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Surface, Joseph Thompson, George F. Wilson, O. A. Whipple, Isaac M. Wood, James G. Wiseman, Franklin W. Willis, Levi Wallack, James Ar- nold, Fearless Arnold, Samuel E. Anderson, James C. Benson, Shurban Bullard, Henry I. Barekman, William H. Boran, John Barnes, John Chilcoat, Daniel G. Cook, Joseph Connell, Archibald Curry, John W. Chance, Francis M. Chamberlin, William H. Clark, Jeremialı Cullison, William Cannon, William Clark, Fielding Catt, John Diersch, Andrew F. Dull, Isaac Dun- widdie, John D. Elliott, John Englebright, Andrew Ernst, Isaac Ebert, James A. Fair, David Frazer, James Foster, Richard Foster, Hiram L. Fanning, Levi Guthrie, Alexander D. Green, James Glass, Simon Gerard, Martin L. Holcomb, James H. Harkrader, John Hay, William A. Harris, Irwin C. Harroll, Leonard Hoodlemeyer, Albert Hensler, Charles Hickson, Victor D. Hodshire, Abraham W. Hooker, Henry J. Imboden, James Jones, William M. Jordan, Milton Jackson, William H. Javins, Jediah Killum, George W. H. Keith, William H. Kynett, August Koehler, Lyman Lockwood, William Lynch, David C. Lorch, Jerome Morse, John A. J. Michael, James Montgom- ery, Joab Moffatt, Silas Morehouse, William H. Malott, Samuel Moore, Thomas J. Moore, Joseph Muckenstrom, Jacob Newman, George F. O'Byrne, Albert Pepple, DeForrest Parker, Isaac F. Purcell, William A. Ross, Reuben E. Reynolds, Matt. Rustan, Francis M. Rust. John M. Ryan, Zachariah Rosell, Emmanuel Rex, Joel Smith, Benjamin Sodder, Ambrose Smith, Isaiah Smith, Christopher C. Simon, Isaac Snyder, John L. Stacy, George Segur, William F. Smart, Adam Stutsman, David R. Thompson, Samuel Thomas, Dillard White, Robert White, Charles Westfall, Andrew Welton, John Witman, Martin Whittig, David Williams, James E. Washington, Isaac Washington, Rufus Webb, Moses B. Willis.
The Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne and was mustered in on October 24, 1861, with Hugh B. Reed as colonel. In December it was sent to Henderson, Kentucky, and reported to Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden, and by him assigned to Cruft's brigade. The regiment participated in the siege of Fort Donelson, where it suffered heavy loss. It was engaged both days at Shiloh, losing thirty-three killed and one hundred and seventy-seven wounded. The Confederate general, Albert Sid- ney Johnson, was killed in front of this regiment at Shiloh. The regiment next marched to Corinth, participated in Buell's pursuit of Bragg, engaging in the conflict at Perryville. Returning with the army through Kentucky, it again marched into Tennessee and was in the battle of Silver Spring. When the Army of the Cumberland entered upon the Murfreesboro campaign, un-
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der Rosecrans, this regiment participated in the battle of Stone's River, losing heavily. This was on December 31, 1862, and January 1, 2 and 3, 1863. The regiment was actively engaged in the battle at Chickamauga. On the afternoon of the first day in this battle, the regiment supported Wilder's brigade; on the second day, after having assisted in meeting one of the sever- est charges of Stewart's divisions, the regiment retired and held off the enemy until four o'clock, when a flanking movement compelled their further retirement. On the third and last day the regiment fought in line with its division until the break in the center of the Union lines, when it repaired to Thomas' line and fought against Harker's brigade until ordered from the field at five o'clock. Later it engaged at Missionary Ridge. In October, 1863, the regiment was assigned to provost duty, re-enlisting as veterans. On September 14, 1865, the regiment was mustered out. During the war the regiment lost by death, wounds and disease, four hundred and eight men.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
With the Eighty-eighth were William D. Myers as surgeon and Henry W. Willard, hospital steward, Captains Jensen P. Beers, James H. Steele and Elam B. Cutter, Lieutenants Samuel L. Stough, Walter E. Boley, Royal H. Edgerly andWilliam A. Fisher, Sergeants George Sharp, David Woods, Jo- siah C. Smith, Corporals Calvin W. McQueen, George Jones, Matthew E. Rathburn, George W. Sanders, Josiah Baughman, Musicians George W. Edinger and Franklin N. Beidler, Wagoner Thomas H. Rogers. Recruits as follows: Charles Bowman, Ira S. Bailey, Lewis Brown, Thomas Brown, George W. Baughman, John Bromley, George E. Blaker, Harvey D. Bigelow, John Bruner, Emanuel Beck, John L. Cotrill, Ezra Crain, John V. Collins. Charles H. Chittenden, Abram L. Canon, George Daniels, Archibald Dan- iels, William Duck, Kinsey Daniels, Samuel Day, George W. Everett, John Ferriman, Henry Frick, Lawrence Fetters, John H. Franks, William H. Gonser, George Gundrum, David Goodrich, William Hornberger. Franklin B. Hendricks. Jacob Humbarger, Jesse Hively, Daniel F. Hamon, Simeon F. Hammon, John P. Hale, Allen Johnson Levi Ingle, Daniel B. Keller, Alonzo A. Kester, William Krontz, John P. Kester, George J. Link, Amos Lower, Isaiah Lykins, Daniel Lidy, Robert A. Matthews, Sheridan E. Mott, Elijah Mudge, James G. Morrow, John T. McAdams, Francis Mills, Joseph T. Mar- tin, Jacob North, Christopher Nugen, Seneca Nodine, Truman J. Needham, John Packer, Thomas J. Reynolds, Frank W. Railing, Jonathan Steward, John M. Steward, Uriah Smith, Park Seberts, George R. Smith, Jacob Sho-
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walter, William Shoup, John K. Sinn, Thomas Tomlinson, George Teutsch, Lemonsky R. Willard, Henry L. Williams, James D. Woods, Henry W. Willard, Israel Yoh, John A. Zimmerman, Jacob Brown, John Bruner, George W. Burns, William A. Bryan, Oscar P. Carver, Charles C. Corill. James C. Delong, Joseph C. Dickson, Alexander Fountain, Daniel F. Ham- mond, Marcus L. Hoose, Benjamin F. Leasure, Noah Miller, John H. Reese, Emile Sholtze, Albert B. Shirts, Andrew E. Shanks, Silas K. Sinclair, John H. Smith, David Woods. In Company C was Philip W. Silver. In Com- pany D there were Milton Horn, William Johnson, George Keith, John C. Stafford. In Company E was John R. Lyon; in Company G, William A. Goodrich.
In Company H were Captain Lewis J. Blair, afterward major, lieuten- ant-colonel and brigadier-general; Captain Dexter L. Thomas; Lieutenants Philander Smith, Joseph Rainer, William Dillworth, Andrew Yeagley, George F. Delong; Sergeants Hiram W. Hatch, Samuel Headley, William A. Rex ; Corporals Alexander Bailey, Washington Testison, Harvey C. Plat- ter, Joseph A. Coats, William Robertson, Alanzo Conklin, John Hull, Thomas F. Benjamin; Musicians Edwin M. Smurr, Jacob Danor; Wagoner Henry May. Recruits were : James Armstrong, Stillman Akins, William A. Boyer, Alvin D. Beggs, William Brownlee, Leroy Blood, Elias Blood, Austin Conk- lin, Wesley V. Cosper, Andrew Cole, William Crooks, William Deemes, Daniel D. Diehl, Samuel Duck, Abraham Emminger, William Evey, Michael Fusselman, David Franks, Robert Goodwin, Lawrence Gibson, John Hamil- ton, Joseph M. Hart, Isaac Hart, Albert Henry, George Henry, Michael Johnson, Thomas Krise, Daniel Krise, David Lee, Henry K. Lawrence, Isaac Meese. Albin Melton, Dyer R. Mathews, William Meek, John Melton, Sam- uel C. Osborn, John Packer, William O. Packer, Charles S. Pryor, Ira W. Pryor, Jacob Pressler, Simeon Rose, Samuel R. Stanfer, Jacob S. Stout, Benjamin Suly, William Sawyer, Henry Saylor, Francis Shrull, John Swan- good, Levi Stoy, Jonathan Snively, Isaac Seely, Levi Smith, Franklin Stout, Chockly W. Thomas, Henry S. Vestal, Walter T. Watkins, Oliver H. Wid- ney, Jacob Wineland, Joseph Widney, Edwin D. White, Eli M. Welch, Elmore Wyatt, Philip Yarnell, Christopher Yader, John H. Yohe, William Yeagley, John Yocum, Benjamin F. Zigler, John Bills, Alonzo Conklin, Robert Cochran, Henry Crooks, George Delano, Isaac G. Dohner, Joseph Hose, Solomon Hose, Dewitt C. Headley, Elijah Imhoff, Thomas I. Jones, Stephen Likens, Henry Milliman, Daniel S. McNabb, Henry M. Rockwell, Joseph Penicks, Frank B. Sandy, Henry J. Sandy, Francis M. Stout, Luther Smith, Thomas Stafford, John Treman, John W. Woods.
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The Eighty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry was rendezvoused at Fort Wayne, Indiana, mustered in on August 29, 1862, with George Humph- rey as colonel. Immediately the regiment was ordered to Louisville to de- fend that city against the supposed advance of General Kirby Smith. The regiment next was assigned to the Seventeenth brigade, Rousseau's division, and marched in pursuit of Bragg. At Perryville the regiment won their colors by meritorious conduct and underwent heavy losses. The regiment moved with Rosecrans' army in the campaign against Murfreesboro, cul- minating in the battle of Stone's River. Fifty-six men were lost in this fatter engagement. The regiment next, as a part of the Army of the Cumberland, went through middle Tennessee, participating in the battles of Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Hillsboro and Elk River. On September 19 and 20, 1863, the regiment took part in the bloody engagement at Chickamauga, being on the first day in the vicinity of Glass Mill, where, with its brigade, it supported Bridge's and a part of Shultz's batteries in an engagement with the enemy. In the evening it moved to the Brotherton place and bivouacked. On Sunday morning, September 20, it moved to position on the west side of the La- fayette and Chattanooga road, south of the McDonald house, where its brigade, being assailed by the brigades of Adams and Stovall, was broken, and the regiment forced southwestward toward Snodgrass Hill. It there took position in support of General Negley's artillery, and afterward accom- panied this officer to Rossville. With Hooker, on the night of November 24, this regiment took part in the scaling of Lookout Mountain and the "Bat- tle Among the Clouds." On the 25th it was in the charge on Missionary Ridge. Later the men fought at Graysville and Ringgold, Georgia. When Sherman started his campaign against Atlanta this regiment was a part of the troops and was notably engaged at Buzzard Roost. Resaca, Dallas, Kene- saw, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and Utoy Creek. The regiment continued with Sherman's long campaign, performing well the various duties imposed; it fought at the bloody conflict of Bentonville on March 19. 1865. After the surrender of the Confederate armies the regiment was transported to Wash- ington, D. C., and marched in the grand review at that place. The regiment was mustered out on June 7, 1865.
ONE HUNDREDTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Charles A. Munn was a chaplain, and David J. Swartz an assistant sur- geon in this regiment. In Company A were: Captains Marquis L. Rhodes, Ezra D. Hartman, Lucius Barney, John H. Moore and Eli J. Sherlock ;
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Lieutenants David J. Swartz and Albert A. Waters; Sergeants John S. Kindell, William C. Lockhart; Corporals Cleveland A. Klien, Daniel DeWitt, John M. Hall, Albert Robbins, Allen Devilbiss, James P. Walker; Musicians David C. Bodine, George Shuman, Joseph C. Durbin. Recruits were: Ab- raham Anthony, Martin Arthur, George Beams, John W. Boren, Irving Butler, Artemus Boyles, Reason Buchanan, George Buchanan, John A. Bu- chanan, Harrison Culver, Jonathan Critchet, William H. Dimmitt, James Davis, John Davis, William H. Fair, Samuel Frees, Hammond Frees, John Fiant, Henry Friedt, Lemuel Farver, William H. Graham, Simeon Guthrie, Abel R. Goodenough, John Grubb, Napoleon A. Haines, Jonathan Houser, Gideon Houser, John Hursh, Benjamin Hursh, James Hammond, Samuel Holden, Wesley J. Jones, Harrison Long, William Likens, John McNabb, William B. Maxwell, George W. Melvin, Wallace J. Melvin, John R. Mohler, Benjamin P. McGoon, John McConnell, Silas C. Miller, George Noel, Enos Osburn, John. S. Olinger, Daniel Olinger, Lewis F. Penry, Daniel Piffer, Joseph Piffer, Levi B. Powell, Hiram Palmer, Joseph C. Prosser, Charles T. Rogers, John B. Raub, John C. Symonds, John Sevander, Asher Squires, Nathan Squires, Ansel M. Shaw, Isaac Smith, Orlander Skinner, Jeremiah Ulm, John D. Vanlier, Benjamin S. Wiltrout, Calvin J. Wearley, Henry Wolf, Richard Wyatt, Walter Cordery, Alden Nickerson, Moses Whit- comb was in Company E. In Company K were Louis B. Burdick, George J. Haswell, Andrew Haynes, Frank Haynes, Jacob D. Jackson, Benjamin Phil- lips, John T. Stouffer, William A. Vanwormer, George Barntrager, Lewis R. Haswell, George Simons.
The One Hundredth Indiana Volunteer Infantry was recruited from the eighth and tenth congressional districts, under Col. Sandford J. Stough- ton, and mustered into the service on the 10th of September, 1862, left for the front on the IIth of November and became attached to the Army of the Tennessee on the 26th. The regiment participated in as many as twenty- five battles, together with skirmishes during fully one-third of its term of service, and claimed a list of casualties mounting up to four hundred and sixty-four. It was mustered out of service at Washington on the 9th of June and reported at Indianapolis for discharge on the 14th of June, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY- SIX MONTHS.
In Company F of this regiment were: Captain Manius Buchanan ; Lieu- tenants Cyrus F. Mosier and George L. Farnum ; Sergeants Chalon D. Cogs-
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well, Oliver H. Widney, George N. Cornell, Henry S. Hartley, Amos R. Walters, Erastus Pyle; Corporals John T. Fickas, Samuel Tanner, George Beckley, Alvin Campbell, Howard S. McNabb, Albert M. Alton, Erastus Finney ; Musician Leander J. Diehl; Wagoner Ethan Anderson. Recruits in this company were: Squire Admire, Jesse F. Atcheson, Elzy Andrews, William B. Brown, Benjamin C. Bohn, Charles Bohn, Thomas W. Baker, Jasper Barmour, Martin Castleman, Robert E. Cherry, Loudon Cronk, Will- iam Crain, Thomas Campbell, William Campbell, Humphrey E. Chilcoat, Henry Crooks, John E. Chasey, Robert Cochran, Oscar P. Carver, James Delong, Philip E. Emery, Joseph W. Franklin, James Fike, Abraham Fike, William Fisher, Augustus C. Fisher, Franklin C. Finch, David Fry, Jere- miah Goodwell, William Guirer, Anthony Grite, David E. Hardin, John Hillis, Ami Higby, Jacob Huffman, Thomas Hefflinger, Stephen Hughey, Solomon Hartman, Francis Hart, Lewis Imhoff, David Jacques, James John- son, Alexander Jarvis, George Kreger, John Kreger, Augustus C. Kane, John W. Kane, James Louthan, James McCool, William McClure, Thomas Moore, Josephus Oliver, Cyrus Olinger, Thomas Rawson, Henry Rich, Francis M. Remington, Wallace Robbins, William H. Richardson, Elias Shull, Leonard Shull, Isaiah Smith, William Stafford, James H. Sandy, David A. Stone, Rufus Taylor, Jonathan J. Totten, Amos R. Walters, David K. Williams, Emanuel Wright, James Woods, Sidney Welch, Alson Woodward, Irvin Waters, John Wallace, Almond Wilkinson, John T. Young.
The One Hundred and Eighteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, whose organization was completed on the 3d of September, 1863, under Col. George W. Jackson, joined the One Hundred and Sixteenth at Nicholasville, and sharing in its fortunes, being in the movement on Cumberland Gap, returning to the state capital on the fourteenth of February, 1864. The casualties were comprised of a list of fifteen killed and wounded.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY- SIX MONTHS.
Solomon Delong was a major, afterward lieutenant-colonel, in this regi- ment. In Company A were: Lewis Dunn, Thaddeus S. Bonney, Jolın A. Mason, William Brown, George Casebeer, Ephraim Enzer, William Fisher, Alonzo Lower, James Myers, Ira Nelson, Charles Nelson, Daniel Nelson, John C. Steeley, William H. Taylor, Josiah B. Veley. In Company C were: Hiram Baer, John W. Cordry, Noah Hively, Cyrus Martin, Jacob Swartz, Amos Swartz. In Company F were: Solomon DeLong, Obadiah Baer,
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Philander Smith, Henry C. Beckley, John O. McNabb, Gideon Cogsdill, Samuel Williams, Alva Brown, Thomas O. Sloan, John Clark, Uriah J. Shirts, Alexander B. Dowell, Newton M. Adams, Edward Rupert, Milo F. Calkins, Leslie Knaff, Walter Abel, David W. Adams, John M. Amrine, George A. Bishop, Cyrus Beard, John Brubaker, John Crouse, Madison I. Chilson, Chalon D. Cogsdill, George Cole, Daniel Chilcoat, David Delong, Henry Delong, Alfred Delong, Samuel Depew, Manlius E. Dyke, Abraham Erl, William N. Faurot, Nelson Fusselman, Samuel A. Fowler, Gustin Flint, Clark W. Griffith, Lorenzo Haynes, David J. Hively, Henry Herman, John B. Hawkins, Wilson S. Headley, Joseph Hosler, Daniel, John and Samuel Hosler, Lewis D. Hosler, Henry W. Hobnic, Alexander Hart. J. H. Houser, Paul A. Joray, Andrew I. Kimes, David Kroh, Drayton Loomis, Martin Luttman, Henry P. McConnell, Judson S. Moody, Jacob S. Morrow, Joel A. Milliman, Edward Mathews, Volney F. Mathews, Charles Proctor, Edward Rawson, Isaac Reed, Henry Revert, Jacob Revert, George Smith, David A. Sloan, Abraham Staley, John W. Squires, Samuel G. Shook, Horace Shoe- maker, Peter Shirey, David Williams, James Weir, John C. Wilson, Abra- ham H. Whirley, David A. Wiley, John R. Wendell, William Wert, William R. Wiltrout, Newman Whiffle, Moses Yater, Frederick Zubrook. In Company H were Jacob North, John H. Freeby, John K. Sleutz. In Company I were Delos Lockwood, Francis B. Shaver, Harrison Wellington.
The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry was mustered in at Michigan City in March, 1864, under Col. Charles Case. The regiment moved to the front on April 7, 1864. and was assigned to Schofield's division. The battles of Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Dalton, Brentwood Hills, Nashville, and the six days' skirmish of Columbia were all participated in by this regiment. On August 29, 1865, the men were disbanded at Charlotte, North Carolina.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY- HUNDRED DAYS.
In Company A of this short term regiment were: Henry Frick, James C. Mills, Emmett Baxter, George Baxter, William Campbell, Abraham Gin- dlesparger, William Gindlesparger, George Kreger, John Kreger, Aaron Rigby, David Rigby, Eli Rigby, Elzie Speer, Robinson E. Speer, Isaac Treesh, Levi, Treesh, Jacob Vail and Albertus Widener. In Company D (8)
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were: John W. Bowman, James Balenline, John Debelbus, Benjamin Funk, Anthony Palmer, John Pifer, John Worden. In Company F was Samuel Oberholtzer. In Company G were: John Hettinger and George H. Points.
This regiment was recruited at Fort Wayne under Col. I. M. Comparet, and was mustered into service at Indianapolis in November, 1864. After a steady and effective service it returned to Indianapolis on the 16th of July, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY- HUNDRED DAYS.
In this regiment Whedon W. Griswold was commissioned a colonel. James N. Chamberlain was a surgeon and William M. Mercer assistant sur- geon with the troops. In Company B were: J. O. Casebeer, Jacob W. Case- beer, Albert M. Casebeer, Andrew C. Fuller, William M. Fuller, John G. McClellan. In Company C were: William Lemasters, Humphrey E. Chil- coat, Loami C. Bair, William H. Coats, Edward C. Drowley, David Jen- nings, David McGrady, Henry H. Rheineohl, Uriah Swager, James W. Wycoff. William Wycoff, George Wanemaker. In Company H were: Hol- land K. Moss, Riley Rickets, Newton Boyles, James Bryan, Albert Crooks, Abraham Fike, Jacob Furney, Calvin P. Houser, Edward Jones, Uriah E. Johnson, James Knight, George Michaels, Philip Nussdorfer, Owen W. Rum- mell. Hiram Summerlot. John W. Shore. In Company K Orville Squires was enrolled.
This regiment was recruited at Indianapolis under Col. W. W. Gris- wold, and left for Harper's Ferry on the 18th of March, 1865. It was at- tached to the provisional divisions of the Shenandoah army, and engaged until the first of September. when it was discharged at Indianapolis.
OTHER ENLISTMENTS.
Robert Lock was enrolled in the Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Orville Stout was in the Seventeenth. Henry Bungard and Samuel Hart were in Company C of the Forty-second. Joseph Hacker was in the Forty- eighth. John R. Hamacher, Isaac Ball, Henry Mills, Asa Carter. Pleasant R. Cravens, Pleasant A. Cravens, John A. Cravens. William A. Whitson, William H. Cravens. George F. McClough, William U. Fitch were in the Forty-ninth. Hamacher was a major. Thomas Lypsett. Joseph G. Chacey, William Seberts, Edward Boren. Philip Cobler, Jolin Link, Preston Raw-
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son, Samuel J. Tarney, Curtis Lochemeyer were in the Seventy-fourth. William Wernce, Marcus M. Baird, Benjamin Ensign and John Presler were in the Eighty-seventh. Zyra H. Conley was in the Ninety-first. In the One Hundred and Nineteenth, Seventh Cavalry, were: Eli Dahuff, Moses Fost- naucht, John Fitch, Richard Guthrie, Samuel D. Hoffman, George Hamlin and Robert E. Cherry. In the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh, Twelfth Cavalry, were: George Austin, Alexander Bailey, John H. Boley, Israel Church, John Deetz, John W. Griffith, Sidney P. Jones, Franklin T. Johnson, Milton C. Jones, George Kirkendall, Joseph Myers, David Nounnem, Joseph Roberts, John Shaw, Joseph Werrich, Samuel Cramer, Isaac C. Dirrim, Sam- uel Duck, Henry W. Gondy, Albert J. Gondy, Clement Gillespie, William Wilkins, Alfred J. Britton, Alva N. Carpenter, Jacob Finch, Charles H. Hay- wood, Hugh McClellan, Joseph Pulver, Charles Swan, Willard G. Story. Isaac Wright was in the One Hundred and Fortieth.
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
At the beginning of the fiscal year, 1898, the National Guard of Indiana consisted of forty-one companies of infantry and three batteries of artillery, with an aggregate of twenty-eight hundred and twenty-two men. On or about April 1, 1898, war between the United States and Spain being immi- nent, company commanders were instructed to recruit their companies up to the maximum number of eighty-four. Meanwhile the clouds of war were growing darker and darker, until April 19th, when Congress passed resolu- tions of intervention, which were approved on the 22d, and on the 23d the President issued his proclamation, calling for one hundred and twenty-five thousand volunteers to serve in the army of the United States for two years.
On April 25, 1898, the declaration of war was passed by Congress and the President empowered to use the full land and naval forces of the United States to carry the declaration into effect. At 6:15 p. m. on April 25, the following telegram was received from the secretary of war to the governor of Indiana, James A. Mount :
"Washington, D. C .. April 25, 1898.
"The Governor of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind.
"The number of troops from your state under the call of the President dated April 23, 1898, will be four (4) regiments of infantry and two (2) light batteries of artillery. It is the wish of the President that the regiments of the National Guard or state militia shall be used as far as their numhers will permit, for the reason that they are armed, equipped and drilled. Please
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wire as early as possible what equipments, ammunition, arms, blankets, tents, etc., you will require.
"Please also state what troops will be ready for muster into United States service. Details to follow by mail.
"R. A. ALGER, "Secretary of War."
Immediately Governor Mount issued his call for the required quota. In numbering the regiments after being mustered into the United States service it was determined to begin the numbers where the war of the rebellion left off. The Third Regiment, being the first ready to be mustered, was desig- nated as the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh. The Second was next, and was made the One Hundred and Fifth-eighth. The First came third, and the Fourth, fourth. This system has again reverted to the primal numbers at present.
DEKALB COUNTY MILITIA.
Company K, of the Third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was raised in Auburn, DeKalb county, on January 12, 1892, and on the outbreak of war was assigned as K, of the Third Infantry. James F. Lahnum was captain; Othello B. Rufner, first lieutenant ; John J. Wolf, second lieutenant; Morton Hilkey, first sergeant; John W. Brown, quartermaster-sergeant; Irwin E. Rader, Benjamin F. Jolliff, Worthy E. Keller, Charles A. Picker, sergeants; Phillip Holman, Charles T. Elson, Alexander McDonald, James Williamson, George W. Wolf, Charles Martin, corporals; Dick McNany and John R. McDowell, musicians; Wilson Feagler, artificer, and William O. Leighty, wagoner. There were eighty-four privates in this company from this county.
Company I was organized at Waterloo, DeKalb county, on September 15, 1879, and was assigned as Company A, Third Infantry, afterward as Company I, Third Infantry, Indiana National Guard. Levi L. Denison was captain ; Charles V. Barr, first lieutenant ; Wilson H. Denison, second lieuten- ant: Daniel W. Rohrbough, first sergeant; Freeman Moore, quartermaster- sergeant ; Charles A. McCague, Pearl J. Greeting, sergeants; Maynard F. Hine, Harry W. Beidler, Frederick G. Beidler, corporals; also Edward D. Willis and George W. Getts; Dell B. Ackley and William A. Beecher, musi- cians; Harley Thomas, artificer; Peter F. Ankney, wagoner. There were fifty recruits from this county and many from outside territory.
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