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Major Robbins attended all the camps of instruction dur- ing his connection with the Guard. In the General Assembly of 1889 he was a representative from Marion County and was the author and champion of the militia law which appropri- ated money for the support and maintenance of the National Guard.
Major Albert H. Skinner, of Rochester, retired, served as a sergeant in Company B, Second Infantry, from August 4,
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1882, to August 15, 1887, when he became second lieutenant. He was promoted first lieutenant on April 29, 1890; captain on April 4, 1892; and major March 25, 1897. He served through the war with Spain with his regiment and was placed on the retired list on its conclusion.
Major D. McAuliff, of Brazil, served in the Montgomery Guards of Crawfordsville as private and corporal when Gen- eral Lew Wallace was in command. He was a member of the company when it was called to Indianapolis in 1877 during the strikes, and the trip was made in wagons through a hard rain. He moved to Brazil and helped to organize a military company in 1885 in which he was elected second lieutenant and which was assigned to the Second Regiment as Company H. The company disbanded in 1886, but after the law of 1889 went into effect another company was organized of which he was elected first lieutenant, June 10, 1889. This company became Company F, First Regiment, and Lieutenant McAuliff was elected captain April 20, 1891. He served as captain until December 31, 1892, when he was promoted bat- talion major.
During 1894 he commanded his battalion in Sullivan County and attended all encampments from 1889 to 1897. He entered United States service for the war with Spain and served with his regiment at Camp Alger, Thoroughfare Gap, and Camp Mead, Pa. Since his muster out he has followed a mercantile life at Brazil.
Major David I. McCormick, of Indianapolis, retired, en- listed in Company L, Second Infantry, as a private, on June 4, 1883. He entered the Indianapolis Light Infantry as pri- vate June 25, 1884, and became ordnance sergeant on the noncommissioned staff of the First Brigade on January 1, 1891. He was appointed chief of ordnance with the rank of major on the staff of Governor Chase February 12, 1892, and served until January, 1893. On May 5, 1893, he was appointed inspector of small arms practice on the brigade staff, and had the rank of first lieutenant. He was promoted to cap- tain June 12, 1895, and was given the duties of chief of ord- nance in addition to the others. He was appointed first lieu- tenant in the Forty-fifth United States Volunteer Infantry and served with his regiment in the Philippines until 1901.
Major L. E. Harter, of Warsaw, retired, enlisted as a private in Company C, First Regiment, in May, 1888. He was promoted first lieutenant of Company K, Second Regi- ment, July 8, 1889, and captain July 28, 1890. He was trans- ferred to Company H, Fourth Regiment, March 2, 1892, and
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was promoted major of the regiment August 25, 1895. He served with his regiment at Roby and Hammond and Whiting in 1893 and 1894, and was called into active service at the outbreak of the war with Spain. He entered the service of the United States May 12, 1898, and was assigned as major commanding the First Battalion, 160th Indiana. He served with the regiment at Camps Thomas and Grant, Virginia; Miles, Kentucky; Hamilton, Kentucky; Conrad, Georgia, and Matanzas, Cuba. He reached Cuba January 12, 1899, and re- mained until May 27 following. While in Cuba he served as sanitary inspector on the staff of Brigadier-General Sanger. He was mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, April 25, 1899. He was placed on the retired list May 12, 1898, and since the war has been in the United States mail service.
Major John J. Kyle, of Indianapolis, retired, was ap- pointed second lieutenant of the Fourth Infantry in 1890 and served until December 19, 1891, when he was appointed assist- ant surgeon of the regiment. He was promoted surgeon May 4, 1898, and served with his regiment through the war with Spain.
Major T. C. Kimball, of Marion, retired, served for three years during the civil war as a member of Company I, Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He entered the service of the State October 20, 1890, as surgeon of the Fourth. He served until May, 1898, when he resigned. On May 26, 1898, he was appointed chief division surgeon, United States Volunteers, by the President, and the nomination was confirmed by the Senate. He served until September 16, 1898, when he was discharged, the war being over.
While with the State troops, Major Kimball was at every encampment and served at Hammond during the strike. Since his retirement from military life he has practiced his profes- sion at Marion.
Major D. A. Thompson, of Indianapolis, retired, was com- missioned first lieutenant and adjutant of the First Artillery September 9, 1889, and first lieutenant of Battery A Septem- ber 7, 1891. He was retired as first lieutenant April 24, 1896, but was again placed on active duty as major of the First Ar- tillery April 22, 1898, and was discharged May 10, 1898.
Major Charles S. Tarlton, of Indianapolis, retired, was for many years identified with the State service. He was ap- pointed first lieutenant of the Centennial Cadets June 15, 1876, and first lieutenant of the Tecumseh Rifles February 20, 1881. On November 1, 1885, he became captain of the Indian- apolis Rifles and captain of Company H, Second Infantry,
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March 2, 1889. He resigned November 4, 1891, and was ap- pointed by Governor Chase aide-de-camp, with the rank of major, October 12, 1891, and served in that capacity until January 1, 1893. On June 5, 1895, he was elected captain of Company H, Second Infantry, and served with the com- pany through the war with Spain. He was appointed first lieutenant in the Thirtieth United States Infantry and served with the regiment in the Philippines until 1901.
. Major W. S. Rich, of Germany, retired, enlisted in the Indianapolis Light Infantry as a private March 1, 1884, and was promoted battalion adjutant in the Second Infantry May 11, 1892. He was promoted major of the regiment Janu- ary 24, 1894, and served with the regiment through the war with Spain. On April 12, 1899, he was commissioned captain of the third separate company and was in command until May 24, 1900, when he resigned on account of his removal to Germany.
Major George W. Keyser, of Indianapolis, retired, enlisted in the Indianapolis Light Infantry as private July 18, 1877, and served until November 14, 1890. He was then appointed quartermaster of the Second Infantry and served until May 6, 1893, when he was appointed brigade quartermaster with the rank of captain. He was made chief quartermaster with the rank of captain June 14, 1895, and served until May 14, 1898.
Major Thomas C. Stunkard, of Terre Haute, retired, was appointed assistant surgeon of the First Infantry May 9, 1891, and surgeon February 8, 1892. He served with the regi- ment through the war with Spain.
Major Newton W. Gilbert, of Angola, served with the Third Infantry and was made commissary sergeant May 12, 1892. On the November 13 following he was appointed bat- talion adjutant of the regiment and became regimental ad- jutant May 18, 1894. On April 13, 1897, he was made aide-de- camp on the brigade staff and January 10, 1898, was elected captain of Company H, Third Infantry, of Angola. He served through the war with Spain in command of the company and after having been mustered out and on the reorganization of the brigade staff was appointed judge advocate with the rank of major. In the fall of 1900 he was elected Lieutenant- Governor of Indiana and resigned his commission two days before he was inaugurated in his office.
Captain R. F. Scott, of Indianapolis, retired, served from January, 1877, to May 5, 1883, as private in the Second Regi- ment. He was then elected second lietuenant and served
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until May 30, 1889, when he was promoted captain and served until February 12, 1892. He was then transferred to the staff of the brigade commander as assistant inspector-general with the rank of captain and served until January 1, 1893.
Captain J. G. Prinz, of Indianapolis, retired, was second lieutenant in the Second Infantry from July 5, 1890, to July 1, 1891, when he was promoted first lieutenant. On September 14, 1891, he was promoted captain and served until January 22, 1892. On June 19, 1892, he was again commissioned a first lieutenant in the Second Infantry and served until May 15, 1896.
Captain J. E. Waugh, of Angola, retired, was first lieuten- ant of Company H, Third Infantry, from November 10, 1891, to July 1, 1893, when he was promoted captain. He served until December 4, 1896.
Captain M. D. Ellis, of Indianpolis, retired, was captain of the Galveston Guards from December 2, 1879, to December 1, 1880. On January 4, 1883, he was appointed second lieuten- ant of the Worthington Guards and served until December 4, 1888, when he was promoted captain. He was appointed pay- master with the rank of first lieutenant January 5, 1889, but the rank of the position was at once changed to captain, and he served until March 5, following.
Captain L. C. Lilliard, of Marion, retired, was first lieuten- ant of Company D, Third Infantry, from July 8, 1886, to July 14, 1890, when he was promoted captain and so served until March 10, 1891. On the latter date he was appointed adjutant of the Fourth Infantry and served until October 27, 1893.
Captain W. A. Winebrenner, of Warsaw, retired, was sec- ond lieutenant of Company H, Fourth Infantry, from March 2, 1892, to May 25, 1893. He was appointed first lieutenant May 25, 1893, and captain September 13, 1895. He served until May 15, 1897.
Captain H. C. Castor, of Chicago, retired, enlisted in Com- pany A, Second Infantry, on July 29, 1882, and served as pri- vate, corporal and sergeant. He was made first sergeant, promoted second lieutenant October 26, 1891, and was pro- moted captain October 2, 1883. He served until June 28, 1897.
Captain Charles E. Reese, of Ft. Wayne, retired, enlisted in Company B, First Infantry, as private June 18, 1889. He was made second lieutenant October 26, 1891, and was pro- moted first lieutenant June 30, 1893. He was elected captain August 7, 1893, and served through the war with Spain in command of his company. He was appointed a captain in
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the Thirtieth United States Volunteer Infantry and served with his regiment in the Philippines from the close of the Spanish war until 1901.
Captain L. L. Denison, of Altona, retired, was appointed first lieutenant of Company I, Third Infantry, on July 14, 1891. He was promoted captain October 23, 1894, and served through the war with Spain in command of his company.
Captain Gustav A. Carstensen, of New York, retired, was appointed chaplain of the Second Infantry May 1, 1893. He served in that capacity through the war with Spain. During this period of service he was rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Indianapolis.
Captain Frank F. McCrea, of Indianapolis, retired, served in the Indianpolis Light Infantry from December 1, 1877, to April 5, 1890, as private, corporal and sergeant. On the latter date he was made first sergeant and was elected second lieu- tenant April 16, 1892, and first lieutenant May 6, 1893. He was elected captain and commissioned July 16, 1897, and served with his company through the Spanish war.
Captain Quincy E. McDowell, of Evansville, retired, en- listed in Company E, First Infantry, as a private, April 1, 1890. He was promoted to first lieutenant February 19, 1892, and captain October 30, 1893. He was in command of his company through the war with Spain, and after peace was declared was appointed in the Fortieth United States Infan- try for service in the Philippines.
Captain George Soller, of Princeton, retired, enlisted as a private in Company K, First Infantry, April 1, 1888, and was promoted sergeant April 1, 1891. He became first lieu- tenant May 1, 1892, and captain May 12, 1893. He commanded the company during the war with Spain.
Captain Fred D. Ballou entered the service of the Indiana National Guard at Marion, Indiana, on March 1, 1892. Under the then existing laws, the life of a company was but three years, and when it was up the company had to be born again, consequently Company A, of the Fourth Regiment, I. N. G., was reorganized on that date for another three years' service. He was mustered as a private, appointed a corporal on the same date, served as a corporal during the camp of instruc- tion at Frankfort, Indiana, in 1892. In November, 1892, he was appointed a sergeant, and February, 1893, orderly ser- geant. On April 1, 1893, he was elected second lieutenant of the company, which office was held two and a half years. He attended the camp of instruction at Terre Haute and Indi- anapolis during each subsequent year. On December 11, 1895,
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Company A was reorganized under the militia laws of 1894, and he was elected captain, which position was held until the call to arms April 26, 1898. He proceeded to Indianapolis with 100 men, of which the necessary number was accepted to complete a company as required for the volunteer service. He was mustered into the United States Volunteers on May 12, 1898, at Camp Mount, as captain in the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana, and served with this organization until muster out of the regiment, April 25, 1899, at Savannah, Georgia. He was ranking captain of the Second Battalion of the regiment, and as such served as acting major of the bat- talion for two months, during various absences of the com- manding officer.
He was born at Peru, Indiana, November 24, 1868, and lived at Logansport a greater portion of the time until 1889, when he removed to Marion. He attended schools and nor- mal college and worked at various positions until March, 1892, when he accepted a clerical positon in the treasurer's office of the Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, at which place he is still employed. During his absence in the service, this position was held open. Previous to leaving for Indianapolis in 1898, he was presented with a gold-mounted sword and belt, by the officers and clerical force of the home. This sword was the finest in the regiment and was carried during the entire year, and is highly prized by its owner. He served in the various camps of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment at Chattanooga, and Chickamauga Park; Newport News, Virginia; Lexington, Kentucky; Colum- bus, Georgia; Matanzas, Cuba, and Savannah, Georgia. He was loyal to superior officers, and did his best to secure proper discipline and training of officers and men. He was placed on the retired list of the Indiana National Guard April 1,1900.
Captain John R. Wimmer, of Wabash, retired, was com- missioned first lieutenant of Company D, Fourth Infantry, November 7, 1892, and was promoted captain July 23, 1896. He was in command of the company during the war with Spain.
Captain Charles A. Sharp, of Warsaw, retired, enlisted as a private in Company H, Fourth Infantry, August 9, 1890, and was promoted sergeant March 1, 1891. He was commis- sioned second lieutenant April 25, 1893, and first lieutenant September 13, 1895. He was made captain May 25, 1897, and commanded the company during the Spanish war. After peace had been declared he entered the United States service
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and was made a sergeant in the Thirtieth United States Volunteer Infantry and served with his regiment in the Phil- ippines.
Captain Kenneth M. Burr, of Anderson, retired, was com- missioned as first lieutenant of Company C, Second Infantry, on December 16, 1891, and captain April 1, 1893. He served until October 1, 1896, when he resigned and was made captain of Company L, Fourth Infantry, on April 26, 1898, for service in the war with Spain. He was in command of the company during the war and after peace was declared was appointed a captain in the Thirtieth United States Volunteers for service in the Philippines.
Captain John J. Buckner, of Indianapolis, retired, served in Company M, Second Infantry, as private, corporal and ser- geant, and was commissioned second lieutenant April 2, 1889. He was promoted first lieutenant July 8, 1890, and captain August 22, 1892. He was given the command of one of the separate companies of colored men raised in the war with Spain, and was with his company through the entire period of service.
Captain Jacob M. Porter, of Indianapolis, retired, enlisted in Paris, Kentucky, in March, 1864, in Company B, Seventy- second United States Colored Infantry, and was transferred to the Thirteenth United States Heavy Artillery, which was then doing garrison duty in Kentucky and West Virginia. He was mustered out at Louisville, November, 1865. His service with the State commenced in 1887, when he was com- missioned first lieutenant of Company M, Third Infantry, and served as such until March 21, 1889, when he was promoted captain. He was re-commissioned April 12, 1892, and again June 4, 1897, at which time the company was changed to the Second Separate Company. From 1887 to 1897 the company attended every camp of instruction, and was among the com- panies called out by Governor Matthews to bring about order in the coal regions. Such was the discipline of the company that during this entire period not a single man was placed under arrest or in the guard-house. In 1898 the company was mustered out of the Guard and Captain Porter was placed on the retired list. When the war with Spain broke out, Captain Porter was assigned to the command of one of the companies of colored men raised in Indiana and was com- missioned captain June 28. 1898. The company was mustered into the service of the United States July 15, and when the One-hundred-and-sixty-first Indiana left camp, Captain Porter was left in command of Camp Mount until September 1, when
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both companies were ordered to Camp Thomas and placed under command of Colonel Huggins. The company went to Chickamauga Park, Georgia, October 8, and remained there until mustered out January 20, 1899.
Captain Lesse! Long, of Andrews, retired, was commis- sioned as captain of Company G, Second Infantry, July 1, 1886. He was transferred to Company A, Third Infantry, and was mustered out of service June 26, 1892.
Captain Charles E. Lambert, of Rockville, was a private in Battery F when it was first organized, and was sworn into State service March 1, 1883. In June, 1886, when Battery D was organized, he was elected second lieutenant, but was soon promoted to first lieutenant and so commissioned June 7, 1889. He served as such until May 22, 1891, when he was elected captain and served until June 28, 1894. When the letter of the battery was changed, Captain Lambert became first lieutenant of Battery C, and was so commissioned No- vember 5, 1896, and served as such until he was mustered out, July 3, 1897. He has been closely identified with the artillery branch of the service and was with the Rockville Light Artil- lery at nearly every encampment and prize drill. Few men in the State possess the same fund of knowledge of the artil- lery branch as does Captain Lambert.
Lieutenant William M. Wilson, of Princeton, retired, served as second lieutenant of Company K, of the First Infan- try, from March 15, 1889, to May 12, 1893. He was then pro- moted to first lieutenant and served as such until January 23, 1896.
Lieutenant E. L. Glass, of Brazil, retired, served as bat- talion adjutant in the First Infantry from May 11, 1892, to August 24. 1897. He was retired on the February 12 follow- ing his discharge.
Lieutenant George W. Powell, of Indianapolis, was com- missioned as adjutant of the Second Regiment, May 5, 1893. He served through the war with Spain with the regiment and was placed on the retired list after having been mustered out of United States service.
First Lieutenant Albert T. Isensee, of Indianapolis, re- tired, enlisted in the Indianapolis Light Infantry as a pri- vate, November 26, 1888, and in Company D, Second Infantry, as a private, March 1, 1889. He was promoted corporal Octo- ber 1, 1889, and sergeant May 1, 1891. He was made first ser- geant October 1, 1892, and was elected second lieutenant May 6, 1993. He was promoted first lieutenant July 16, 1897, and served in that capacity through the war with Spain.
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Lieutenant Felix R. Farrow, of Evansville, entered State service as private in Company E, First Regiment, November 1, 1888, and was appointed sergeant October 1, 1890. He was elected second lieutenant July 19, 1892, and first lieuten- ant April 2, 1894. He served at Shelburn for ten days during the strike of 1894 as first lieutenant, was with the company at all encampments and entered the war with Spain with the company. He was mustered into United States service with the regiment May 2, 1898, and on May 20 was appointed com- missary officer of the One-hundred-and-fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteers. He served with the regiment at Camp Alger, Virginia, Culpepper and Thoroughfare Gap. He was taken sick while at Thoroughfare Gap, with typhoid fever, on August 22, and was sent to the general hospital at Ft. Myer, Virginia, and was not discharged from there until December 22, 1898. Lieutenant Farrow has not joined a military com- pany since he returned to Evansville, and was placed on the retired list in 1900.
Lieutenant L. L. Martz, of Bluffton, retired, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, August 11, 1836, and moved to Adams county, Indiana, in 1849, and to Wells county in 1858, where he engaged in dry goods business in Murray. He was mar- ried to Miss Mattie S. Clark in 1859, and enlisted in the Thir- ty fourth Indiana for the civil war. He re-enlisted as a vet- eran at New Orleans, and was discharged at Brownsville, Texas, February 3, 1866, having served four years, six months and two days. He enlisted as a private and was promoted principal musician September 1, 1862; commissary sergeant, September 22, 1864; quartermaster sergeant, April 1, 1865; and first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster, February 3, 1866. He was in many battles, but was never wounded. He joined the G. A. R. in 1880 and was commander of Lew Daley Post, No. 33, Department of Indiana; delegate from the Eleventh District to the National Encampment, and aide- de-camp on the staff of Commander-in-Chief J. G. B. Adams.
He entered State service as quartermaster sergeant of the Fourth Regiment, June 11, 1891, and first lieutenant and adjutant of the Second Battalion, Fourth Regiment, May 11, 1892. He served with his regiment at all encampments and at the strike at Hammond and Whiting. At the latter place he was adjutant of the post under Major Kiger. He was re-commissioned June 20, 1895, and at the outbreak of the war with Spain he was made adjutant of the First Battalion He was with his regiment at all the camps and was at New- port News, ready to embark for Porto Rico, when peace was
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declared. He went with the regiment to Cuba and was mus- tered out in exactly one year from the date of entrance. In addition to his duties as battalion adjutant, he served as commissary officer. He was excused from duty but two days during his entire term.
Lieutenant E. B. Johnson, of Indianapolis, retired, was commissioned second lieutenant of Battery A on September 7, 1891, and was promoted first lieutenant June 29, 1896. He served as such with the battery through the Spanish war.
Lieutenant John Edlen, of Indianapolis, retired, was com- missioned as first lieutenant of Company M, Second Infantry, August 22, 1892. He served through the war with Spain in the first separate company of colored men.
Lieutenant H. W. Hageman, of Ft. Wayne, retired, en- listed in Company B, Third Infantry, as a private, June 18, 1889. and served until October 26, 1891, as private, corporal and sergeant. He was elected first lieutenant on the latter date and served until May 26, 1893, when he was transferred to the staff of General McKee as aide-de-camp with the same rank. He served in that capacity until May 12, 1898.
CHAPTER XI.
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
The last call for service in behalf of the United States- the war with Spain during 1898-found Indiana far better prepared to respond than at the outbreak of the civil war. The outbreak of the civil war found the State without organ- ized troops and without money or supplies. The outbreak of the war with Spain found the State with a well organized National Guard and with an abundance of money in the treasury. The war had been foreseen, as the continued op- pression of the people of Cuba by Spain and the harassing warfare waged for years between them was intolerable to the people of the United States. As early as 1895, in anticipa- tion of intervention by the United States, the General Assem- bly of Indiana placed at the disposal of the Governor all funds available, in case of extraordinary call.
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