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Early in the year 1864, when it became known that the Union generals were contemplating an advance upon the Confederate positions "all along the line," it was seen by certain sagacious individuals that a larger number of troops would be essential to the success of the north- ern arms. To meet this emergency a meeting of the governors of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin was called at Indianapolis for April 22, 1864, by Governor Morton. At that meeting the plan of raising some eighty-five thousand men in the states named, to serve for a period of 100 days, was adopted. President Lincoln approved the plan and the work of recruiting was commenced at once, with the
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understanding that the short-term regiments were to be used to relieve the veterans in the garrisons and acting as guards in the rear of Grant's and Sherman's armies. Eight regiments were raised in Indiana, num- bered from 132 to 139, inclusive. The first of these regiments in which Huntington County was represented was the One Hundred and Thirty- seventh Infantry.
In Company E of this regiment, which was commanded by Col. Edward J. Robinson, there were nineteen men from Huntington County, viz .: Eli A. Blount, Jacob Britton, Noah Burdoine, William Davis, John W. Dewitt, Orange Douglas, James W. Dunn, Hiram Dustman, Christian Hollinger, Abraham Huffman, Simon Mulvine, Lemuel J. Salts, Lawrence Sewell, William Shaffer, Albert Shultz, Enos Simons, Henry Simons, Joseph A. Spaulding, John L. F. Thomas.
Company I of the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth was composed largely of Huntington County men. The regiment was commanded by Col. James H. Shannon and the officers of Company I were as follows: Benjamin F. Webb, captain; Rhodes Armstrong, first lieutenant ; Rob- ert J. Miller, second lieutenant.
Privates-Daniel Coolman, Daniel Copenhaven, Timothy Craft, Allen Culbertson, Urias Cupp, Allen T. Dawley, Cornelius Engleman, Isaiah Fisher, Samuel C. Flora, Lemuel Foy, Robert Fulton, Jacob Geeting, Samuel Golden, Samuel J. Goodin, Hiram Hammer, John Harrold, Wil- liam Henderson, James C. P. Hobson, Ephraim S. Holm, Van Howard, George W. Hull, James H. Jones, George W. Kirkpatrick, Robert Lam- bert, Joseph Lancaster, Josiah Landis, John J. Leonard, Thomas W. Lynn, William H. H. Lynn, David McCord, John Marsh, David R. Miller, William Ruggles, John W. Shambaugh, Benjamin J. Shinn, Silas Shinn, Benjamin W. Sholtz, John F. Shultz, John Shutt, Samuel Smith, David C. Stutz, Richard H. Wearly, George W. Wolfgang, Jacob Wolfgang, Jonathan Wolfgang, Jacob Young.
The Indiana regiments from the One Hundred and Forty-second to the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth, inclusive, were mustered in for one year's service in the early part of 1865. Samuel B. Wiler, of Huntington County, served as a private in Company B of the One Hun- dred and Forty-second; James B. Kenner in Company G of the same regiment ; "in Company G of the One Hundred and Fifty-second were John B. Kelsey, Alexander McClure, Isaiah Reddin and Samuel Rob- erts, and John M. Cook was a member of Company I.
Companies B and C of the One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment were raised in Huntington County. The regiment was commanded by Col. Oliver H. P. Carey. The officers of Company B were : James H. S.
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Ford, captain ; Francis M. Clawson, first lieutenant ; John F. Becker, sec- ond lieutenant.
Privates-George H. Burris, Daniel Bell, James Bell, Eli A. Blount, William Boon, William H. Brust, Noah Burdoine, Josiah Carpenter, William Carpenter, David Carey, Francis M. Clawson (promoted to first lieutenant), Isaac Clawson, Joel Cramer, James M. Cripliver, Jacob I. Crites, Leonidas Curmutt, Fenner Dewitt, Jonathan Dilley, Jacob Doll, Orange M. Douglas, Eli Dowell, Hiram Dustman, Oziah C. Ellis, James H. S. Ford (promoted captain), Christian Gamer, Samuel H. Grim, Joseph C. Heath, Richard Hudnell, Abram C. Huffman, John D. Hutton, Acomenus Johnson, Daniel Jumper, John M. Keefer, John F. Kilander, Jesse Lee, Joseph Lewis, David Lim, Nathan S. Lim, John D. Lyon, Daniel McClure, James Mahoney, Stamen Noe, Robert Pat- terson, James K. P. Pressler, William B. Pinkerton, James H. Purviance, James M. Purviance, Simon Peigh, Henry Potter, Eli M. Richards, Newton Richardson, Charles H. Robbins, George W. Ross, Uriah Sams, George A. Shannon, George G. Sharpe, Abel L. Sharple, Dennis Shay, John Smith, William B. Smith, William M. Stephens, Andrew J. Stew- ard, Hiram Surber, William Surber, David Taylor, James D. Taylor, Andrew Tennyson, Samuel Thalls, William M. Tilberry, Henry B. Ward, Silas Welsh, John Westhover, Samuel Wintrode, Milton Woodbeck, Squire L. Woodbeck, Jacob H. Yonkmar, John C. Young, Jolın Zulauf.
Company C was officered by Joseph Barrett, captain ; John H. Lucas, first lieutenant.
Privates-Hiram Allen, William J. Bane, Jacob Baston, Isaac Beal, Eli Beck, Benoni Black, Adam Bromback, Parker Brown, John Butte- more, John T. Buzzard, William Carroll, Samuel Cheesman, Thomas Crago, James J. Delvin, Edmond Dewitt, John H. Dewitt, Eli Dilli- man, David Foreacre, Elijah Foreacre, Joseph Foreacre, Thomas P. Forshee, John Foust, Henry Frederick, Stephen J. Freel, Ellis Frist, William H. Fullham; Bazil W. Guess, George W. Goss, Samuel A. Goss, Henry Guip, John F. Henderson, John Herile, William W. Hoover, Gustave Hultzby, Henry Jacobs, Iphicius Johnson, Thomas Kearns, John Keller, Henry Kierkoff, William J. Kilander, Peter Kline, Conrad Large, Charles A. Lautheam, Isaiah Layman, Jacob A. Leyman, Nathan Lucky, Abner McBride, Albert P. McClurg, George W. McCurdy, David Mc- Mullen, Jacob McPherson, Henry Manken, Andrew J. Marshall, Joseph Marshall, Daniel K. Martin, Anderson Miller, Edward P. Miller, John E. Milner, Binford Minnear, Isaac Minnear, Thomas Murphy, David Oliver, Edward B. Parks, Jacob Parrott, William Planka, John M. Pur- viance, William T. Redding, James B. Riggles, Allen Rinearson, Cor- nelius Rinearson, Thomas H. Rinearson, Reason Rittenhouse, John Rob-
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ertson, John W. Rogers, Alexander J. Ropp, James Rowden, John J. Ruggles, Jeremiah Runkle, Aaron Ruse, Melvin Schemerhorn, William Schmook, Samuel H. Sickafoose, John Slater, Henry Smith, Meredith Souers, James T. Stewart, James P. Stroup, Patrick M. Trammel, Wil- liam R. Trout, Elihu Turner, William H. H. Turner, Burdett W. Tuttle, William Ward, Joseph Willson, S. W. Worston, John W. Young.
Almerson Emerson and Harrison Tilberry, privates in Company I of the One Hundred and Fifty-third, were credited to Huntington County.
The regiment was mustered in on March 1, 1865, and left Indianap- olis four days later for Nashville, Tennessee. It was stopped at Louis- ville by order of General Palmer and sent to Western Kentucky to sup- press a band of guerrillas operating in that section. In June it returned to Louisville and remained on duty there until September 4, 1865, when it was mustered out. Companies D, G and H were the only ones actually engaged and these companies lost five men killed and wounded. Upon arriving at Indianapolis the regiment was given a reception at the state house, after which the men were discharged.
The Fourteenth Battery of Light Artillery was raised in Hunting- ton, Wabash, Miami and Fayette counties. Lewis C. Williams, of Hunt- ington County, was promoted to second lieutenant on January 20, 1862; Daniel B. Fisher and Isaac Zehrung served as corporals, and the fol- lowing privates were credited to Huntington County :
Sylvanus Beck, Robert Craiks, Lewis Y. Crum, Michael Egan, Fritz Felso, Robert Gage, Amaziah Guess, Jonathan Guess, John P. Hartman, William Hubbard, Philip Kahan, William Lahr, Francis M. McAlister, Enoch Manson, David Portis, Peter Shafer, Lewis T. Shutt, Daniel S. Smith, Aaron T. Swearer, John Ulrich, William Wallace.
In the muster roll of the battery, as it appears in the adjutant- general's reports, the residence of many of the men is not given, and it may be that other members of the organization should be credited to this county. The battery was mustered in on March 24, 1862, for three years, with Meredith H. Kidd, of Wabash, as captain. A few days later it left Indianapolis for Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. For a time it served by sections in Tennessee. One section, with thirty- two men, under command of Lieutenant McGuire, was attacked by a superior force at Lexington, where it lost two killed, two wounded and twenty-seven captured, only one man succeeding in making his escape. Subsequently the battery was united and took part in the siege of Corinth ; it formed part of General Sherman's forces on the Meridian Raid; operated then around Vicksburg, Memphis, Guntown and Corinth ; was an active participant in the Battle of Nashville in December, 1864;
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was then ordered to Alabama and played a conspicuous part in the re- duction of Spanish Fort at Mobile, after which it was on duty at Mont- gomery, Alabama, until August 15, 1865, when it was ordered home. It was given a rousing reception at Indianapolis on the 29th of the same month, when the men were finally discharged.
The Indiana Legion was organized under the act of the Legislature, approved May 11, 1861, "for the organization and regulation of the Indiana militia." Later in the year Maj. John Love, of Indianapolis, and Col. John L. Mansfield, of Madison, were commissioned to complete the organization of the legion on a systematic plan for service. They divided the state into nine brigade districts, only four of which were organized by the appointment of brigade officers. The Ninth District included the counties of Steuben, Lagrange, Elkhart, DeKalb, Noble, Kosciusko, Allen, Whitley, Huntington, Adams and Wells. In each of these counties a number of companies were formed, subject to call in the event of an invasion of the state or other emergency. Huntington County had six companies of the legion, sometimes called the "Home Guards," to-wit :
The Huntington Greys, organized July 17, 1861, with David Y. . Whiting, captain; Cephas M. Holloway, first lieutenant; Oscar S. Dun- ton, second lieutenant.
The Union Artillery, organized July 19, 1861, with Sextus H. Shearer, captain ; Silas S. Hall, first lieutenant; Aurelius S. Purviance, second lieutenant. All these officers afterward held commissions in the Forty- seventh Infantry.
The Mount Etna Guards, organized July 23, 1861. E. D. Bobbitt and Lesselle Long were the captains of this company ; Richard S. Thomas, second lieutenant ; Levi Hawkins and William B. Morgan, second lieuten- ants. Captains Bobbitt and Long and Lieutenant Thomas afterward entered the United States service.
The Antioch Guards, organized August 20, 1861, with Jacob Win- trode, captain; George Racey, first lieutenant; Samuel McLeedy, second lieutenant. Captain Wintrode afterward enlisted and was commissioned captain of Company E, Forty-seventh Infantry.
The Warren Guards (date of organization not obtainable) ; David H. Wall and Benjamin F. Webb, captains; Erastus Martin and Lewis Irwin, first lieutenants ; Joseph F. Wearly and Daniel K. Slife, second lieutenants. Most of these officers subsequently entered the volunteer army.
The Markle Home Guards, organized August 8, 1863; William John- ston, captain ; Rhodes Armstrong and Samuel B. Price, first lieutenants ; F. Shaffer, second lieutenant.
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Of the volunteer soldiers who went out from Huntington County in defense of their country, 207 never returned. According to the re- ports of the adjutant-general, of those who died while in the service, 30 were killed in action; 17 died of wounds; 4 died while held as pris- oners of war; and 156 died of disease. These figures are no doubt in- complete, as in the reports, opposite the names of a number of the men, appears the uncertain legend "Unaccounted for." Some of the men thus reported afterward returned to their homes, but from others no tidings were ever received. They doubtless died in the enemy's country, perhaps in prison, and their remains rest in some unknown and un- marked grave. These "unaccounted for" are certainly entitled to a place upon the county's "Roll of Honor."
While the "Boys in Blue" were at the front, the people were not idle. Mindful of the patriotic sacrifices of those who had left their shops, fields and firesides to take up arms in defense of the Union, the people at home gave their moral support and substantial aid to the soldiers in the field, as well as to their families at home. On October 10, 1861, Governor Morton issued a proclamation in which he thus set forth the needs of the soldiers during the approaching winter :
"Many articles of clothing, which, to men with houses over their heads and warm fires always ncar, are hardly more than a luxury, to men with no protection but a tent, no bed but the ground, and whose duty must be performed under the unabated rigors of winter, are abso- lutely necessities. They may save many lives which will surely be lost without them. These, the patriotic women of Indiana, it is hoped, will supply. An additional blanket to every man in our army will preserve hundreds to their country and their families. Two or three pairs of good strong socks will be invaluable to men who must often march all day in the snow, and, without them, must lie down with cold and be- numbed feet on the frozen ground. Good woolen gloves or mittens will preserve their hands in marching and in handling their arms and, while greatly adding to their comfort, will materially increase their efficiency."
This proclamation, addressed to "The Patriotic Women of Indiana," met with a ready response. Package after package of the nceded sup- plies found its way to the state quartermaster, until that official was compelled to publish a notice that no more was needed. In this work the women of Huntington County bore their part, many pairs of mittens and socks, knit of evenings by the fireside, went forward to the loved ones in the field. A Soldiers' Aid Society was organized by the women of Huntington soon after the first volunteers left the county, and this society took charge of the shipments of supplies, the value of which will never be known, as no account of such things was kept.
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Nor were the families of the soldiers neglected. The county authori- ties appropriated money from time to time to aid those in need, as well as to offer bounties for enlistments. Government bounties ranged from $100 at the beginning of the war to $400 toward its close. The counties also offered bounties. The following table shows the amounts appro- priated by Huntington County and the several townships for bounties and relief, the figures being taken from the adjutant general's report :
RELIEF.
Huntington County
BOUNTIES. $140,450.00
$26,611.24
Clear Creek Township
1,320.00
500.00
Dallas Township
950.00
600.00
Huntington Township
2,600.00
5,000.00
Jackson Township
1,250.00
600.00
Jefferson Township
800.00
500.00
Lancaster Township
1,400.00
500.00
Polk Township
400.00
300.00
Rock Creek Township
1,600.00
500.00
Salamonie Township
450.00
600.00
Union Township
840.00
300.00
Warren Township
1,050.00
300.00
Wayne Township
500.00
300.00
Totals
$153,610.00
$36,611.24
This made a grand total of $190,221.24 expended by the county and townships in their official capacity. The state also took cognizance of the needs of soldiers' families and on March 4, 1865, the governor ap- proved an act providing for the levy of a tax of 30 cents on each $100 worth of property in the state, the proceeds to be applied to the support of the wives and children of volunteers. Statistics were gathered, and on August 10, 1865, T. B. McCarthy, auditor of state, sent out to county auditors a statement showing the number of persons in each county entitled to share in the relief fund. That statement showed 2,444 beneficiaries in Huntington County and the amount apportioned to the county was $19,747.52, or $8.08 cents for each beneficiary.
These figures may be obtained from the public records and show what the state, county and townships did; but there is no record of the relief given by the people in their individual and unofficial capacity. Mention has already been made of a subscription of $250 at a meeting at Roanoke early in the war. Such incidents were common and, in some instances, were not even mentioned in the newspapers. In addi-
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tion to these neighborhood subscriptions, charitably inclined people gave aid as individuals, without letting their left hands know what their right hands were doing. Many a sack of flour, many a basket of pro- visions, numerous small sums of money, bundles of clothing or school books found their way to the home of some soldier's wife, that her chil- dren might be made comfortable and enabled to attend school. If the value of all these voluntary offerings could be ascertained, it would no doubt aggregate more than the official appropriations. And it is greatly to the credit of these noble women that they were not too proud to accept these offerings of charity. Even cast-off clothing was received by them without the feeling that it was a reflection upon their poverty, but rather a grateful recognition on the part of some loyal neighbor of the sacri- fice they had made in sending some loved one to assist in preserving the institutions the forefathers established.
The Island of Cuba became a dependency of Spain immediately after the discovery of America and remained so for more than four centuries. During that period several attempts were made to free the island from Spanish domination, one of the most noted of which was the expedition of Narcisso Lopez in 1850, which ended in an ignominious failure. Four years after the Lopez Expedition, the Cuban junta in New York organ- ized a relief movement upon a larger scale, but before any active move- ment could be inaugurated news of the scheme reached the Spanish government, and the undertaking was forestalled. In 1868 there was a general insurrection among the Cubans, which was followed by a ten- years' war. During that time Spain sent over 100,000 troops to the island to overcome the revolutionists, and at the end of the war the people of the island were cruelly informed that they would be expected to pay the war debt of some $200,000,000. Naturally, this aroused indignation among the inhabitants of the island and started another revolution. But the Cubans moved slowly, making careful preparations, and it was not until February, 1895, that an open insurrection broke out in the provinces of Santiago, Santa Clara and Matanzas. Within sixty days 50,000 Spanish troops, under command of General Campos, were in Cuba. He was succeeded by General Weyler, whose cruelties aroused the indig- nation of the civilized nations of the world and forced the Spanish authorities to send General Blanco to supersede him. Although the new commander was somewhat more humane than his predecessor, he was equally determined in his intention to crush the insurrection and subdue the islanders.
In the meantime state legislatures and political conventions in the United States has been passing resolutions asking this Government to interfere by recognizing the belligerent rights of the Cubans, if not
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their absolute independence. About 10 o'clock on the evening of Feb- ruary 15, 1898, the United States Battleship Maine, then lying at anchor in the Harbor of Havana, was blown up and a number of her crew met with a tragic death. This brought the excitement in the United States to fever heat, and on April 11, 1898, President Mckinley sent a special message to Congress asking for authority to intervene in behalf of the Cubans. On the 20th Congress passed a resolution, which was approved by the president the same day, recognizing the independence of Cuba and demanding that Spain withdraw all claims to or authority over the island. Five days later war was formally declared by Congress, though two days before the declaration was made the President had proclaimed the ports of Cuba in a state of blockade and called for 125,000 volunteers to enforce the resolution adopted by Congress on the 20th.
Late on the afternoon of April 15, 1898, Gov. James A. Mount re- ceived a telegram from the secretary of war notifying him that Indiana's quota of the 125,000 men would be four regiments of infantry and two light batteries of artillery. The telegram also conveyed the information that it was the president's desire that "the regiments of the National Guard, or state militia, shall be used as far as their numbers will per- mit, for the reason that they are armed, equipped and drilled." Instead of four regiments, the state raised five, which were numbered to begin where the numbers of Civil war regiments left off. The regiments fur- nished by the state in the war with Spain were, therefore, the 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th and 161st.
When it began to look like war with Spain was inevitable, Hunting- ton County's "lamp was trimmed and kept burning." On Saturday evening, March 19, 1898, a meeting was held at the courthouse in Hunt- ington for the purpose of perfecting a military organization. The meet- ing was called to order by Capt. J. M. Rogers, and was addressed by B. M. Cobb, C. W. Watkins and Capt. Jacob Wintrode. It was re- ported that thirty-four men had already enrolled themselves as mem- bers of a military company and that thirty-one more were necessary to bring the number up to the minimum standard. Fourteen were enrolled at that meeting and, when it was known that a call had been issued for 125,000 volunteers, the adjutant-general authorized Lieut. Leonard F. Wood to "enlist men to fill Indiana's quota under the call."
Early on the morning of April 26, 1898, the following telegram was received by the captain of the company :
"Capt. J. R. Meyers :
"You will report with your company at Indianapolis, leaving over the Wabash, on train No. 5 at 10:05, Tuesday the 26th instant. From
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Wabash at 10:37 via the Big Four for the purpose of being mustered into United States volunteer service. Your receipt for transportation will be accepted by the conductors. By command of Brig .- Gen. McKee. "F. W. FRANKS, "Acting Adj .- Gen."
The company was escorted to the railroad station by the Grand Army Post under Captain Wintrode, the teachers and children of the public schools joining the procession, and a number of citizens accompanied the "boys" as far as Wabash. Upon arriving at Indianapolis it went into quarters at Camp Mount and was later mustered in as Company K, One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment, having been formerly designated as Company K, Fourth Regiment, Indiana National Guard. Much to the regret of Captain Myers, he failed to pass the examination and Orison P. Lee, of Indianapolis, was assigned to the command of the company.
The Huntington County officers were : Leonard F. Wood, first licu- tenant; Herbert B. Spencer, second lieutenant; Edgar R. Creamer, quartermaster sergeant; Otis W. Hadley, William S. Morford, Thomas W. Beel and Charles A. Slusser, sergeants; Howard O. Powell, Levi Sayler, Elias Gibler, Walter S. Mitchell and Calvin B. Richards, cor- porals ; Walter B. Parry and Bert Bolinger, musicians; Oscar L. Keiser, artificer ; Henry H. Snyder, wagoner.
Privates-Henry S. Altenbach, William G. Altenbach, Bert Anson, John M. Brown, Charles R. Brubaker, William C. Burman, Charles M. Bucher, John F. Cook, Aaron J. Duff, Harvey W. Elser, Charles F. Eggiman, George W. Ferguson, Earhart Fetters, Harry Fisher, Hubert M. Fulton, Robert R. Glenn, Mathew W. Hier, Howard H. Hughes, Fay Jacobs, Fred G. Kern, John J. Klein, Lou S. Klein, Milton J. Kitt, Oliver M. Kumler, Oren H. Kunce, Wilbur Layman, William Leicht, Burt E. Lew, Clarence Lovill, Clarence Lyon, Charles R. Miller, William J. Morgan, William J. Morris, Charles H. Plasterer, Ira O. Pressel, Jacob W. Rathgeber, Fred Reed, Otto Reifert, Frank Rosebrough, Oliver Seber, Herman B. Simonton, Odis Smith, William H. Snoke, Ford E. Spigelmyre, Samuel Stickle, Chester L. Sprinkle, Herman O. Terflinger, Benjamin G. Thrasher, Eugene O. Toopes, Edward M. Voght, Jacob W. Whitehurst, Harvey M. Wright.
Recruits-Joseph W. Alles, Edward F. Baker, John Boehner, Her- man Burman, William H. Culler, John F. Custard, Frank Drabenstot, William Erlenbaugh, Samuel Fetters, John F. Fryer, Abraham L. Gus- man, Leroy Johnson, Herman Kesler, Morton Kitt, Robert C. Mayne, William H. Miller, John W. Myers, George D. Pfeifer, Edward A. Shock, Roscoe M. Sprinkle, Henry W. Stalder, Carl P. Steele, Leroy W. Strauss.
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The One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment of Indiana Volunteer In- fantry was formed of the Fourth Regiment of the Indiana National Guard, and was mustered into the service of the United States on May 12, 1898, with George W. Gunder as colonel. It left Indianapolis on the 16th for Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where it remained until July 28th, when it left for Porto Rico, going via Newport News, Virginia. Upon arriving at Newport News the Porto Rico order was countermanded and the regiment proceeded to Camp Hamilton, Lexing- ton, Kentucky, where it arrived on the 23d of August. In November it was transferred to Columbus, Georgia, where it remained in camp until January 15, 1899, when it was ordered to proceed to Cuba. It moved in . three sections, which were reunited at Matanzas and the regiment re- mained there until March 27, 1899, when it was ordered to Savannah, Georgia, where it was mustered out on April 25, 1899.
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