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HANSON G. FREEMAN.
Second Lieutenant Hanson G. Freeman was born October 30, 1859, at Prattsburg, Indiana. He graduated from the Lawrenceburg high school, and later took a two years' course at Moore's Hill College. Soon after com- pleting his education he engaged in the coal business at Lawrenceburg, in which he continued until the outbreak of the war.
On September 5, 1898, Lieutenant Freeman was de- tailed as regimental commissary of subsistence and re- mained in that capacity until the muster-out of the or- ganization. The father of Lieutenant Freeman served during the entire Civil war.
HISTORY OF COMPANY M.
Company M was organized early in April, 1898, by George A. West, George W. Fitch and Hanson G. Free- man as a battery, as it was expected it would be first to
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see service in our partly unprotected coast cities. The company was tendered to the Governor April 8, 1898, but when in a few days the situation developed that a battery would have no chance to get into the service, the company was quickly changed to a company of infantry.
Lieutenant Freeman's coal office, at the corner of High and Vine streets, was the company headquarters. There the plans were often revised to outwit the opposi- tion of many others who were anxious to split the organi- zation that they might have the honor of leading the only company that Dearborn county would get to furnish during the war. In union there was strength, and Company M stood loyally together and all opposition either fell by the wayside or extended a helping hand.
The company tried to get in under the first call, want- ing to represent this part of the state in lieu of the Aurora company, whose place was vacant in the state guard, but failed, as larger counties were given the preference. The company kept up their organization, replacing with new men those who dropped out to join other companies that had been more successful in being recognized, some going into the regular army. A member of the company was found at Indianapolis at every change of events or rumor, that no doubt might exist of the company getting in, and on June 15, 1898, the Governor rendered a final decision that the company would be accepted. An hour later a telegram was posted in Lawrenceburg and the news spread like wildfire. June 24th, the Governor notified Captain West, sending the examination blanks. June 27th, 28th and 29th were consumed making physical examinations by Dr. James D. Gatch, after which the Governor was noti- fied that the company awaited his orders. The company received instructions to leave Saturday, July 2d.
July 1, 1898, after the company had made their fare-
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well parade over the city, they were presented with a handsome flag by the ladies of Lawrenceburg, Mrs. Ezra G. Hayes making the presentation in a strong and touching speech, which was responded to by Lieutenant Fitch, after which the members of the company went to their homes, some for the last time. The departure of the company, on the morning of July 2d, was an event that will live in the memory of every citizen as the most touching scene the city had witnessed since the dark days of 1861.
The company arrived at the Indianapolis fair grounds at noon and was quartered in cattle barn F. After re-ex- amination, the company was mustered into the United States service July 13, 1898, and lettered Company M, after which the history of the company was about that of the regiment. September 5th, Lieutenant Freeman was detailed as regimental commissary officer, which place he filled until the regiment was mustered out.
October 17, 1898, at Jacksonville, Florida, death parted Private Henry H. Stille from his company after a brief sickness with typhoid fever. The remains were sent to his home at Sunman, Indiana, for interment. February 17, 1899, in Cuba, the dreaded small-pox, after a two weeks' struggle, claimed as its victim Private Andrew Gould, and he was interred the same day with military honors in the United States cemetery, between Marianao and Playo, in grave No. 26.
All other events of the company can be looked back upon, no matter how unpleasant at the time, as having some pleasure connected with them save the deaths which parted two good soldiers from the company.
The company was detailed as provost guard at the . Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, Hospital, near Marianao, from February 18, 1899, to March 27, 1899.
Company M was mustered out at Savannah, Geor-
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gia, April 30, 1899, and returned home via Washington, D. C., stopping there two hours and marching through the White House. The company arrived home at midnight, May 2, and were received with open arms, welcoming them home in a happier way than they had bid them God- speed and success, just ten months before. The reception prepared on the arrival of the company was postponed till the evening of May 3d. The company paraded the prin- cipal streets, escorted by all the uniformed ranks of the city, when they marched to Odd Fellows' Hall. Mayor O'Brien made the address of welcome to the company and Captain West responded in a few well-chosen words, after which the company retired to the banquet hall and partook of a feast such as only the ladies of Lawrenceburg know how to prepare. At a late hour the company separated and went to their homes to take up the lives of civilians.
COMPANY M ROSTER.
GEORGE A. WEST, Captain, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
GEORGE W. FITCH, 1st Lieutenant, Lawrenceburg, Ind. HANSON G. FREEMAN, 2nd Lieutenant, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
SERGEANTS.
Rief, Jacob J., 1st Serg't, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Bookkeeper. Evans, Edwin J., Q. M. Serg't, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Fire- man, appointed from Corp. to Q. M. Serg't Jan. 5, 1899.
Seekatz, John, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Shoemaker.
Sparks, Charles D., Moore's Hill, Ind., Machinist.
Marshall, Edward, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cooper, appointed from Corp. to Serg't Jan. 5, 1899.
Spencer, Cyrus M., Moore's Hill, Ind., Dentist, discharged.
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CORPORALS.
Scofield, John J., Milan, Ind., Telegraph Operator, discharged Feb. 30, 1899.
Wilson, William, Moore's Hill, Teamster.
Cissna, Adrian H., Chillicothe, O., Butcher.
Fleck, George J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Young, Clarence, Hornersville, N. Y., Butcher, promoted to Corp. Aug. 16, 1898.
Laswell, Jesse L., Versailles, Ind., Cook, promoted to Corp. Dec. 20, 1898.
Webster, William S., Sunmam, Ind., Liveryman, promoted to Corp. Dec. 20, 1898.
Bell, Charles H., Milan, Ind., Carpenter, promoted to Corp. Dec. 20, 1898.
Landers, Edward, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cooper, promoted to Corp. Dec. 20, 1898.
Schnetzer, George, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer, promoted to Corp. Jan. 5, 1899.
Truitt, Edward A., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Moulder, promoted to Corp. Jan. 5., 1899.
Wingerberg, Henry J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer, pro- moted to Corp. Feb. 20, 1899.
Winkley, Martin, Guilford, Ind., Railroader, promoted to Corp. Feb. 20, 1899.
MUSICIANS.
Strauss, John M., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Piano Tuner, dis- charged Feb. 8, 1899.
Kelsey, Charles L., Moore's Hill, Ind., Telegraph Operator.
ARTIFICER.
Fleck, John J., St. Bernard, Ohio, Blacksmith.
WAGONER.
McAdams, William, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Hod Carrier.
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PRIVATES.
Abdon, James W., Cochran, Ind., Laborer. Andrews, Henry, Elizabethtown, Ohio, Farmer.
Aprill, Frank, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer. Aylor, George J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Paper Hanger. Barrow, Charles, Rockdale, Ind., Farmer.
Berry, Clyde C., Milan, Ind., Laborer.
Billingsley, Nicholas, Aurora, Ind., Laborer. Brumblay, Thomas B., Moore's Hill, Ind., Engineer.
Christian, Henry, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Stone Mason. Clark, Ira W., Milan, Ind., Brakeman.
Clark, John C., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Farmer. Clark, James, Hartford, Ind., Farmer.
Connelley, Bertram, Sunman, Ind., Stenographer.
Cox, Edward S., Aurora, Ind., Laborer.
Cooper, William, Aurora, Ind., Laborer, discharged Jan. 26, 1899.
Daily, Andrew, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Davis, Milton C., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Donner. George, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Downs, Samuel, Lawrenceburg, Stationary Engineer. Emchiser, Leroy, Santa Fe, Ind., Lumberman.
Enke, Charles F., Cincinnati, Ohio, Blacksmith. Fahy, Luke, Aurora, Ind., Laborer.
Frazier, James M., Bright, Ind., Butcher.
Frost, John, Cohoes, N. Y., Fireman.
Flush, Henry C., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cooper.
Gerkin, Albert C., North Vernon, Ind., Moulder.
Gould, Andrew, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Sawmaker, died, jHa- vana, Feb. 17, 1899.
Gould, George K., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Printer. Givan, Paul, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Blacksmith. Gray, Harley, Aurora, Ind., Laborer. Hauser, Peter, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Tailor. Hayes, George M., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Farmer.
Hayes, Charles, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Farmer 17
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Hitchcock, Edward M., Hope, Ind., Laborer. Huntington, Homer, Moore's Hill, Farmer. Jeffries, Thomas B., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Moulder. Johnson, Albert L., Dillsboro, Ind., Farmer. Johnson, Clifford, Moore's Hill, Ind., Farmer. Johnson, Hal, Dillsboro, Ind., Bricklayer. Jones, Walter D., Moore's Hill, Ind., Photographer. Kepper, George C., Shelbyville, Ind., Clerk.
Ketcham, George P., Chesterville, Ind., Laborer, discharged Feb. 4, 1899.
Knagge, John W., Dillsboro, Ind., Farmer.
Knippenberg, August H., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Farmer. Kunkel, John M., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cigarmaker. Lawrence, William R., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cooper. Losey, John F., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer. Laird, George W., Greensburg, Ind., Stockdealer.
Marshall, Benjamin, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Mason, Henry, Guilford, Ind., Farmer.
McCartney, Charles W., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Miller.
Meyer, Ralph A., Dillsboro, Ind., Farmer. Montooth, Charles E., Vevay, Ind., Laborer.
McElfresh, George R., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Clerk. McCartney, Frank, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Clerk. Pate, Henry C., St. Louis, Mo., Farmer. Purnell, Minter, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer.
Ratekin, Emery J., Richland, Ind., Farmer.
Reed, Amos B., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Stove Moulder.
Roemer, Fred C., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Machinist. Rolf, Frederick, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Blacksmith. Rief, Charles H., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Carriagemaker.
Schwab, Edward, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Stone Mason.
Speckman, Frank E., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer. Stewart, Walter S., Elizabethtown, Ohio, Farmer. Stille, Henry H., Sunman, Ind., Telegraph Operator, died, Jacksonville, Oct. 17, 1898.
Suit, Calvin, Elizabethtown, Ohio, Farmer. Stricker, George W., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Painter.
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Spencer, Henry A., Moore's Hill, Ind., Dentist.
Taylor, Charles J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Blacksmith.
Taylor, William A., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Express Agent. Taylor, William, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer. Thompson, Edward, Aurora, Ind., Laborer. Temke, William, Spader, Ind., Laborer. Tudor, Gidion H., Caleast, Ky., Farmer, Ward, Marcus, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Laborer. Wesler, William J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Cooper. Zimmermann, John G., Cincinnati, Ohio, Baker. Siemantel, John J., Lawrenceburg, Ind., Blacksmith. Moody, Curtis, Indianapolis, Ind., Railroader.
Slageter, Karl, transferred from 159th Ind. Vol. Inf. Dec. 1, 1898.
COMPANY A.
GEORGE M. SILVERTHORNE.
Captain George M. Silverthorne was born at Chicago, in 1877, and after finishing a grammar-school course he entered the Michigan Military Academy, from which insti- tution he graduated in 1896. Later he went to North- western University and had just completed a two years' law course when war was declared against Spain.
. He was commissioned as first lieutenant of Company A, and later was made captain to succeed to Captain Olds. During the first part of his service, Captain Silver- thorne acted as adjutant of the First Battalion.
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CAPTAIN GEORGE M. SILVERTHORNE.
AUGUST H. W. JOHNSON.
First Lieutenant August H. W. Johnson was born at Hinsdale, Illinois, January 9, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of La Grange, Illinois.
Lieutenant Johnson is a contractor and builder, and from 1892 until 1895 he had charge of the construction work of the Grassila Chemical Company, of Cleveland and Chicago.
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He was promoted from second to first lieutenant to succeed First Lieutenant Silverthorne. On October 25, 1898, soon after the arrival of the regiment at Savannah,
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Georgia, Lieutenant Johnson was taken sick with typhoid fever, and was confined in the city hospital at that place for three months.
FLETCHER M. DURBIN.
Second Lieutenant Fletcher M. Durbin, son of Colonel Durbin, is the youngest officer in the One Hundred and
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Sixty-first Indiana Regiment. He was born at Anderson, Indiana, April 25, 1880. He attended the schools of Ander- son, later took a two years' course at the Culver Military Academy, and spent two years in the school at Lawrence- ville, New Jersey. Last spring he completed his examina-
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tions one month early in order that he might travel. He spent four months travelling in Europe. Mr. Durbin was commissioned as second lieutenant . of Company A, November 30, 1898. He was appointed adjutant of the First Battalion, January 6, 1899.
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COMPANY A HISTORY.
The Hammond company, like many other companies of this regiment, was formed at the first call for volunteers, and confidently expected to go out then. In this, how- ever, they were disappointed, an event which was very de pressing upon the spirits of the loyal men, who were so anxious to fight for their country, but subsequent events have shown that this was the greatest blessing, however, that they could have received, for otherwise they would never have belonged to the " old One Hundred and Sixty- first. "
It was at this stage of the history of the company that it met with one of its discouragements. Disappointed at not being included with those who were first to go into the service of the United States, many resigned and some others, dissatisfied, didn't even go through this formality but simply dropped out.
Interest in the company was at a very low ebb, drills and meetings were suspended on account of the lack of at- tendance.
A reorganization of the company was decided upon, however, by those who were still anxious to get into the service and a date set for an election of officers. Recruit- ing offices were opened in Hammond, Whiting, Crown Point and East Chicago, and upon the night of the election the recruits numbered one hundred and twenty-five. Lee Merritt Olds a graduate of the Michigan Military Academy, and also Northwestern University, was elected captain. George M. Silverthorn, a graduate of the same institution, was elected first lieutenant and August H. W. Johnson, of East Chicago, was elected second lieutenant. The elec- tion was none to soon, for their orders to hold themselves in readiness and proceed to Indianapolis to join the One
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Hundred and Sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer In- fantry, forming there, were received from the Governor the next day.
The members of the company were duly notified of this fact and were all present with what scanty baggage they were to take with them at the appointed time; the Morton House in Hammond, which had been vacated, was reopened and occupied by them during the interval before leaving for Indianapolis. Transportation arrived on July 5th over the Monon and also an order to proceed at once to Indianapolis. The company were wildly enthusiastic when the orders were read to them, and at once got their belongings together preparatory to leaving; among the latter was the mascot, " Dewey," a large white sheep pre- sented to the company by Chief James Fallon, of the Ham- mond Packing Company. An early dinner was had and at 12 o'clock they marched to the station led by the G. A. R. drum and fife corps, and greeted with cheers on all sides by the citizens of Hammond who turned out en mass to see the departure of the company which was to represent them in the Spanish-American war. Wives and sweet- hearts, "mostly sweethearts," were at the station to see the company off, and the scene there presented is one that will always be fresh in the mind of everyone present. Two special cars were attached to the regular train, and at 12:30 P. M., July 5th, we left for Indianapolis. We were joined by the company from Monticello on our way, and arrived at Camp Mount, Indianapolis, at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Immediately upon our arrival we were assigned to one of the vacant sheds in the fair grounds, which, during fair time, was occupied by the sheep exhibit. Stoves, dishes and blankets were issued to us, and those who enlisted as carpenters were called upon to show their skill in converting a sheep shed into a comfortable habita-
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tion. Thus at last our purpose was accomplished and we became a part of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Regi- ment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. .
COMPANY A ROSTER.
LEE M. OLDS, Captain-Promoted to Major Dec. 1, 1898. GEORGE M. SILVERTHORNE, Captain-Promoted from 1st Lieut. Dec. 9. 1898.
AUGUST H. W. JOHNSON, 1st Lieutenant-Promoted from 2nd Lieut.
FLETCHER DURBIN, 2nd Lieutenant-Appointed Dec. 9, 1898.
SERGEANTS.
Meehan, James E., Franklin Pa., Steam Fitter.
Murray, Joseph E. D., Rochester N. Y. Reporter.
Carr, Stephen, Ashley, Ind., Railroad Employe.
Ripley, Stephen, Hammond, Ind., Clerk.
Schloen, Frank, Hammond, Ind., Clerk, appointed Serg't Dec. 3, 1898.
Main, William E., Chicago, Ill., Student, appointed Serg't Jan. 4, 1899.
CORPORALS.
Mason, Charles J., Hammond, Ind., Clerk.
Coates, John S., Chicago, Ill., Machinist.
Scheer, Robert, Milwaukee, Wis., Carpenter.
Green, George W., Hammond, Ind., Laborer.
Crandall, L. D., Chicago, Ill., Steam Fitter.
Ibsen, Frank, Chicago, Ill., Artist.
Hansen, Mike, Whiting, Ind., Machinist, appointed Corp. Aug. 27, 1898.
Eggers, Peter, Saginaw, Mich. Cooper, appointed Corp. Nov. 12, 1898.
Holzapfel, William, Chicago, Ills., Painter, appointed Corp. Jan. 4, 1899.
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Crandall, Elbert, Chicago, Ills., Clerk, appointed Corp. Jan. 4, 1899. ARTIFICER.
Cole, James, Waterloo, Ind., Blacksmith.
WAGONER.
Frenck, Fred, Hammond, Ind., Liveryman.
MUSICIAN.
Brown, Theodore, Chicago, Ill., Metal Polisher.
PRIVATES.
Adams, Elmer, East Chicago, Ind., Grocer. Anderson, Fred, Chicago, Ill., Bricklayer. Boyd, Dayton, La Grange, Ind., Hostler. Brock, Joseph, Whiting, Ind., Fireman. Baum, Edward, Cincinnati, Ohio, Laborer. Ballog, Steve, East Chicago, Ind., Laborer. Berry, Fred A., Vincennes, Ind., Clerk.
Bouchie, Louis, Vincennes, Ind., Laborer. Cabice, Thomas, Bridgeport, N. Y., Driver. Danielson. Daniel, East Chicago, Ind., Laborer. Doran, Mathis, South Chicago, Ill., Laborer. Driscoll, Charles J., Vincennes, Ind., Barber. Eyerman, Max, San Francisco, Cal., Cook. Fortune, Walter, Evansville, Ind., Farmer. Faol, Edward, Hammond, Ind., Harnessmaker.
Finlayson, Daniel W., Hammond, Ind., Steamfitter. Fleirman, Fred, Pullman, Ill., care of Soldiers' Home, Painter. Fields, Alfred C., Kerney, N. J., Clerk. Freel, John H., Whiting, Ind., Clerk. Galloway, Joseph, East Chicago, Ind., Clerk. Genter, Ernest, Chicago, Ill., Laborer. Grohnert, Max, Ada, Mich., Painter.
Hanson, Louis, Chicago, Ill., Clerk and Nurse. Hahlweg, Charles, Hammond, Ind., Law Student. Hahlweg, Emil, Hammond, Ind., Gold Essayist.
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Holtzkampf, August, Chicago, Ill., Pressman. Hays, Frank J .. Chicago, Ill., Teamster. Hornack, George, Hammond, Ind., Machinist. Howe, Charles, Hope, Ind., Farmer. Handy, Algo, Terre Haute, Ind., Expert Bookkeeper. Haas, Henry, Terre Haute, Ind., Cook. Johnson, John, Brighton Park, Ind., Cook. Jones, Patrick, Cleveland, Ohio, Iron Moulder. Jones, Elmer, Garrett, Ind., Farmer. Kroucell, John, Hammond, Ind., Gunsmith. Koai, Frank, East Chicago, Ind., Laborer. Keitzer, Peter, Hammond, Ind., Barber. Kuchenberg, Fred, Jeance, Wis., Clerk. Keller, Fred, Chicago, Ill., Electrician. Kitchen, Joseph A., Harvey, Ill., Linguist. Koutz, Charles, Beanville, Ind., Clerk. Larson, Charles, Kane, Pa., Iron Worker. Levy, Abraham, Danerorf, Germany, Rabbi. Miller, Chris., Chicago, Ill., Farmer. Miller, John, Oxford Furnace, N. J., Steel Worker. Miller, Parley, Bloomington, Ind., Student. Malic, Albert, Chicago, Ill., Ladies Tailor. Mathis, John, East Chicago, Ind., Druggist. McConnell, Fred, Clinton, Iowa, Law Student. McGrath, Patrick, Hammond, Ind., Chef. Nelson, William E., Chicago, Ill., Machinist. Nichols, Robert, Oswego, N. Y., Engineer. Nattress, Fred, Island Lake, N. D., Comm. Expert. Neff, William E., Lowell, Ind., Inventor. O'Connor, William, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Malster. Pondak, Joseph, East Chicago, Ind., Coal Dealer. Peterson, John, Chicago, Ill., Medical Student. Peto, Julis, East Chicago, Ind., Laborer. Polgat, Steve, East Chicago, Ind., Iron Roller. Poldar, John, East Chicago, Ind., Iron Puddler Parks, Albert, Stanley, Ind., Law Student. Pope, Chode, Hammond, Ind., R. R. Foreman.
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Ryan, Thomas, Hammond, Ind., Iron Worker. Rogers, Jessie, St. Louis, Mo., Tailor.
Sabo, John, East Chicago, Ind., Miner. Smith, Taylor, Lima, Pa., Butcher.
St. John, Louis, Victoria, B. C., Photographer. Strabel, Henry, Crown Point, Ind., Cigarmaker. Strom, Gus., Chicago, Ill., Silversmith.
Strecker, Henry, Chicago, Ill., Grocer.
Trahan, Ben., Valparaiso, Ind., Farmer. Vacha, Joseph, Whiting, Ind., Grocer.
Vermetle, Carl A., Hammond, Ind., Artist. Werner, John, Chicago, Ill., Designer.
Williams, John, Whiting, Ind., Fireman.
Woodward, Frank, Whiting, Ind., Physician.
TRANSFERRED.
Hay, George C., Whiting, Ind., Telegraph Operator, to Band Aug. 23, 1898.
Lunom, Martin, Effingham, Ill., Dealer in Spring Water, to Band Sept. 21, 1898.
Carr, Victor, Hartsville, Ind., Clerk, to Co. K Jan. 17, 1899. Lucas, Horace, Alexander, Ind., Nurse and Student, to U. S. Hospital Sept. 10, 1898.
Kimball, Harry, Chicago, Ill., Nurse, to U. S. Hospital Aug. 20,1898.
Byerley, Samuel, Bloomingdale, Ind., Railroader, to U. S. Hospital Sept. 10, 1898.
Larson, Andrew C., Chicago, Ill., Polisher, to U. S. Hospital Sept. 10, 1898.
Crandall, Eugene, Chicago, Ill., Student, to U. S. Hospital Aug. 20, 1898.
DISCHARGED.
Proulx, Louis, Hammond, Ind., Clerk, disability at Jackson- ville, Fla., Sept. 29, 1898.
Wheeler, Burr O., Hammond, Ind., Printer, by order War Department, Feb. 13, 1899.
Rhodes, Peter, Athens, Ill., Clerk, by order Sec. of War,
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Mar. 18, 1899.
Craick, William, Hammond, Ind., Clerk, by order Sec. of War, March 13, 1899.
Bowser, Corp. Emerson L., Valparaiso, Ind., Barber, by order War Department, March 13, 1899.
Butler, Edwin V., Van Wert, Ohio, Brakeman R. R, dis- ability at Havana, Cuba, Dec. 22, 1898.
DeFrees, Fred B., Indianapolis, Ind., Civil Engineer, by order War Department, Dec. 1, 1898.
Larson, Carl A., Chicago. Ill., Painter, by order War Depart- ment, Jan. 16, 1899.
O'Connor, Thomas, Buffalo, N. Y., Butcher, by order War Department, Dec. 22, 1898.
Woods, William, New York, N. Y., Painter, disability at Ft. McPherson, Ga., Jan. 4, 1899.
DEATHS.
Puhlman, Ernest, Pittsburg, Pa., Clerk, broke neck diving off pier into Trout Creek, at Jacksonville, Sept. 4, 1899; buried at Pittsburg, Pa.
Schroeder, Fred, Hammond, Ind., Laborer, at Reg. Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 14, 1898; buried at Ham- mond, Ind.
COMPANY E.
JAMES W. FORTUNE.
Captain James W. Fortune was promoted from the rank of first lieutenant to that he now holds, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Captain L. C. Baird. He was born at Lexington, Indiana, February I, 1864. He attended Indiana University and graduated from the literary department in 1889, and from the depart-
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ment of law in 1894. Since that time he has been engaged in the practice of law at Jeffersonville, Indiana.
For two months previous to his promotion Captain For-
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tune was adjutant of the First Battalion. During a greater part of his service he has acted as regimental summary court officer and has officiated as judge advocate of several different court martials.
WILLIAM W. CROOKER.
First Lieutenant William W. Crooker is an old Indi- ana National Guard officer, having been in the service of
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the state for a number of years. He was second lieutenant of the command called out to quell the rioting during the coal miners' strike in Sullivan county.
Lieutenant Crooker was born, raised and educated at
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Jeffersonville, Indiana. His business is that of an elec- trician. His great-grandfather served during the Revolu- tionary war, and his father was a captain during the"Civil war. During the first two months' service of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Regiment Lieutenant Crooker acted as regimental commissary of subsistence. He entered the army as a second lieutenant. 18
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