was born in Mifflinsburg, Pennsylvania, .July 25, 1865, and when the war broke out entered the com- pany as a private. During his service he was promoted cor- poral and sergeant and assigned as quartermaster sergeant. After his discharge he enlisted as a private in Company F, Thirty-fourth United States Volunteers, and was sent to the
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Philippines with his regiment. He was promoted first ser- geant of the company, and was with Colonel Howse and Major Penn on the famous chase to rescue Lieutenant Gil- more and the American prisoners. He was sixty-six days on the march at that time, and for his services has been rec- ommended for a commission.
Lieutenant Spurgeon N. Markley entered State service as a private, March 2, 1898. He entered the United States serv- ice with the company and was promoted corporal June 28, 1898. He joined the reorganized company and was elected second lieutenant May 18, 1900, and was promoted first lieu- tenant September 13, 1900. He is engaged in the shoe busi- ness.
Lieutenant Edward Graves was born at Coesse, Whitley County, January 15, 1881, and enlisted as a private in Company G, Fourth Regiment, March 24, 1898. He served with the company through the war with Spain and was in Cuba for eighty-four days. He was adjutant's orderly for eight months of his service. He was discharged with the regiment, and re-entered the Guard May 18, 1900, as ser- geant. He was elected second lieutenant September 13, 1900.
The present membership is:
First Sergeant-Slesman, W. H.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Wallace, F. M.
Sergeants-Russell, E. D .; Eastom, C .; Harrisson, G .; Anthes, E. Corporals-Lawrence, W .; Weber. R .; Markley, H .; North, A. E. Musicians-Garber, S .; Strauss, W.
Wagoner-Burnsworth, C. W.
Privates-Anglemeyer, E .; Anderson, A .; Boran, L .; Briggs, H. F .; Beeching, O .; Cummings, G. W .; Curtis, E .; Collins, J .; Doriot, H. D .; Fullerton, W .; Greiser, F. W .: Gregg, F .; Hossler, J. A .; Hess, J. H .; Hull, H .; Harshberger, F .; Inks. W .; Judd, S. E .; Miner, F .; McClin- tock, M. J .; McComb. W .; Mossman, H. B .; Noble, V .; Press- ler, A .; Pressler, L .; Pressler, C. E .; Pressler, K. V .; Prescott, J. C .; Quinn, L. L .; Redman, E .; Russell, L. E .; Stickler, W. E .; Spear, R. D .; Surface, C. E .; Snyder. W .; Vandeford, A .; Wilcox, E. H .; Wordon, L. A .; Workman, I .; Welsheimer, L.
The Ft. Wayne Veterans was the first organization of Ft. Wayne to be identified with a regimental organization. It was organized October 9, 1883, and served its three years' term only as Company L of the First Regiment. It was mus- tered out of service on the expiration of the first term. The officers were:
Captains-J. H. Rohan, Frank R. Weldon and James Harper.
First Lieutenants - Francis R. Welden, James Harper and A. C. Brown.
Second Lieutenants-W. M. Barnard, M. R. Gardner and Jasper Edsall.
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The Ft. Wayne Rifles, the next organization to be formed, was organized September 5. 1885, and was at once assigned to the Second Regiment as Company B. As Company B it served from that day until the close of the war with Spain, although February 3, 1891, it was transferred to the Third Regiment, but still retained its letter.
The Rifles went into camp with the Legion at Lafayette, Indiana, in 1886, and took part in the prize drills. It won second prize in the State drill and first prize in the maiden class of companies which had never before competed for a prize. The company went to the Inter-State drill at Wash- ington, D. C., in 1887, and stood sixteenth in ninety-eight com- panies there. At the encampment at Evansville, in 1888, the company won first prize, and this was the last prize drill held under the direction of the military authorities of the State. The company took part in the expedition against the Roby prize fighters in 1893 and served during the railroad strikes. It furnished several officers to the United States Army, and was well represented in the United States Volunteers serving in the Philippines. In the latter service it had two officers and many men.
The officers have been:
Captains-Frank Wise, Frank W. Rawles, William Peltier, Charles J. Bulger, J. E. Miller and C. E. Reese.
First Lieutenants-Thomas J. Deagen, I. W. Leonard, C. J. Bulger, William H. Peltier, H. W. Hageman, P. A. Thompson, J. W. Thomp- son and John B. Fonner.
Second Lieutenants-I. W. Leonard, W. H. Peltier, W. W. Kerr, John-E. Miller, C. E. Reese, J. W. Thompson, E. J. Barr and W. W. Kerr.
The German Military Company was organized April 8, 1888, and was assigned to the Third Regiment as Company L. It was made up of German veterans of the Franco-Prussian war and made but little progress in the tactics of the United States Army, and for that reason was disbanded during the year following its organization. Its officers during its short existence were Captain Herman Hohnholz, First Lieutenant Will Finke and Second Lieutenant H. Krone.
An infantry company of 61 members was organized De- cember 11, 1893, and was assigned to the Third Regiment as Company G on May 23, 1894. It served as Company G through the war with Spain. The officers were:
Captains-J. B. Fonner, W. A. Spice and O. C. Meyer.
First Lieutenants-H. C. Mains, W. A. Spice, O. C. Meyer, William S. McLeod and Maurice J. Archbold.
Second Lieutenants-W. J. Spice, O. C. Meyer, W. S. McLeod, John C. Jackson and Jesse L. Birely.
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The company was reorganized and mustered into the Guard July 13, 1900. It consisted of 56 members, and the present officers were elected. It was assigned to the Third Regiment as Company D.
Captain O. C. Meyer enlisted in the State service Decem- ber 11, 1893, and was at once made first sergeant of the com- pany. He served through the strikes of 1894 and was elected second lieutenant to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Lieutenant Mains on March 28, 1895. Captain Spice was unable to pass the physical examination at the outbreak of the war with Spain, and Lieutenant Meyer was elected captain May 9, 1898. He commanded the company during the war and reorganized it in July, 1900. He was again elected captain.
Lieutenant Maurice J. Archbold served as a private in Company G from May 10, 1894, to the June following, when he was appointed quartermaster sergeant, and so served until the company was mustered into United States service during the war with Spain. He was then appointed first sergeant of Company G, and served in that capacity through the war. He re-enlisted in the company on its reorganization and was elected first lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant Jesse L. Birely served as a private in Company G from July 21, 1896 to February 25, 1897, when he was appointed corporal. When the company was mustered into United States service he was appointed sergeant and served as such through the war with Spain. He re-enlisted in the reorganized company and was elected second lieu- tenant.
The present roster of the company is:
First Sergeant-Arney, Forest.
Sergeants-Walde. William F .; Meyers, Henry F .; Holmes, Frank L .; Potter, John F.
Corporals-Dunfee, Charles F .; Bartel, Robert R .; Donivan, Harry F .; Craig, Clarence.
Musicians-Stradley, William D .; Szink, Edward E.
Privates-Arney, William A .; Bates, Lewis C .; Bryson, Fred J .; Conley, William G .; Close, Ernest A .; Cassady, Earl .; Cook, Walter E .; Craig, James C .; Dailey, George M .; Driesbach, Clyde; Eylenberg, George: Ellison, William H .; Fisher, Harry W .; Fox, Lewis S .; Firks, August; Fackler, Orvel; Frisby, Rodger L .; Gorrell, John T .; Green, Richard E .; Horstman, John; Hamilton, Hugh; Hewitt, Harry; Has- linger, Herman; Koch, William; Killen, William A .; Kolb, Edward H .; Krumlauf, James A .: Kidd, John A .; Lewis, Bert; Meyer, Gust G .; Murray, William; Mustain, Harry J .; Miller, Earl E .; Miser, Walter B .; Metzner, Harry; Robertson, Charles G .; Richard, Sam; Rosselot, Fred;
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Steller, Clyde; Snyder, Edward; Snyder, James O .; Thiel, Herman; Trythall, Alfred J .; Utley, Jacob C .; Walter, William H .; Walters, William H .; Walters, William; Zwick, William C.
Company C, of Lagrange, was mustered into State service April 9, 1900. At that time 57 men were present out of a total of 60 on the roll. The company was less than thirty days in making up the roster, and attended the camp of in- struction at Indianapolis. The present officers, Captain S. S. Platt, First Lieutenant John L. Boyer and Second Lieuten- ant William H. Kaufman, were elected when the company was organized. Lieutenant Boyer is a native of Pennsyl- vania, having been born at Carlisle in 1871, and he served in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1889 to 1893. The present roster is:
Sergeants-Slack, Newton W .: Munger, Edwin C .; Billman, Charles A .; Stewart, Festus E .: Ivans, Edward.
Corporals-Alwine, Lewis; Church, Fred; Rowe, Melvin; Lytle, Frank R.
Musicians-Wier, Lewis: Gilbert, Ernest.
Privates-Archer, Joseph; Barrett, Arthur; Betts, William; Butt, Clyde; Brown, Bert; Brown, Carl; Brown, Ira E .; Billman, Worthy; Barrows, Charles; Beach, Sidney; Crystlee, Samuel; Cressler, Fay; Cline, Ray; Dibble, Ray; Deavenbaugh, Christian; Deter, Noah; Davis, Orla; Ecker, Jay; Ford, Carl: Ford, Myrom; Fashbaugh, William; Gage, Albert; Gage, Oliver; Holsinger, Doran; Hoff, Jay; Hughes, Carl; Jackson, Howard; Kitchen, Freman; Keyes, Harvey; Large, Benjamin; Machan, Lawrence; McLain, Charles; Oliver, Elmer; Portner, Charles; Price, Claude; Price, Vern; Roy, Harry; Shelly, Cecil; Stinebarger; Thomas; Shultz. John: Schermerhorn; John; Thompson, Clyde; Wert, Milo; Wyland, Earl.
THE THIRD BATTALION.
The Third Battalion consists of Companies A, of Monti- cello; M, of Crawfordsville, and I, of Tipton. Its headquar- ters are at Columbia City.
Major JJoseph R. Harrison was born in Noble County, Indiana, May 28, 1862. His father is of Scotch-English and his mother of English parentage. He was educated in the public schools of Churubusco, Indiana, and at the age of four- teen years began teaching school. At seventeen years of age he entered the clerk's office of the Whitley Circuit Court as deputy, serving until 1888, when he was offered and accepted the position of first assistant clerk of the United States Court of the Fourth District of New Mexico. In 1890 he ro- turned to Columbia City, his present home, and entered the office of Collins & Adams, and under their direction took a
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CAPT. L. D. CLAPHAM CAPT. G. S. HARNEY OFFICERS OF THE THIRD INFANTRY
LIEUT. M. J. ARCHBOLD CAPT. J. E. GRAVES
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course in law. Passing the required examination, he was ad- mitted to the bar, but never practiced. During the past ten years he has conducted a book, stationery and general store at his home.
His first service with the Indiana National Guard was in May 28, 1895. He organized and was commissioned as cap- tain of Company G, unassigned, afterwards assigned to the Fourth Regiment, and was a member of the regiment when the call came for volunteers for Spanish-American war serv- ice. Enlisting therein, he was assigned as captain of Com- pany G, One-hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteers, serv- ing until the muster out of the regiment.
Captain Harrison was assistant adjutant-general of the Third Brigade, First Division, First Army Corps, at the Camp Weil Farm, Kentucky, and had command of the First Bat- talion of the One-hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteers as acting major for about three months during the Spanish- American war. In June, 1900, he organized and was com- missioned as captain of the twenty-seventh separate com- pany, afterwards Company G, of the Third Infantry, Indiana National Guard. July 22, 1900, he was commissioned as major of the Third Battalion.
During the campaign of 1900 he was nominated by the Democrats as their candidate for joint representative for Kosciusko and Whitley counties, and reduced the Republican majority about 500 votes. He was a member of the Columbia City School Board for a number of years and is the present secretary of the Business Men's organization of Columbia City.
Lieutenant John R. Washburn, the present adjutant, was appointed February 18, 1901.
Company A, of Monticello, was a volunteer company or- ganized at Monticello for the Spanish-American war. After having been mustered out of United States service the com- pany was reorganized and assigned to the Third Infantry as Company A. The present officers, Captain Anthony A. An- heir, First Lieutenant Wilbur A. Tharp and Second Lieuten- ant Orville A. Rothrock, were commissioned November 2, 1899, the date the company was mustered into service. Captain Anheir served as first lieutenant and Lieutenant Tharp first sergeant of the company during the war with Spain, when it was known as Company I, of the One-hundred- and-sixty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
The present roster is:
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First Sergeant-Didlake, Roy P.
Sergeants-Nickersham. George; Loughry, Howard K .; Simons, Walter A .; Crowell, Richard; Davis, Edward G.
Corporals-Seymour, Vernie; Moore, George E .; Day, Everett; Hull, Warren K .; Henry, Austin F.
Musicians-Gardner, Everett; Hamilton, Glenn.
Privates-Baer, Frank M .; Burns, Stewart; Berkshire, Samuel H .; Black, Oliver C .; Babb, Samuel L .; Bennett, William H .; Coen, Oliver C .; Cowger, Earle; Cain, August C .; Christy, Perry N .; Davis, Harry; Day, Earle; Elder, James; Fox, James; Gardner, Russel; Gardner, Nor- wood; Hanaway, George E .; Houts, William H .; Imes, Ray; Karp, James; Lawrie, James W .; Loughry, W. W .; Million, Roy S .; McElhoe, Charles; Nordyke, Earle J .; Phoebus, Everett; Rankin, John J .; Ran- sopher, Calvin; Shafer, Harry; Shafer, James; Simons, Frank; Tam, William; Tharp, Oliver S .; Tharp, Fred S .; Wickersham, Earle; Wick- ersham, Ray; Wingard, Orin; Ward, James A.
The first company of Crawfordsville to joint the State troops was McPherson Post Uniform Rank, organized De- cember 7, 1887, which was assigned to the First Regiment as Company D and served with that organization until April 2, 1899, when it was transferred to the Second Regiment as Company I. The company served until the latter part of 1894, when it was mustered out of the service. The officers were:
Captains-George W. Lamb, M. V. Wert and F. B. McClamrock.
First Lieutenants-Martin V. Wert, W. H. Morrison, F. F. McClam- rock, William McNeely, H. McClamrock, Lewis Elliott and Charles Wilhite.
Second Lieutenants-J. McDaniel, Earl McCampbell, W. R. Cruce, James B. Wilhite, Luke Wood and Charles Williams.
On November 21, 1895, another company was organized, which was assigned to the Second Regiment as Company M, the letter now held by the company. The company served through the war with Spain with the regiment and was mus- tered out when peace was declared. The present company was reorganized February 16, 1900, as the seventeenth sep- arate company, and when the regiments were reorganized was assigned to the Third as Company M. The officers have been:
Captains-Joseph McDaniel, Clinton A. Williams, Martin V. Wert, Frederick B. Alexander. Charles O. Wilhite and George S. Harney.
First Lieutenants-C. A. Williams, William H. McNeeley, C. O. Wilhite, I. C. Elston, Jr., and Charles A. Wray.
Second Lieutenants-J. E. Sargent, James H. Stump, C. A. Williams, Isaac C. Elston, Jr., George S. Harney and Clinton A. Williams.
Captain George S. Harney entered the service of the United States as quartermaster sergeant. He enterd the
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Guard April 26, 1898, and after entering United States serv- ice he was promoted second lieutenant August 28, 1898. He was commissioned captain February 16, 1900.
Lieutenant Charles A. Wray served through the war as first sergeant and was elected first lieutenant on the reorgan- ization of the company.
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