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Benjamin F. Benbow. Sulphur Springs. Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry.
Benjamin Bitner, New Castle. Company H, 147th Indiana Infantry.
James Wesley Black, New Castle, Company B. 139th Indiana Infantry; Company H. 147th Indiana Infantry.
William B. Bock, New Castle. Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry.
William F. Boor, New Castle. Major and Surgeon, 4th Indiana Cavalry. Brigade Surgeon, Ist Brigade. 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland.
David Bowers, Sulphur Springs. Company H. 147th Indiana Infantry.
John W. Brattain, New Castle. Company E, 34th Indiana Infantry.
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George Brenneman, New Castle. Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry.
Henry C. Bridget, Mooreland. Company G. 36th Indiana Infantry.
George H. Brown, New Castle. Company B, 89th Indiana Infantry.
Joseph M. Brown, New Castle. Company B, 110th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid) ; Company I. 69th Indiana Infantry.
William Brunner, New Castle. Company H, 100th Indiana Infantry.
Martin L. Bundy, New Castle, Major and Paymaster and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Volunteers.
William Bunnell, New Castle. Fremont's Body Guard. Company D, Benton Cadets. Missouri Volunteers; Company D, 39th Ohio Infantry.
Thomas J. Burchett, New Castle. Company G, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years) : Company H, 74th Ohio Infantry.
Milton Burk, New Castle. Company H, 147th Indiana Infantry.
George Burton, New Castle. Company H, 3rd Indiana Infantry ( Mexican War) ; Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry, re-organized; Company B. 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid), New Castle Gnards, Indiana Legion.
George H. Cain, New Castle. Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry (three months) : Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry.
John F. Camplin, Lewisville. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Solomon F. Carter, New Castle, Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry, re-organized.
David W. Chambers, New Castle. Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry (three months ) ; Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Harvey B. Chew, Kennard. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry; Company E, 9th Regiment, 1st Army Corps (Hancock's Veteran Corps).
John R. Clevenger, Cadiz. Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry ( three years).
Thaddeus Coffin, New Castle. Company G and Regimental Band, 23rd Ohio Infantry. Joel Collins, Greensboro. Company A, 139th Indiana Infantry.
Allen W. Coon, Cadiz. Company D, 36th Indiana 'Infantry.
Exum Copeland, Greenshoro. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry; Company A. 105th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid) ; Company E, 9th Indiana Cavalry.
William T. Corya, New Castle. Company D, 54th Indiana Infantry (three months ).
Leonard H. Craig, New Castle. Company K, 105th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid); Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
Samuel Craig, Cadiz. Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry ( three years).
William J. C. Crandall, New Castle. Company G, Ist Tennessee Infantry.
Gilliam L. Craven, New Castle. Company B. 89th Indiana Infantry.
Amos Crawford, Knightstown. Company C, 91st Illinois Infantry.
Benjamin Crawford, Losantville, Indiana. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
William C. Crawford, New Lisbon. Company I, 69th Indiana Infantry: Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
James Cummins, Daleville, Indiana. Company B, 139th Indiana Infantry. Benjamin H. Davis, Middletown. Company C, 155th Indiana Infantry.
David F. Davis, Marion, Indiana. Fremont's Body Guard. Company B. Benton Cadets, Missouri Volunteers; Company I, 69th Indiana Infantry.
John Davis, Middletown. Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry.
Sedley A. Deem, Knightstown. Company K. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Leander S. Denius, New Castle. Regimental Band, 35th Ohio Infantry: Company G. 156th Ohio Infantry.
Francis Dovey, Knightstown. 19th Indiana Battery.
David Dowell, New Castle. Company C, 12th Missouri Cavalry.
William Downs, Mount Summit. Company D, 2nd Indiana Cavalry.
Daniel Davidson Duncan, Knightstown. Company A, 105th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid) ; Company A, 139th Indiana Infantry.
Richard J. Edleman. New Castle. 12th Indiana Battery.
Austin M. Edwards, Knightstown. Company A. 57th Indiana Infantry.
Henry C. Elliott. New Castle. Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry ( three months) : 43
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Company F and Adjutant, 57th Indiana Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel, 118th Indiana In- fantry.
Isaac W. Ellis, New Castle, Company C, Sth Indiana Infantry (three months ).
Joseph H. Fadely. Honey Creek. Company G, 161st Indiana Infantry ( Spanish- American War).
Alpheus Fawcett, Spiceland. Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry; Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
James L. Filson, New Lisbon. Company G, 161st Indiana Infantry ( Spanish- American War).
William Ford, Ashland. U. S. Navy.
Nathan Foster. Spiceland. Company I. 84th Indiana Infantry.
William Frazier, New Castle. Company G, 29th Iowa Infantry.
William J. Frazier, New Castle. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Joseph Gilbert, New Lisbon. Company G, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years).
*William Gillgeese, Sulphur Springs. Company K, 25th Illinois Infantry; 8th Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery.
Jonathan J. Ginn, Middletown. Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
Clarkson Gordon, Spiceland. Company A, 36th Indiana Infantry; Company A,
4th Regiment. 1st Army Corps ( Hancock's Veteran Corps ).
Thaddeus H. Gordon, Company F, 36th Indiana Infantry. Jacob M. Gough, New Castle. Company B, Sth Indiana Infantry (three months ). William C. Goudy. New Castle. Company I, 32nd Ohio Infantry.
Thomas W. Gronendyke, New Castle. Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry; Com- pany h, 105th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid).
Joseph G. Gustin, Middletown. Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
Miles Haguewood, New Castle. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Patrick H. Hansard, Cadiz, Company F, 14th U. S. C. T.
Frank W. Harris, Kennard. Company L, 38th Infantry, U. S. V. ( Spanish-Ameri- can War)
*Thomas L. Hartley, Oakville, Indiana. Company D, 2nd Indiana Cavalry.
John R. Harvey, New Castle. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry; Company A, 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid) ; Company B, 139th Indiana Infantry.
Mahlon D. Harvey, New Castle. Company I, 69th Indiana Infantry.
Nathan H. Haskett. Knightstown. Company G, 5th Indiana Cavalry.
Clinton D. Hawhee, Knightstown. Company K, 36th Indiana Infantry.
George Hazzard, ( Author of this History), Tacoma, Washington. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Waitsel M. Heaton. Knightstown. Company F, 6th Indiana Infantry (three months); Company A and Sergeant Major, 139th Indiana Infantry; Company A, 105th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid).
White Heaton, Knightstown. 2nd Indiana Battery.
Henry H. Henderson, New Castle. Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry (three months): Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Joel Hendricks, Kennard. Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years).
Samuel M. Hockersmith, New Castle. Company D, 47th Ohio Infantry.
David Hoover, New Castle. Company B, 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid) ; Company B, 139th Indiana Infantry.
Daniel Hoppis, New Castle. Company A. 19th Indiana Infantry; Company I, 20th Indiana Infantry, re-organized.
William House, New Lishon. Company B, 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid) ; Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry. re-organized.
Thomas I. Howren, New Castle. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry. Presley E. Jackson, Kennard. Company K, 47th Indiana Infantry. John James, Knightstown. Company A. 57th Indiana Infantry. Leander M. James, New Castle. Company A, 139th Indiana Infantry. Adam Kendall, New Castle. Company K, 57th Indiana Infantry.
Amos J. Kern, Greenshoro. Company B. 42nd Indiana Infantry.
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John E. Keys, Knightstown. Company B. 7th Indiana Cavalry.
David T. King, New Castle. Company 1, 7th Illinois Cavalry.
Andrew F. Kraner, New Castle. Company G. 8th Indiana Infantry ( three months) ; Company K, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years).
Joseph M. Lacy, New Lisbon. Company I, 33rd Indiana Infantry.
Alfred Lafferty, Cadiz. Honorary member of the Cadiz G. A. R. Post on account of his having been body servant in the Civil War to Colonel George W. Jackson, 9th Indiana Cavalry.
Caleb Lamb, Greensboro. Company A, 19th Indiana Infantry.
Erie Lamb, Spiceland. Company D. 36th Indiana Infantry.
John C. Livezey, New Castle. Company C. 36th Indiana Infantry; Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers; Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers.
John Lockridge. Shirley. Company D. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Pearson Locr, New Castle. Company A, 54th Indiana Infantry (one year).
Michael Longnecker. Springport. Company B, 11th Ohio Infantry; Company B. 94th Ohio Infantry.
Philander Lowery, Cadiz. Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry.
Philip Lowery, New Castle. Company E, 9th Indiana Cavalry.
Daniel R. Lucas, Indianapolis, Indiana. Chaplain, 99th Indiana Infantry.
Jackson McCormack, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Company H, 140th Indiana Infantry. John W. McCormack, Cadiz. Company D. 147th Indiana Infantry. Josiah McCormack, Kennard. Company E, 9th Indiana Cavalry.
Noah McCormack, Knightstown. Company C. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Joseph McKee, Sulphur Springs. Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry; Company K. 105th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid).
William H. Macy, New Castle. Company D), 36th Indiana Infantry.
Elihu T. Mendenhall, New Castle. Company A, 101st Indiana Infantry.
James M. Mercer. New Lisbon. Company A, 54th Indiana Infantry (one year ).
Peter Michels, New Castle. Company K, 72nd Ohio Infantry.
Wilson C. Middaugh, New Castle. Company C. 1st Michigan Infantry; Company M1. 8th Michigan Cavalry.
Eli F. Millikan, Spiceland. Company C, 36th Indiana Infantry.
David Modlin, New Castle. Company B, 28th U. S. C. T.
Henry H. Moore, Mooreland. Company C. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Josiah B. Moore, Spiceland. Company A, 36th Indiana Infantry; Company H, 30th Indiana Infantry, re-organized.
Louis N. Moore, New Castle. Company K, 16th Indiana Infantry.
Hugh L. Mullen, New Castle. Company C. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Franklin W. Murray, Blountsville. Company K. 36th Indiana Infantry.
*John C. Murray, New Castle. Company K, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Alkanah C. Neff. Honey Creek. Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years).
Peter Netz, Sulphur Springs. Company A. 54th Indiana Infantry (one year) ; Com- pany D, 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery.
James 1. Newby, New Castle. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Nathan Nicholson. New Castle. Company C. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Samuel W. Overman, Shirley. Company B, 42nd Indiana Infantry.
John Palmer, Winchester, Indiana. U. S. Navy; Company B, 34th New Jersey Infantry.
Franklin N. Pence, Pendleton, Indiana. Company G. 84th Indiana Infantry.
William M. Pence, New Castle. U. S. Navy.
John Perry, New Castle. Company A, 54th Indiana Infantry (one year).
Robert F. Poer, Knightstown. Company F. 6th Indiana Infantry (three months) ; Company I, 3rd Indiana Cavalry.
Henry L. Powell, New Castle. Company B. Sth Indiana Infantry (three months) ; Company A, 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid).
John A. Powers, Springport. Company H, 154th Indiana Infantry.
Elijah M. Pressnall, New Castle. Company B, 110th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid ) ; Company A. 30th Indiana Infantry, re-organized.
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John M. Redding, New Castle. Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry.
Collier M. Reed, Middletown, Company C. 8th Indana Infantry (three months).
William Reynolds, Lewisville. Company 1, 69th Indiana Infantry.
Peter Rifner, Spiceland. Company I, 84th Indiana Infantry; Troop G. 6th Cavalry. U. S. A.
Levi Ricks, New Castle. Company K, 105th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid ) ; Com- pany H, 140th Indiana Infantry.
Isaac Roberts, Knightstown. Company K, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Leonidas Rodgers, New Castle. Company C, 16th Ohio Infantry: Regimental Band. 13th Missouri Infantry; Company E, 152nd Ohio Infantry.
William H. H. Rohrback. Sulphur Springs, Company E. 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry.
S. A. Rollin, Indianapolis, Indiana. 7Ist Ohio Infantry.
William J. Runyan, New Castle. Company G, 84th Indiana Infantry.
Albert W. Saint, New Castle. Company D, 36th Indiana Infantry.
Horace M. Saint, Greensboro. Company H, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry U. S. A re-organized as Company H, 34th Infantry, U. S. A.
Charles C. Shedron, Middletown. Company H. 69th Indiana Infantry.
George W. Shelley. New Castle. Company G. 84th Indiana Infantry.
Henry W. Simmons, Springport. Company A, 38th Indiana Infantry.
James H. Smith, New Castle. Company A, 87th Indiana Infantry; Company A. 42nd Indiana Infantry.
Joseph Smith, New Castle. Record incomplete in this History.
Robert A. Smith, Knightstown. Company A. 57th Indiana Infantry.
John A. Spencer, Spiceland. Company D. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Benjamin A. Stewart, Dunreith. Company C. 82nd Indiana Infantry. John Stigleman, Spiceland. Company A. 36th Indiana Infantry. William Sullivan, Dublin, Indiana. Company G. 36th Indiana Infantry.
Samuel V. Swearingen, Mooreland. Company E, 147th Indiana Infantry.
John H. Templin. Losantville, Indiana. Company I, 124th Indiana Infantry.
John Thornburg. New Castle, Lieutenant and Quartermaster. 4th Indiana Cavalry.
William Trail, Kennard, Company I, 28th U. S. C. T.
Moah Turner, New Castle. Company I. 4th Tennessee Infantry, re-organized as 1st Tennessee Cavalry.
Richard H. H. Tyner, Knightstown. Company D. 9th Indiana Infantry.
*Daniel Ulmer, Kennard. Company 1. 79th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Samuel G. Vance, New Castle. Company F, 146th Indiana Infantry.
Thomas B. Van Dyke, Lewisville. Company I, 84th Indiana Infantry.
Cyrus Van Matre, Middletown. Company B. 8th Indiana Infantry (three months ) : Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry (three years).
Thomas Waller, New Lisbon. 3rd Indiana Battery; 14th Indiana Battery.
Noah W. Warner. Sulphur Springs. Company B, 8th Indiana Infantry ( three months) ; Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry.
Jacob Warnock, Honey Creek. Company C. 109th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid ) : Company G, 7th Indiana Cavalry.
Cornelius C. Weaver, New Castle. Company B. 18th Illinois Infantry.
James M. Welker, Millville. Company K. 54th Indiana Infantry (three months) : 15th Indiana Battery.
John W. Whitworth, Sulphur Springs. Company E. 8th Indiana Infantry (three years ).
Sanford Whitworth. Honey Creek. Company G. 7th Indiana Cavalry: Company F. 7th Indiana Cavalry, re-organized.
Thomas B. Wilkinson, Knightstown. Company I, 3rd Indiana Cavalry.
Richmond Wisehart, New Castle. Company F, 57th Indiana Infantry.
Jeremiah Woods, Knightstown. Company B, 99th Indiana Infantry.
Isaac N. Wright, New Lisbon. Company D. 147th Indiana Infantry.
David Wrightsman. New Castle. Company A. 79th Ohio Infantry; Company D. 73rd Ohio Infantry.
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-ROSTER OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE 27TH INDIANA BATTERY-ROSTERS OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THIE 158TH INDIANA INFANTRY-159TH INDIANA INFANTRY --- IGOTH INDIANA INFANTRY-ROSTER OF THE 16IST INDIANA INFANTRY-HIS- TORY OF THE REGIMENT-BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF CAPTAIN ALBERT DURET OGBORN AND FAMILY-RECAPITULATION.
For a period of ten years, from 1868, to 1878, the inhabitants of Cuba were engaged in a struggle to free themselves from the yoke of Spanish tyranny, but were defeated. The Spanish Government made most liberal promises, but failed to keep them. Hostilities were renewed which lasted for three years, from 1895 to 1898. The inhabitants were in a most deplorable condition ; the reconcentradoes --- men, women, and children, non-combatants-were by edict of the Spanish Captain General. Weyler, driven from their homes, crowded together without proper food or shelter, and died by thousands of disease and starvation. The attention and sympathy of the American people had for several years been attracted to this miserable condition of the Cubans, and many attempts had been made to relieve their distress.
At the beginning of 1898 about 40 per cent. of the inhabitants had perished. At this juncture two events happened which increased the tension in the United States. One was the exposure of a letter written by Senor de Lome, the Spanish Minister to the United States, to a friend, grossly reflecting upon the President ; the other was a demand hy the Spanish Government for the recall from Cuba of Consul General Lee, which was refused. On the 25th of January. 1808. the United States Battleship Maine was ordered to Havana Harbor. on a peaceful mission, by the authority of the United States. and on the 15th of February, 1898, between 9 and 10 o'clock p. m., the vessel was blown up by a submarine mine, 266 sailors losing their lives. A searching in- vestigation followed without fixing the responsibility. Congress immediately ap- propriated $50.000,000 "for the national defense and for each and every purpose connected therewith, to be expended at the discretion of the President."
After fruitless effort to bring about an amicable settlement, on April II, 1808. the President asked Congress to intervene to stop the Cuban War, and by force establish a stable government on the island. On April 19. 1898, Congress passed resolutions, which were signed by the President at 11 :24 a. m. the following day, declaring "that the people of the island of Cuha are, and by right ought to be, free and independent." and demanding that Spain at once relinquish its authority
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in the island. It also authorized the President to use the entire military force of the United States to carry the resolution into effect.
The diplomatic relations between the two countries ceased April 21, 1898. and it was held that a state of war existed from that date. Blockade of the principal Cuban ports was declared April 22, and on the 23d the President called for 125,000 volunteers to serve two years, and on May 24 the Spanish Govern- ment announced that a state of war between that country and the United States existed.
The protocol of agreement between the United States and Spain was signed at Washington, District of Columbia. August 12, 1898, by William R. Day. and Tules Cambon.
The treaty of peace was signed at Paris December 10, 1898, by William R. Day. Cushman K. Davis, William P. Frye. George Gray, and Whitelaw Reid, for the United States, and by Eugenio Montero Rios, B. de Abarzuza, J. de Gar- nica, W. R. de Villa Urrutia, and Rafael Cerero, for the Kingdom of Spain.
Signed at Paris, December 10, 1898; ratification advised by the Senate Febru- ary 6, 1899; ratified by the President February 6, 1899; ratified by Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain March 19, 1899; ratifications exchanged at Washing- ton April 11, 1899; proclaimed, Washington, April 11, 1899.
TWENTY SEVENTH BATTERY.
This Battery of Light Artillery was formed of Battery A, First Artillery. Indiana National Guard, and was mustered into the service of the United States on May 10. 1898. It served at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia, and ' in Porto Rico. It was mustered out November 25, 1898. Henry County had only three representatives in the Battery.
In the following condensed roster, the name of each soldier is followed by his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. The date of enrollment is the date of enlistment, not the date of muster.
William Burton, New Castle. Saddler. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out November 25, 1898.
Harry B. Millikan, New Castle. Private. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Discharged, disability, September 22, 1898.
William F. Rutledge, Mount Summit. Private. Enrolled June 14, 1898. Recruit. Mustered out November 25, 1898.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was formed of the Second Infantry, Indiana National Guard. and was mustered into the service of the United States on May 10, 1898. Its service was confined to Camp Thomas. Chickamauga Park, Georgia, and Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tennessee. It was mustered out, November 4, 1898. Henry County had only four representatives in the regiment.
In the following condensed roster, the name of each soldier is followed by his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. The date of enrollment is the date of enlistment, not the date of muster.
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Frederick Caldwell. Lewisville. Private, Company H. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out November 4, 1898.
William Netz, Ashland. Private, Company E. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out November 4, 1898.
Daniel E. Shaffer, New Castle. Private, Company B. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out November 4, 1898.
Homer H. Wrightsman, New Castle. Private, Company H. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out November 4, 1898.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was formed of the First Infantry, Indiana National Guard. and was mustered into the service of the United States on May 12. 1898. Its service was confined to Camp R. A. Alger, Dunn Loring. Virginia : Thoroughfare Gap. Virginia, and Camp Meade, near Middletown, Pennsylvania. It was mus- tered out November 23. 1898. Henry County had only one representative in the regiment.
In the following condensed roster. the name of the soldier is followed by his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. The date of enrollment is the date of enlistment, not the date of muster.
William Reed. Mount Summit. Private, Company 1. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Appointed Corporal. Mustered out November 23, 1898.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTIETH INFANTRY.
This regiment was formed of the Fourth Infantry. Indiana National Guard. and was mustered into the service of the United States on May 12. 1898. It served at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia; Camp Hamilton, Lexing- ton, Kentucky, and Matanzas, Cuba. It was mustered out April 25. 1899. Henry County had only two representatives in the regiment.
In the following condensed roster, the name of each soldier is followed by his address at the time of enlistment. The date of enrollment is the date of eulist- ment. not the date of muster.
William Neff, Honey Creek. Artificer, Company L. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out April 25, 1899.
Howard O. Powell, New Castle. Corporal, Company K. Enrolled April 26, 1898. Mustered out February 24, 1899.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIRST INFANTRY.
This was a volunteer regiment organized for the Spanish-American War to fill the quota of Indiana under the President's second call for troops. It was mustered in by battalions and on July 15, 1898, the regiment as a whole was mus- tered into the service of the United States. It remained at Camp Mount under instruction until August 11. 1898. when it was ordered to Jacksonville, Florida. where it arrived on August 14 and was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Seventh Army Corps, General Fitzhugh Lee commanding. The brigade was made up of the 2nd Mississippi, the 3rd Nebraska ( Colonel William Jen- nings Bryan) and the 16Ist Indiana.
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During its stay at Jacksonville, the regiment was engaged in numerous regi- mental drills and brigade and division reviews, and on August 31 took part in a review of the whole corps, in which twenty three regiments and more than twenty eight thousand men were in line. Among this host the 16Ist Indiana was conspicuous for soldierly appearance, fine marching, full companies and straight lines. On October 21, the Seventh Army Corps was re-organized and the 16Ist Indiana was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division.
On October 23, 1898, the regiment was moved from Jacksonville to Savan- nah, Georgia, where it went into camp and once more took up the routine of drills, inspections and reviews, until under orders to proceed to Cuba, the regi- ment, on December 12. embarked on the transport Mobile, now the Sherman, for Havana, Cuba. Its arrival there was the signal for a notable reception by the Cubans, grateful for long delayed freedom. The Spanish power had not yet turned over its authority in the Island but was to do so under the terms of the treaty of peace negotiated at Paris. The enthusiasm .of the people broke all bounds when the Seventh Corps, disembarking at Havana, took up its route for camp through that city.
The regiment went into camp at Camp Columbia, Marianao, Cuba, December 17, 1898, where it remained until ordered home. On January 1, 1899, it par- ticipated in the ceremonies marking the relinquishment of Spanish authority in the Antilles and witnessed the raising of the American flag over Morro Castle. an epoch making event, and certainly the most important one in the history of the regiment. While in Cuba, the 161st Indiana gained the reputation of being the finest regiment in the Seventh Army Corps, and the praise awarded it by the commanding officers was a deserved tribute to the intelligent and hard working officers and men of the organization. After the pacification of Cuba, the regi- ment was ordered home and arrived at Savannah. Georgia, March 31. 1899, where it was mustered out April 30. 1899.
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