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HIS roR V
OF
Companies I and E, Sixtli kgu
Illinois Volunteer Inl'antry from Whiteside County.
CONTAINING A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THEIR EXPERI-
ENCES WHILE SERVING AS VOLUNTEERS IN
THE PORTO RICAN CAMPAIGN DURING
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN
WAR OF 1898.
A RECORD OF THE TWO COMPANIES AS STATE TROOFS
FROM THE DATE OF ORGANIZATION
TO APRIL 30TH, 1901.
BY R^ S. BUNZEY.
IN THREE PARTS.
ILLUSTRATED.
MORRISON, ILLINOIS.
1901.
Hoos Collection
190163
1912
TO THE KKADER:
It may be well lo acquaint the reader with a few of
the facts which brou<^ht about the idea of compiliiii^ and
putting into book form the records of the two companies
of volunteer soldiers, who represented Whiteside Coun-
tv in the Spanish American War of 1898. I do not flat-
ter myself with the expectation that this work will be
considered as in the line of histories as they are written
today, this being my initial, and without a question of
doubt, tinal attempt in this line. In recent years many
such histories of the Civil War have been written by
ex-soldiers and the lapse of time rendered the task an
extremely difficult one. As time rolls on and the num-
ber of veterans jj^'o^vs less, the more valuable to those
remaining, become the records which contain the detail
of their soldier life. In view of these facts I determined
on publishing an account of the experiences of companies
I and E while the man}' details were yet clear and
distinct. The material for the contents of the book con-
sists chiefly in letters written in the various camps by
Charles Hoobler, of compan}- E, and myself, a high
private in the rear rank of compan}' I. These letters
were published daily or weekly by the home papers and
contain the correct dates of all movements besides man\-
other items of interest which would now be ditlicult to
obtain in any other manner.
In addition to this history, I deemed it nothing more
4 History of Companies I and E.
than just to include as briefly as possible a record of the
organization and previous existence of the two compa-
nies as a portion of the Illinois National Guard who
readily responded to the call for volunteers and by re-
quest of the President w^ere given the preference over
other civilian soldiers. The many difficulties met with,
arising from the seeming inability to secure correct dates
and facts covering the period between the organization
of the companies and the outbreak of the Spanish
American War, were partially overcome by the hearty
co-operation and invaluable aid of members and ex-
members of both companies. For this assistance I feel
deeply indebted to them.
As a finale, and a fitting close to the following pag-
es, a sketch of the present conditions of both comj;anies
has been utilized.
To the volunteer, present and ex-members of com-
panies I and E and to their friends, this book is
dedicated. Respectfully
R. S. BUNZEV.
PART I
HISTORY OF COMPANIES I AND E.
CHAPTER 1.
Ou(; AMZATioN And Muster-In Oi' Comi'anii-:s 1
And E, Sixth Infantry Illinois National
Guards, And Subsequent Events Occur-
RLNG Previous To Their V^olunteer
Service In The Spanish- Ameri-
can War Of I898.
Company I.
Company I Sixth Infantry Illinois National Guards
of to-day, was organized during the summer of 1878
and mustered into the service of the State on the
I ith day of September of the same year, under the
laws enacted bv the Legislature and in force July ist,
1877 which authorized the organization of such State
trooj-)s. It was designated as Company C and assigned
to the 14th Battalion, which was commanded at
that period by Lieut. Col. W. P. Butler, with head-
quarters at Rock Island, Ills. The subject of forming a
company of State militia wms agitated more or less for
some time bv a number of veterans of the Civil War.
8 History of Companies I and E.
The promoters of the idea and most active and ener-
getic in the work of organizing, were: Attorney George
H. Fay, John Grierson and A D. Hill, all of whom saw
several years service in the war of the Rebellion;
George Fay holding a Captain's commission in Com-
pany B 147th Illinois Infantr}-; John Grierson a 2nd
Lieutenants commission in Company H 14th, New
York Heavy Art.; and A. D. Hill serving in a Pennsyl-
vania Regiment. These, with a number of other citizens,
held several meetings in Attorney Fay's office. A paper
was circulated about the town sohciting signatures of
citizens capable of military duty and who were willing to
aid in the organization of the company and serve the
State should the required number be secured. In a
very short time the following names were enrolled, a
total of seventy-six, and a request made for a muster-
ing officer to swear in the company :
A.D.Hill, H.Nash.
George H. Fay, C. H. Planthaber,
Cornelius Quackenbush. F. M. Judd,
George Buckley, William Winters,
George W. Stafford, Milton Morse,
Ed. A. Worrell, J. N. Jackson,
William Wilson, Henry Brown,
Charles F. McKee, J. A. Newbury,
Jacob Feldman, S. Switzer,
Henry Minder. George C. Wilcox,
A. C. McAllister, Frank Fitzgerald,
J. M. Williamson. Peter Spears,
Fred Mathews, J. N. Baird.
E. St. John, Charles H. Trauger,
J. W. McKee, W. B. McClary,
E. Blodgett, C. W. Spears,
PUIVATE RICHARD YATES,
Co. 1,5th Inf., 111. N.G.,
1885.
Governor of III. and Commander-in Chief of
the Military and Naval Forces,
1901.
Illinois Nation. \i. Giauds.
A. Farrington,
George 13. Day.
J. A. Nowlcn,
John Grierson,
H. II. Marshall.
C. M.Johnson,
Harry Sterling,
William Ilogan,
C. H. Marshall,
J. C. Childs,
Plenry Levitt,
William Anderson,
Frank E. James.
J. F. Wellmgton,
G. B. Adams.
J. B. Kirman,
C. F. Montague,
William J. Reutlinger
Charles P. Holt,
Benjamin J. Atwater,
A. C. Buttery.
F. J. Johnson.
A. A. Mattern,
F. M. Fox,
M. R. Kelly.
P. F. Hellerstedi,
F. E. Strawder,
Charles D. White,
William Gishbel.
William Kincade,
P. R. Boyd,
H. S. Ferguson,
James Dean,
A. Richtmyer,
R. W. Sholes,
Z. T. Anderson,
Frank Mann,
Daniel Bowdish.
D. Bray,
J. M. Murphy,
John Lucas,
Curtis Johnson.
Clarence Clark.
D.J. Goodill.
For various reasons a number of those whose sig-
natures appear on this roll, failed to take the oath at the
time of the muster-in of the company; some \\ere phy-
sicalh' unable; others had business interests which in
justice to themselves could not be neglected, yet all took
a personal interest and contributed their moral and ma-
terial support in the work until it became necessar\- for
them to withdraw, when they stepped down and out.
making way for others who were anxious to I)ecome a
part of the company and were more conveniently situ-
ated to give the time and attention to drill and other
10 History of Companies I and E.
duties which would necessarily devolve upon them to se-
cure and maintain a standard of efficiency which would
prove a credit, not alone to themselves, but also to the
town and state. Thus upon the arrival of the muster-
ing officer. Captain Hawse of Moline, Adjutant of the
14th Battalion, the actual number in readiness to take
the oath was but a portion of the total who had signitied
their willingness in the da^'s previous. The company as
mustered in on this date, Sept. nth, 1878, is here giv-
en :
Captain. George H. Fay,
1st. Lieutenant, Cornelius Quackenbush.
2nd. Lieutenant. John Grierson,
1st. Sergeant. Aloiizo Richtmyer,
1st Duty Sergeant, George C. Wilson.
2nd " " Z. T. Anderson,
;3rd " " Albert A. Mattern,
1th " " George Buckley,
Corporal Frank V. Johnson,
William Wilson.
Benjamin J. Atwater.
Peter Martin,
" Milton Morse.
Clarence G. Clark.
" Oscar Rounds,
Henry Levitt,
Musician Charles Trauffer.
Private Bogart. Cornelius
Buttery. Arthur C.
" Bray, Dennis
Bartholomew, George L.
" Bowdish. Daniel G,
Casey, William
I
History ok C()>ri'AMKs I and E. 11
Private Dean, Jnmos
Fox, Frank M.
" Gilroy, Edward A.
" Honcler, Aajijustns
" Hendricks, Jesse Y.
" Hanna, Robert H.
" Haskin, Ezra C.
" Hnmplirey. Erastus B.
" Johnson, John
" Johnson, Curtis
" Kinney, James
" Mouck, Solomon F.
" Marshall, Charles H.
" Montague, Charles F.
" Nash. Henry G.
" Planthaber, Charles
" Reutlinger, Henry G.
•' Story, James
'• Strawn, Frank H.
" Worrell, Edward A.
Wood, Rol)ert
Making a total of three commissioned officers and
forty-one enlisted men. The men as a company, were
highly elated by the success so far attained and the re-
cruiting was energetically continued, which soon resulted
in a company with a full complement of enlisted men.
Several, who were unavoidably detained from being
present at the time of the muster in of the company liy
sickness and absence from the city, took advantage of
the first opportunity to enroll their names on the compa-
ny roster.
The choice of commissioned officers proved to be
un extremely wise sdection; their knowledge of military
12 History of Companies I and E.
affairs had been gained in a school where war was a
cold fact and they had been taught the value and ne-
cessity of strict obedience and discipline. The compa-
ny was the beneficiary of the experiences of these drilled
men, and,, composed as it was, largely of veterans, its
members quickly attained a proficiency in military tac-
tics, of which they were justly proud. With few excep-
tions, the rule established at this early date has been rig-
idly adhered to and a great deal of consideration has
been given to the selection of commissioned officers, as
to the fitness and ability of the candidate for the posi-
tion to which he aspired, which could be obtained only
through the ballots of the enlisted men and, if, at an}'
time they have considered themselves unfortunate in
this regard, they, and they alone were responsible, as
the power was in their hands to place in these positions
men of ability and of their own choice, thus leaving them
no room for a grievance in not doing so.
For several years this company was widely known
as the "Morrison Rifles," just how and where it de-
rived this title it has been impossible to learn, and to-day
should it be referred to as such, very few would un-
derstand the reference as anything in connection with
company I, only in a dreamy, misty manner of some-
thing suddenly recalled to the mind which had been
nearly, if not quite forgotten.
The first arms issued it by the State were muz-
zle loading rifles of the Enfield pattern and it was sever-
al years before it was enabled to secure breechload-
ing guns, and then only by dint of continually petitioning
the Adjutant General of the State to equip the men with
an arm which was not obsolete and practically out of
date as a service arm.
iiUlG.(ii:N.J. N. iiEECE,
Adj.- Gen.
ll.MNOlS NaTIONAI, (jJlJAKDS. I';]
For an armory and drill room, tlic bascnientof [hv.
old frame buildini;' which stood on the lot now occu-
pied by the Hub Clothinir Store was secured, remain-
ino here but a short time, the company removed to the;
City Council room, and shortly afterward to the sec-
ond floor of Hollar Snuth's blacksmith shop attention was given to target practice for
several years. The cause for the lack of enthusiasm in
this respect was accounted for in the difficulty in secur-
ing the necessary ammunition and ordnance supplies
with which to carry on a successful shoot, saying nothing
of the expense connected with the building of rifle butts
etc., for which the men were compelled to secure
funds without expense to the State. The officers higher
in command of the troops evidently took but little inter-
est in this matter which today, is considered a very es-
sential feature in determining the efficiency of the Na-
tional Guard. The fact now being recognized that
while the men may be proficient in the manual of arms
and precise in executing maneuvers they would be of
little value in actual service without some experience in
the care and handling of the rifle. Not alone in this
matter were the men expected to defray their own ex-
penses; each member was obliged to equip himself with
a uniform at a cost of seven dollars.
What would the Guardsmen of today think of the
proposition of purchasing the uniforms they w(\ar?
14 History of Companies I and E.
Would they do it? It is hardly probable. They would
stand aghast at the suggestion of such an absurd idea;
and to consider that the State placed so little value on our
voluntary service woukl l)e likened to the shaking of
a red mantle in the face of an angry bull, and the re-
cruiting ofhcers must needs to have made a "tine art"" of
their work should they hope to retain a "corporals
guard" in the ranks. A great many surprising things
are found in searching the files of the early correspon-
dence of the company. There appears to have been no
understanding between the State authorities and the
railroads by which troops could be moved on short no-
tice. The transportation of a company meant days of cor-
respondence regarding the manner in which the settle-
ment should be made, the company commander being ex-
pected to make the necessary arrangements for the hand-
ling of his men. These were a few of the obstacles with
which the men and officers were obliged to contend
in those days, and the most surprising feature of
it all is, that the National Guard could exist under
the regulations in force at that time.
Company C attended its first State encampment
at Camp Cullom, at Springfield, September i6th to 19th,
1879, bringing with it on its return home an excellent
report of the condition of the company as measured
by the standard of other troops present. For this
encampment the 2nd Brigade received no compensation
whatever, at least Company C did n(jt, on account of lack
of funds, and for this reason there was no encampment
the following two years. That portion of the appropri-
ation made for this purpose by the State, being distribu-
ted among the dillVront regimental and company com-
iiiaiideis for the heiietit of tlieir commands. The first
Im.inois Na'iionai. Gl akds. ir>
public parndif thecompfiiiy ))iirtici[)att'(l in was at Morri-
risoii. 'July 4th. 1879. C()m])any B of Moliiu', com-
maiidrd by Ca[)taiii William 0. Bennett, was invited
and was present and the two coun)anies made a tine aj)-
pearance; it being the tirst military parade in the city,
since immediately after the Civil War.
The year foUowiuij^. and with few exceptions, each
Memorial day since, an invitation has been extended
to them from the G. A. R. Post to participate in the cer-
emonies on that day. July3 rd, 1880, by invitation, the
company went to Mt. Carroll, 111., taking part in the cele-
bration of Independence Day, ( the 4th falling on Sun-
day.)
In September, the same year, it attended the
Sterling Fair in a body, camping on the grounds the
15th, 16th and 17th., returning the evening of the 17th.
While there, it acted as escort for General Grant and
Governor CuUom.
In July 1880. William Clendenin was commis-
sioned Lieut. Colonel and placed in command of the
I4tli Battalion, establishing head(|uarters at Moline.
William Clendenin was born and reared in Morrison; he
served two years in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting
as a private and being promoted, step by step, from the
ranks, and on March 2ist, 1866 was mustered out of the
service as 1st Lieut, of Company A, io8th U. S. Coloretl
Infantry. He removed to Moline in 1871. Becoming in-
terested in the National Guard in its infancy, he was
commissioned 2nd Lieut, of Company B (afterward
Company F) and held successively, the rank of ist
Lieut, and Captain, an.d was made Major of the 14th
Battalion, May 30th. 1879, ^^"^^ Lieut, Colonel in July,
1880. In 1882 the National Guard of Illinois was re-
10 History of Companies I and E.
orti^anizc'd and he was elected Colonel of the Sixth Regi-
ment May 17th of that year, being twice re-elected to
the command of the Sixth. December 28th, 1892, he was
promoted by Governor Fifer to the rank of Brigadier
General and assigned to commarul the Third Brigade,
Governor Altgeld removing him March 2Sth, 1893. In
April 1898, Governor Thnner ap})ointed him Inspector
of'the Illinois National Guard, with the rank of Colonel.
During t'le following May he organized a provisional reg-
iment and tendered its services to the U. S. Government
in case there should be a call for more troops during the
war with Spain. Among the Field and StafP of this
regiment were, his son Frank J. Clendenin, Major; and
Thaddeus L. Rounds, Assistant Surgeon, both well known
to many citizens of Whiteside county. May 15th, 1899
Governor Tanner replaced him in command of the Third
Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General, which com-
mission he yet retains.
General Clendenin's record in the Illinois National
Guard, is an enviable one. He has held every commis-
sioned ofllce in the service from 2nd Lieutenant to that
of Brig;'dier General, and is the proud possessor of ten
commissions issued to him by the Governors of Illinois.
Not alone this, but in his career as an oflicer, he has won
the respect and esteem of all the men who have served
under him, and in the history of the Illinois National
Guard, his name will be given an honored place.
The effect of having no State encampment for two
year,s. was very demoralizing to the company; 2nd
Lieut. Grierson had resigned in the summer of 1879.
Sheriff E. A. Worrell succeeding him; Lieut. Worrell
resigning in September 1880, this vacancy being tilled by
the election of E. P. Stokes who resigned in 1882;
BUKJ. GEN. WM. CLENDKNIN,
Commanding Third Brigade.
Ilmnois National Giakds. 17
Captain Fay also resii^iiod in 1882; ist Lieut. Quacken-
bush havintr i-esi(!;-nccl in September, 1881, his successor
being Z. T. Anderson, who resigned in April, 1882.
This found the company without a commissioned officer,
the command devolving upon Sergeant E. B. Hump-
hrey, and appears to have been a very critical period in
Its historv. It was seemingly on the point of dissolu-
tion, and in all probability would have been disband-
ed, had not Frank Clendenin, a brother of General
Clendenin, and post master at that time, accepted
a commission in the company. He was unanimously
elected ist Lieutenant in June 1882, Curtis Johnson
being commissioned 2nd Lieutenant at the same time.
Lieut. Clendenin was promoted to Captain and 2nd Lieut.
Johnson to the rank of ist Lieutenant the following
August with William Brearton succeeding as 2nd Lieu-
tenant, which commission he retained until his removal
from the state in 1883.
With Captain Clendenin in command and the able
assistance rendered by Lieutenants Johnson and Brearton
the organization received a new impetus and was rap-
idly re-built and strengthened until it once more at-
tained a desirable standing. But this tranquility was not
of long duration. During the tour of camp duty at
Springfield in 1882. which was the first since 1879, Cap-
tain Clendenin was appointed Aid-de-Camp. with the
rank of Colonel, on Governor Cullom's Staff from the
7th Congressional District. He retained this commission
through the administrations of Governors Cullom, Hamil-
ton, Oglesby and Fifer. until June 1889. when he re-
moved from the 7Lh District. The loss of Captain Clen-
denin was a severe one to the company. He was a vet-
eran of the Civil War, having entered the service as
IS History ok Companies I and E.
Captain, commanding Company B., 147th Illinois Infan-
try and shortly promoted to Major, which rank he re-
tained until the close of the war. He was an able succes-
sor to the command, following the resignation of Captain
Fay, the men parting from him with regret. At about
this time ist Lieut. Johnson tendered his resignation. In
November, Cornelius Quackenbush was commissioned
Captain, and Sergeant N. James Cole ist Lieutenant.
Ii.T.iNOTs Nationat. Guards. 19
CHAPTER II.
The Illinois National Guard was re-organized in the
3ear of 1882, the 14th Battalion being merged into the
Sixth Regiment with Lieut. Colonel Clendenin. commis-
si• Walter N. Haskell.
4th " Goodicil B. Dillon.
5th " Samuel T. Mangan.
Corporal, Charles S. Hall.
Frank D. Ely.
" James F. Criswell.
" Orville P. Bassett.
Private Angell, William E.
" Adair, Ambrose.
Burke, Harry T.
" Bickford, Joseph M.
" Boyers, Joseph.
" Crawford, Robert G.
" Connor, John R.
Cook, Ward W.
" Cochrane. Albert G.
'• Cushman, John W.
" Grimes, Frank A.
28 History of Companies I and E.
Private Hoover, Harry G.
Hills. Edward O.
" Hess. Albert H.
" Howland, Harry T,
" Haberly, Frank F.
Haskell, William W.
" Johnson, J. Stanley.
" Kline. John L.
" Lawrie, William F.
" Llewellyn. David.
" Mangan, William F,
" Mangan, E.J.
" Mangan, R. L.
" Myer, Adam B.
»' Osmer, Sydney C.
" Rock, Edwin S.
" Stoddard, Fred R.
" Shumaker, Charles N.
" Smith, Jesse.
<« Van Home, E. Burt.
" Woods, Rollin H.
" Woodworth, Clarence
" Williams, Albert A.
'' Williams, B. Frank.
" Winters, James C.
The company was designated as E and attached
to the Sixth Regiment. Each member immediately put
a shoulder to the wheel and made every effort to estab-
lish a degree of eflicienc3% second to none in the regi-
ment, in which they were more than successful.
It is admitted by those familiar with the affairs of
the Sixth that this company has always retained a very
desirable position in the ranks having been well officer-
BRIG." GEN. CHAS. FITZSIMONS,
Commanding First Brigade.
Ili.inois National Guards. 29
ed 'And fortunate in securing desirable members. The
Wallace Hall which was located on the present site of
the Masonic Temple was secured as a drill room and for
a short time was the home of the company, later remov-
ing to the old skating rink where it remained about
two years when the present armory was leased and
afterward purchased, remodeled and enlarged, making a
one story drill room forty feet in width by one hundred
feet in length with a two story front. This building is
located north of 4th, on Locust street.
During the first few years, each member was asses-
sed $2.00 membership fee and an additional sum annual-
ly. The receipts from this source being added to the
company fund account and in this manner they were en-
abled to secure the necessary amount with which to
meet the running expenses, avoiding the embarrassing
situation of an accumulation of unpaid bills, and placing
themselves on a substantial footing financially. It is
quite evident to a close observer that company E has
been very fortunate in almost every manner from the
first. As before stated, its members have devoted a
great deal of energy in attaining a very creditable degree
of proficiency in military tactics. They have from the
first been very careful in the selection of both commis-
sioned and non-commissioned officers and in addition,
they early secured and retained the respect of their
home people, which means more to, and has a greater
degree of influence with the Guardsmen than the gener-
al pubhc may be aware of. At any time could be found
a half dozen or more Company E boys attached to the
regimental commissioned or non-commissioned staff,
thus placing them in a situation where b\' unwonted fa-
vors were easily secured and taken advantage of to the
30 History of Companies I and E.
benefit of the individual members of the company which
were highly appreciated and gave an added interest to
the work, creating a feeling of good fellowship between
the company members and the regimental officers, a
very pleasing situation for all concerned. The general
condition of the company has remained normal' during
its entire history, giving but few opportunities for a
great amount of noise to be made at any certain period,
yet producing a coveted condition of affairs and reflect-
ing credit on the officers and men alike.
Target practice has always been considered a very
important factor in establishing individual records in the
company. During the first few years it was im-
able to secure a suitable range, and was compelled to
purchase its own ammunition. The only site avail-
able was the old base ball park located in the northern
part of town. This was leased for a short time, but the
range being limited to lOO and 200 yards it was
handicapped to such an extent as to make it necessary
for it to procure a more desirable location which
it did the following year. This range was fitted up
at the expense of the company and was located about
three miles east of town on the banks of Rock river, the
full 1000 yard practice being available, making it one of
the best rifle ranges in the State, and for a number of
years was used more or less by the neighboring compan-
ies. The shooting done on the old 200 yard range re-
sulted very unsatisfactorily and a luimber of the company
went down to Sublette, 111., where was located a 1000
yard range, andB. F. Williams here secured the first dec-
oration as "Sharpshooter"', and Major La\\rie,then a pri-
vate returned an '"Expert." Since procuring the lOOO
yard home raugt* a large numl)er of the members have
Illinois National Guards. HI
(| iialilicd as " Marksiuaii," "Ex|)('rf ,"" and •'Sliai'psliooter"
ill addition to tlicsc arc a hall' do/cii or more "Distin-
•^uislied Sharpshooters" amoiiiNOTS Nation/M. Guards. 35
211(1 Lieut. Guffiii to the rank of ist Lieutenant, came the
election of Georije H. Kentfield. who was conunissi(med
2nd Lieutenant in July 1S93, resigning March 20th, 1S94,
Edward C Lawton succeeding him in A[)ril and elected
1st Lieutenant in May 1895.
Following the election of Captain Guffin, Walter H.
Clark was then commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and retained
this rank until June 1896 when he resigned and Charles
Puddifoot was elected in his stead. Lieut. Puddifoot al-
so tendered his resignation in June 1897, his successor
beinor Ernest J. Weaver. Limitenant Weaver resio^ned
at Camp Tanner, May 14th. 1898.
Upon the resignation of Captain Guffin in 1896,
William Colel)augh was once again placed in command
of the company serving in this capacity throughout the
Spanish-American War.
The company accepted an invitation from Company
C of Galesburg and was present at a reception given to
President Harrison in that city on October 8th, 1890.
The President was attending; a reunion of his Briijade of
Civil War veterans which was held there at the time.
In drawinor a comparison between the general con-
dition of the two companies during the first six years of
the existence of each company, we find following closely
upon each other that seventeen commissions had been is-
sued to as many officers in Company I and during this
same period from April 22nd, to June 8th, 1882, the
command of the company fell to the lot of a Sergeant, an
unproductive and undesirable condition of affairs, which
took a large amount of hard work and considerable time
to overcome.
Referring to the records of Company E covering
the same number of years, it is found a total of eleven
36 History of Companies I and E.
commissions were issued.
Carefully scanning the roster of commissioned of-
ficers of both companies, and by drawing the contrast
more sharply, the reader will find the issuing of the com-
missions to Company E oflBcers was the result of nearly
as many promotions, while the unequal number credited
to Company I was caused mostly by resignations. This
has a deeper meaning than appears on the surface, tak-
ing into consideration that a resignation usually indi-
cates dissatisfaction somewhere, while the changes
brought about by the promotions show a more settled,
normal condition, which not alone affects the officers and
enlisted men of the company, but also secures the con-
fidence of the citizens with whom they come in contact.
This confidence once lost is difficult to regain and is
very likely to result in gradually losing interest in the
affairs of the company and procuring a release at the first
opportunity.
Following the records on down through the entire
life of each organization, they show that a total of thir-
teen Captains commissions have been issued to company
I during the twenty three years of its existence, the pres-
ent commander holding number thirteen, but happily he
is not superstitious. r
Fifteen commissions were issued to ist Lieutenants
and eighteen to 2nd Lieutenants covering this same peri-
od, a total of forty six commissions in the twenty three
years, or an average of one commissioned officer every
six months.
Company E has in the thirteen years, been com-
manded by four different Captains, seconded by six ist
Lieutenants and eight 2nd Lieutenants, in all eighteen
officers, making an average of one officer for each nine
lu.iNois Nationaj. Guards. 37
months. The iiuinber of resiij^nations occurrin«^ in Com-
pany I shows a total of twenty-six as compared with
eight in Company E.
It does not necessitate the mind of a "Sherlock
Ilohnes'" or the imaginative power of a Jules \'erne, for
one to draw a few modest conclusions regarding the ef-
fect of the var\ing conditions and numerous changes
which the records show have existed in the one compa-
ny compared with the apparently even tenor of the life
of the other.
In drawing the above comparisons, the writer has
endeavored to give the reader the facts as they appear
in the official records of the two companies. The object
in producing them in this manner is to explain why the
early history of Company E appears more brief and
possibly, uninteresting, than that of Compan}- I. Com-
pany I was mustered into the service ten years in ad-
vance of Company E, and this, when the Illinois Nation-
al Guard was comparatively in its infancy.
Ten years brought numerous radical changes in the
regulations causing more or less trouble and dissatisfac-
tion in the Guard throughout the State and naturally
made it extremely unpleasant for the members of the
different companies individually, until matters became
more settled. All of these difficulties were arranged
quite satisfactorily prior to the muster in of Company E,
and aside from this there appears to have been an un-
usually thorough understanding between the officers
and men of this company with few unpleasantries arising
among themselves, consequently their path has been a
comparatively smooth one with but little up hill business
connected with it. On the other hand. Company' I has
passed through some very trN'ing and serious periods.
38 History of Companies I and E.
For a time, everything would move along smoothly
enough and the sun would shine on it, then would come
a slump as sudden and disastrous as the ruin wrought
by the corn king "Phillips" when he squeezed the shorts
until they begged for mercy.
The dissolution of Company I has been seriouslv
considered more than once, and tut for the intercession
of influential friends, who came forward at the last
hour, would in all probability have been a thing of the
past ere this. All of these happenings make history.
and gives an added interest to the work of securing the
data covering the perioJs of the company's varying for-
tunes.
The annual tour of camp duty at Camp J^incoln
has ahvays found Company E present with a full quota
of men where they w^ere given an opportunity to show
the progress made yearly and compare their success
with that of other troops present.
Ii.i-iN(Ms National Guards. 39
CHAPTER V.
The regular routine of drill at home, and at camp
was continued some time without a break of any sort,
barring the lightning changes sometimes made in the
otlicers of Company I. The first incident of interest oc-
curred on the return from Camp Lincoln in 1892. The
train bearing the troops made a brief stop near Beards-
town. Within view of the boys was a melon tield of
some twenty or thirty acres. — The sight of a melon al-
ways appeals to the heart (or stomach) of a soldier and
he is never contented to see them lying about, without
in some manner being able to secure one or more.
With melons in sight, comes the thought of a '-lark"
and the soldier who procures the largest number with-
out expense to himself, is envied by all of his comrades.
For this reason, f^vv. if any fruit venders dare venture to
make a trip through camp with a load of them as they
soon become acquainted with the intoxicating effect it
has on the soldiers. — As the train slowed down and
came to a standstill, several hundred pairs of eyes were
glued on the neighboring fields. Some one said "mel-
ons" the word was passed through the train in half the
time it take.-^ to tell it. But how to get them was a
serious matter as guards were posted at each car door
with instructions to allow no one to pass in or out un-
less he be a comir.issioned officer. The boys could not
look for aid from the otlicers in this matter, but for some
cause the officers had other important business about
40 History op^ Companies I and E.
this time and few were in sight. This was their op-
portunity and out of the car windows and into the melon
field they went. In a short time melons came flying in
through every window. About this stage of the pro-
ceedings, an old man appeared on the scene, closely fol-
lowed by a mammoth bull dog, and the boys hustled
back to the cars and pushed and pulled each other in
through the windows. By this time the trpin was ready
to proceed and in a moment rolled away, leaving the
angry farmer shaking his clenched fist at the receding
cars. What he said or thought could only be imagined
as he was too far distant to be heard and the boys were
too busily engaged plugging the melons, in their search
for a ripe one, to have given him any attention had he
been present. The search for an edible melon contin-
ued for some few moments, but resulted in a flat failure.
They were all too green to be eaten. The boys were
not a little chagrined to find they had exerted themselves
so willingly and were repaid in a half a carload of green
melons, and they reluctantly tossed ihem out of ihe
cars.
When the ofiicers appeared and angrily inquired of
the men what they had been doing, asking each one if
he had not heard and fully understood the order to re-
main in the cars, every one to a man, swore they had
not been out of their seats while the train was at a
standstill and that they did not even see the melon
patch. The pieces of melon found on the car floor, they
said, were thrown in by the boys from the next car, who
Vv'ere all out.
Shortly after the arrival home. Captains Lawrie
and Stowe received a letter from Col. Clendenin, in
which he said he had sent a committee to Beardstpwn
(XJL. HKNllY S. DIKTRICil,
General Inspector of Ritle Practice.
Ti.MNois National (»l akds. 41
to iiivcstiL^ate the matter and make a settlement with
the old gentleman. The amount )")aid, with the expense
of makiiiii;' this settlement, made it necessary to assess
each company $12.00. He instructed the company com-
manders to take such measures as they deemed best to
secure the amount from the, ii driven in cou-
taiiuni;' a h)ad of white muslin. In a few moments a
corps oF workmen a|)peare(l and thcN' (piicklv stretcdied
the cloth arouiul the t;d)les appa.rciitly t-uttiuijf otT all
means of commnnicatiou l)etweeii the fair waiters and
the euar;ls. Bnl tIu'v were not to l)e so easily bv^ten.
The soldi(>rs were standing' j^'uard with fixed bayonets
and they wonkl run the muzzk^ of the rifie over the top
of the cloth barrier, allow it to remain a moment durino-
which time it would suddenly become quite w^eighty with
a <|ueer jerking motion, like the pulling of a five pound
catfish on the end of a line. The soldier upon returning
the ritle to his side of the curtain would find on the
bayonet a couple of nice doughnuts, a large fresh sand-
wich and a tin cup. nearly full, of steaming coft'ee. To
prevent the cup from slipping off. it was necessary to
put another sandwich on tlie outer side of it. This com-
bination made an excellent meal and if more was wanted,
the trick was repeated as the girls could not see the
boys and consequently did not know whether they were
feeding the whole of the Illinois National Guard, or that
one soldier was getting it all. and in all probabilitv did
not care.
AT THE world's FAIR.
The year following, 1S93. four regiments of Infantry,
including the Sixth, one Battery and one Troop of Caval-
ry were ordered to report and encamp at 75th Street
near Windsor Station, Chicago, on the mornintj of Au-
'4'4 HiSTORV OF Companies I and E.
gust 23rd, fully armed, and equipped with blankets and
overcoats. The next day. August 24th had been select-
ed as "Illinois Day" at the Columbian Exposition and
the Illinois National Guard invited to parade and par-
ticipate in the exercises at the Illinois State Building
on that day. They remained there four days. The offi-
cers and men were allowed two days pay for this tour
of duty together with transportation and subsistence.
This ga\e a large number of the troops an opportunity
to visit the Exposition grounds at little expense to them-
selves who otherwise may have been unable to have done
so and the two days pay allowance was considered very
liberal.
The troops from the neighboring towns were invited
to attend a celebration at Sterling on July 4th, 1894.
Several of the companies accepted and were preseni.
The military parade was among the main attractions of
the day and added materially to the general suc-
cess of the affair.
On July 6th, 1894, Companies I and E were order-
ed for duty in Chicago with their regiment. This was
Qt the time of the difficulties arising from the great rail-
road strike. With little preparation they boarded a
special train at six o'clock that evening, less than four
hours after the call, and were at the seat of war shortly
after nine o'clock at night. For twenty days and nights
they were on almost constant duty , the nature of which
was extremely unpleasant. They were confronting men
who were as fully determined as themselves, but luckily
the campaign drew to a close without any serious con-
flict between the strikers and the soldiers. Had there
been, the result would have been disastrous to both.
The soldiers fully realized the situation and did nothing
( ' •■,
1;
Illinois National GirAKDs. 45
to assi])Ic to
clL'torniiiie at this late date.
Tlie entire National Guard of the State was iiiolxj-
lized at Chieago on July 22nd, 1897, to parade and par-
ticipate in the ceremonies connected with the uiivi'iling
of General Logan's monument. Companies I and E were
present, boarding an early morning train and arriving in
Chicago barely in time to take their positi(Mi in line.
The line of march extended for miles and at the close
they were immediately hurried to the railway station to
embark for the return home, where they arrived about
nine o'clock in the evening.
On September 30th the same year. Captain Colebaugh
commanding Company I received tln' following telegram.
Springfield, III., September 30TH: 1897.
Captain Colebaugh, Co. I, 6th Infantry,
Morrison III..
. R(.'port with coni[)any on nine o'clock train, to Gen-
eral Reece at Fulton, armed and equipped with ball cart-
ridge. . Signed, John R. Tanner.
Shortly after the receipt of the above order and just
as the train was pulling into the station. Captain Cole-
baugh received a second telegram instructing him not
to embark for Fulton until further orders, ])ut to hold
his com[)any in readiness to leave at a moment's notice.
The men remained in the armory all that night expect-
ing to be ordered out again, Init were not and they re-
turned to their homes in the earlv morning'. Tlu' (lis-
turbance at Fulton was caused by the friction arising
from the removal to Rock Island. III., of the head offices
of tlu' Modern Wooduien of America, but peace and (|uiet
were r(?stored without the aid of the State troo[)S. Com-
48 History of Companies I and E.
pany G of Dixon received the same order which Captain
Colebaugh had acted upon in ordering his men to
assemble for riot duty. The Dixon boys were on board
the train which was to carry Company I to the scene
and were the only troops present at the riot.
COL. WALTER FIELDHOUSE,
Aide de Camp.
Illinois National (jUAKds. 11)
CHAPTER VI.
Roster of the Companies.
The fi)ll()\ving pages contain a soparaU' roster of
each eompany from date of organization to April 3otli,
1901. The roster of commissioned officers of the
individual companies precedes that of the enlisted
men. Upon the receipt of a commission by an en-
listed man his record is carried to and complet-
ed in the roster of commissioned officers unless he again
enters the service as a private, which seldom occurs.
The roster of Company I contains the names of
four hundred and five men who have at one time or an-
other been in the State service with this company. Of
this number two hundred and ninety seven ap[)ear on
the company descriptive book. The remaining one
hundred and eight, including the charter members, were
secured by a long and careful search through hundreds
of old letters. General and Special Orders and muster
rolls.
In defence of the commanding officers of the com-
pany during the first six or eight years of it's existence,
it is only just to state that their records consisted solely
of the tiles of correspondence, orders and the retained
copies of enlistment papers. The compan}- descriptive
book was at that time unknown, yet the records ob-
tained after careful re-arrangement tollow upon each oth-
er so closely as to make it quite possible to secure the
narne of every man who has been a member of the corn-
50 History of Companies I and E.
pany in the past twenty-three years.
Again the good fortune of Compan\' E is appar-
ent and barring the natural inclination to make errors,
which seems to be the lot of all mankind, the register
of this company is complete. It shows an enrollment of
three hundred and eleven names of men who have taken
the oath required by the State when entering the ser-
vice of the Illinois National Guard. The failure in many
instances in the record of both companies to show the
date of discharge of an enlisted man, may be attribu-
ted to the fact . that when a Guardsman, whose term
of service has expired contemplates an immediate re-en-
listment, it is considered unnecessary to issue a discharge.
In the roster of enlisted men, the column headed
"remarks" includes the different rank attained by each
man, but does not indicate the date of appointment. It
also covers the losses in the ranks either by promotion,
transfer, discharge or death. Where the date simply
appears, it is understood to indicate a discharge was giv-
en on that date.
ROSTER OF COMPANY I.
A j- indicates service at East St. Louis, a * at Chi-
cago.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains.
ISAME. DATE OF COMMISSION. DATE OF PROMOTION
RESIGNATION OR DISCHARGE.
George H. Fay, Sept. 11, 1878. Kesigned Feb. 24, 1882.
Frank Clendenin, Aug. 1, 1882. Commissioned Colonel and
Aid de camp on the Gov-
ernor's staff, Sept. 5, 1882.
Cornelius Qua3kenbush,"Nov. 2, 1882. Resigned Apr. 7, 1884.
Illinois National Guards.
51
N. James Cole, June 27, 1884. Resigned M'ih. 1(5, 1885.
William F. Colebaiish, Apr. 8, 1885. Resigned Apr. 1, 1S8(>.
jHenry H. Grill iths, Apr. 28, 188f). Resigned Apr. 21, 1888.
William F. Colebaugii, May 21, 1888. Commission expired May
21, 18«)1.
Milford Johnson, May 28, 18'.tl. Resigned Apr. 27, 18'.»2.
Merritt Stowe, June 2, (Nlt2. Resigned Out. 4, 18U2.
*Wiliiam F. Colebaugh, Oct. Ill, ls'.t2, Commission expired Oct.
m, is'».").
Harry T. Giillin, Mav HO, IS'.t.";. Resigned June -, 18".t('>.
William F. Colebaugh, July i), 18S)C). Commission expired July it,
IW.t.
Harvey S. Green, ,Iuly 14, ISlllt.
1st. Likitknants.
Cornelius (iiiackenbnsh,S3pt. II, 1878, Commission expired Sept.
11, 1881.
^0 record, Resigned April 22, 1S82.
June 8, 1882, Commissioned Captain Aug
1, 1882.
Aug. 1, 1882, Resigned Oct. 15th 18S2.
Nov. 3, 1882, Commissioned Capt. June
27, 1884.
William F. Colebaugh, June 27, i884, Commissioned Capt. April
8, 1885.
Apr. 8, 1885, Commissioned Capt. April
28, 188t).
Apr. 28, 188(), Resigned Jan. 15, 1887.
May JO, 18S7, Commission expired May
It), 18i»0.
May 23, 18'.iO, Resigned June lit, I8i)i.
July 3, 1891, Commissioned Capt. June
2, 181)2.
June 2, 18i^2, Resigned June 7, 18i>3.
Julv 21, 18i)3, Commissioned Capt. May
30, 18il5.
May 30, 18it5, Commission expired May
30, I8i»8.
March i», 189i<,
Z T. Anderson,
Frank Clendenin,
Curtis Johnson,
N.James Cole,
Henry Griffiths,
tT. S. Beach,
Wm. S. Brearton,
Harry T. Gutlin,
Merritt Stowe,
S. Wellington Baker,
*Harry T. (Jullln,
Edward C. Jiawton
Harry A. Weaver,
.John Grierson,
Edward A. Worrell,
Edward P. Stokes
Curtis Johnson,
2nd. Lieutenants.
Sept. 11, 1878, Resigned June 5, 187it.
July It), 187i», Resigned Sept. C), 1880.
Sept. 2, 1880, Resigned March 25, 1882.
June 8, 1882, Commissioned 1st. Lieut.
Aug. 1, 1882.
52
History of Companies I and E.
Win. S. Brearton,
Charles F. Montague,
Erastus 15. Humphrey
tJohn M. Colebaugh
Harry T. Gutiin
S. Wellington Baker,
A. Rollin Baird,
Harry T. Gutlin,
George H. Kentfleld,
*£dward C. Lawton,
Walter H. Clark,
Charles Puddifoot,
Ernest J. Weaver,
Jacob L. Rockey,
Aug. 1, 1882,
.Inly 28, 1883,
June 27, 1884.
Apr. 28, 188(5,
May 13, 1889,
May 23, 1890,
Aug. 8, 1891,
May 8, 1893,
July 24, 1893,
Apr. 2, 1894,
May 3vJ, 1895,
July 9, 189(5,
June 29, 1897,
March 9, 1899.
Resigned March — 1883.
Resigned May 27, 1884.
Resigned Apr. 1, 188(').
Commission expired Apr.
28, 1889.
Commissioned 1st. Lieut.
May 23, 1890.
Resigned July 28, 1891.
Resigned Apr. 10, 1893.
Commissioned 1st, Lieut.
July 24, 1893.
liesigried March 20, 1894.
Commissioned 1st. Lieut.
May 30, 1895.
Resigned June— 189(5.
Resigned June 17, 1897.
Resigned May 14, 1898.
ENLISTED MEN.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
REMARKS
Anderson, Z. T.
Atwater, Benjamin J.
Alexander, Thornton
Austin, Will G.
Austin, A. E.
tAnderson, H. F.
Allen, William
Adams, Henry W.
Anderson, Nils
Aldrich, Albert
Adams, Ray
Annan, George
Annan, Frank \V.
Annan, Floyd J.
Buckley, George
Bogart, Coroelius
Buttery, Arthur C.
Bray, Dennis
Bartholomew, Geo. L.
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Dec. 10, 1878,
June 19,1882,
June 20, 1882.
Apr. 12, 1883,
Apr .25, 1889,
May 30, 1895,
Apr. 9, 18915,
Aug. 9,1897
May 18, 1899.
Aug. 31, 1899.
May 1, 1900.
Mch. 7, 1901.
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sergeant. Commissioned
1st. Lieut. No date.
Feb. 24, 1880, Corporal,
Feb. 24,1880. Sergeant,
lune(5, 1883.
July 9, 1887. Corporal,
Sergeant,
July 29, 1890,
Aug, 28, 1899.
May 28, 1898.
Aug. 28, 1899.
Sept. 7, 1880. Sergeant.
Dec. 15, 1882.
Nov. (5, 1883 Corporal, Ser-
geant.
Feb. 24, 1880.
July 5, 1883. Corporal.
Illinois National Guards.
53
tlJowdish, Daniel (J.
IJowdisli, William 15.
IJrandt, John X.
linrns, Howard
lUie.'l, (Jeorfje A.
Hurke, Michael
J>rearton, Wni. S.
iierry, Daniel S.
Ball, William A.
Bartlett, C. C.
Beach, T. S.
Borland, James A.
Bartlett, C. N.
t Bartlett. O. J.
Brett, George
tBaker, S. Wellington,
tBoze, William S.,
Burke, Charles E.
Jirown, Charles C.
Bent, Paul A ,
Baird, A. Itollin,
Boyle, Edward P.,
Sept. II, IST8,
Mays, IHSt,
Mch. 22, ISTU,
Aug. IT), I8T'.>,
Aug. 2C). IST'.t,
July 12, IhSi),
Aug. 30, 18S0,
Junes, 1HS2,
•June I, I88t),
Junes, 1882,
June 23, 1882,
June 2t), 1882,
Nov. 30, 1882,
Mch. 8, 1883,
May 31, 1883,
Feb. 28, 1884,
June 28, 1884,
Apr. 22, 1885,
May 15, 18U0,
Feb, 4, 1892,
Feb. 10, 188G,
June 4, 188(5,
July 15, 188<),
July 11, 1895,
May 24, 1888,
Oct. 17, 1892,
May 31, 1888,
June 4, 1891,
Aug. 2, 1888,
May 24, 1883.
July 7, 188('..
May 22, 1884.
Sept. 1, 1884.
Oct. 17, 1883. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
July 10, 18S5. Corporal. Ser-
geant.
Feb. 27, 1883.
Commissioned 2nd. Lieut*
Aug. 1, 18S2. Appointed
Regimental Commissary
Sergeant July 21, 1880.
Commissioned 1st. Lieut.
May It). 1887.
May 24, 1883.
Oct. 17, 1883.
Nov. 25, 1885. Musician.
Corporal, Sergeant. Com-
missioned 1st. Lieut. Apr.
28, 1886.
Oct. 6, 1884.
May 15, 1885. Corporal,
July 2, 1880. Corporal. Ser-
geant.
Oct. 6, 1884.
Apr. 30, 1890.
Corporal, Sergeant, 1st
Sergeant.
Commissioned 2nd Lieu-
tenant May 23, 1890.
Commissioned 1st Lieu-
tenant June 2, 1892,
May It), 1887. Corporal.
Nov. 13, 1888.
Nov. 13, 1888.
Mch. 28, 1898.
May 24, 1891.
Aug. 4, 1893, Corporal, Ser-
geant.
June 1, 1891. Corporal,
Sergeant, 1st Sergeant.
Commissioned 2nd Lieu-
tenant August 8, 1891.
July 29, 1890.
54
History of Companies I and E.
Boyer, E. C,
*Burritt, Walter E„
Borgman, Harry,
Bly, Timothy,
Bunzey, Rufus S.
Bunzey, Fred A.,
*Bent, Fred D.,
Boyd, Herbert N.,
*Baird, Joseph S.,
*Bailey, Thomafs,
Bush, Ira E ,
Bailey, John A.,
*Bent, John E.
Bnmson, Charles D.
Berry, Charles,
Berry, Harrison, T ,
Bailey, Wilbur E.,
Boyd, William J ,
Bailey, Cager B ,
Boyer, William C,
Baird, John W.,
Besse, Karl,
Bent, Harry A.,
Brearton, Fred W.,
Booth, Clarence A.,
Boyd, Paul F.,
Feb. 9, 1889,
Jan. 13, 1890,
Jan. 'z9, 1893,
Jan. 28. 1894,
Jan. 25, 1895,
Mav 6, 1896,
July 19, 1899,
June 19, 1890,
J uly 31, 1890,
July 20, 1897,
Aug. 7, 1890,
Aug. 31, 1899,
Aug. 31, 1900,
June 4, 1891,
July 21, 1892,
July 25. 1895,
July 21, 1892,
July 21, 1892,
July 30, 1892,
Oct. 7, 1892,
May 4, 1893,
July 21, 1896,
Aug. 12, 1897,
Apr. 28, 1894,
May 23, 1895,
Apr. 12, 1896,
June 12, 1899,
Jan. 15, 1897,
July 6. 18'J7,
July 6, 1897,
July 8, 1897,
Mch. 31, 1898,
Apr. 7, 1898
May 18, 1899,
May 18, 1899,
Jan. 17, 1901,
May 18, 1899,
May 31, 1900,
Feb. 5, 1900,
Burcb, William H., Apr. 12, 1»00,
May 27, 1892.
Jan. 26, 1893.
Corporal, Sergeant.
Appointed Q. M. Sergeant
1st Battalion Aug. 14,
1892. lie-appointed July
29,1899. Appointed Eegr-
imental Commissary Ser-
geant July 23, 1900.
June 26, 1893.
August 4, 1893.
x\ug. 28, 1899.
Feb. 20, 1893.
May 20, 1893.
Aug. 8, 1896
Sept. 17, 1894.
July 16. 1896. Musician.
J uly 16. 1896.
May 18, 1894. Corporal.
July 30, 1896.
Aug. 12, 1897.
Jan. 11, 1898.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Corporal.
Feb. 26, 1900.
Corporal.
Sept. 3, 1899.
Sept. 3, 1899.
Sept. 3, 1899.
Aug. 24, 1899.
Apr. 16, 1901.
Feb. 26, 1900.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal. Appointed Hos-
pital Steward July 21,
1900.
Corporal.
Illinois National Guards.
Beckwith, K. ,
June 4, 188r',
May 8, 18 27, 1893,
July 5. 1894,
July 10, 1897,
Sergeant-
Sept.'l 1,1883. Commissioned
2nd. Lieut. June 27, 1884.
June 3, 1880. Sergeant
Color Sergeant.
Sept. 7, 1880.
Nov. 18, 1881.
Sept. J, 1884.
Nov. 13, 1888.
Feb. 27, 1883.
April 17, 1884.
Aug. 17, 1884.
Feb. 27, 1887.
June 19, 1884.
July 28, 1890.
Feb. 8, 1888. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
July 18, 1885. Corporal.
Oct. 6, 1884.
May 3, 1888. Corporj^i, Ser-
geant.
Nov. 23, 1885,
June 2, 1895.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Oi!t. 27, 1888.
June 1, 1891 Corporal, Ser-
geant.
June 10, 1889. Musician
Nov. 21, 1887.
July 16, 1890.
July 29, 1890.
July 29, 1890.
July 28, 1892.
August 1, 1891.
June 27, 1894.
Died Nov. 2, 1890.
May 11, 1895. Corporal.
Died July 31, 1892.
Jan. 16, 1896.
Aug. 8, 1896,
July 10, 1897.
Died in Utuado, Porto Rico,
Oct. 30, 1898.
Ii>LiNois National Guards.
59
Hagen, August,
Hagen, William L ,
lleisp, George,
Harrison, Otto,
Hunt, (Jeorge,
Howe, Martin O ,
Hyatt, Charles E.,
Howe, Abner R.,
Hawes, George li..
High, Aaron,
Hirleman, Samuel B..
Hirleman, Wilber, E.
Johns'in, Frank V ,
Johnson, John J.,
Johnson, Curtis,
Jaeger, Frederick W,
tJohnson, Milford,
tJordan, G. W ,
Johnson, Fred O.,
Judd, Frank,
Jackson, Ralph D.,
Johnson, Ray B.,
Johnson, Bert,
Kinney, James,
Kier, Albert,
Kenyan, E. R.,
Kent Held, George H.
Kool, Adolph,
Kidd, William A.,
Kaler, Orville,
May I'J, 18*t5,
May 28, 1S'»5,
May 28, 1S1)5,
May 20, 1S'»(),
May 6, 1897.
May 81, lUOU,
May (J, 1S<»T,
Apr. 7, lb\>\
Apr. 14, IWtS,
June 14, 181)St.
May 8, I'.tOO.
Apr. 25, r.iOl.
Apr. 80, 1901.
Sept. 11. 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878.
Sept. 11, 1878,
Oct. U, 1878,
Dec. 28, 1882,
Mch. 7, 1889,
Oct. 19, 1892,
Jan. 24, 1888,
May 6, 1897,
May 81, 1900,
July 1, 1897,
Apr. 7, 1898,
Apr. 12, 1900,
Jan. 11, 1901,
Sept. 11, 1878.
J une 2(), 1884,
July 17, 1884,
Feb. 8, 1887,
May 31, 1888,
June 1, 1898,
July 0. 1898,
May 20, 189(3,
Aug. 8, 189C).
Aug. 8, 189("..
Aug. 28, 1898.
Aug. 28, 1899.
Corporal.
Feb. 2'), 1900.
Feb. 2(5, 1*'00.
Apr. 18, 1901.
June 8, 1880. Corporal.
Sergeant. 1st Sergeant.
Com)nissioned 2Qd Lieut.
June 8, 1882.
Nov. 18, 1881.
June 21, 1888, Corporal.
Sergeant, 1st Sergeant.
Commissioned Captain
Apr. 27, 1892.
July 2, 188(5. Corporal,
Sergeant, 1st Sergeant.
Corporal.
Sept. 3, 1899.
Feb. 2t), 1900
Jan. 15, 1901.
July 10, 1879.
Nov. 23, 1885.
Nov. 25, 1885.
Appointed Regimental
Comraissarv
July 23, 1887.
sioned 2nd
July 24, 1898.
May 31, 1891.
July 27, 1894.
August 10, 1895.
Corporal, Sergeant.
Sergeaut
Co'umis
r.ieutenant
60
History of Companies I and E.
Kayler, Orville
Kellett, Charles T.,
Kennedy, Vern V.,
Kaler, Ralph D ,
Levetr, Henry,
Lane, W. L.,
Lovell, Ellsworth,
tLarish, J. W.,
Leber, William H ,
Leogle, Albert,
J^auphere, Jay C,
I ang, Paul,
Laogdon, Porter 13
*Leigh, George E.
*Lane, H. B,
Lawton, Edward C.
Lyon, Harley B.
*Lawton, Willie B.
II ti it
*Lane, Joseph S.
i( t( »
Lewis, Arthur L.
Lane, Mat B.
Lamson, Claude IL
Lewis, Walter P.
Mattern, Albert A.
Martin, Petr^r
Morse, Milton
Mouck, Solomon F.
Marshal/, Charles H.
tMontague, Charles F.
*Morse, William
June I, 189<.t,
June 1, 1900,
May 18, 1899,
May 1, 1900,
Feb. 14, 1901.
Sept. 11, 1878,
June 5, 1882,
Aug. 3, 1882,
July 18, 1883,
April 24, 1884,
May 30, 1881,
July 17, 1884,
June 2, 188B,
Feb. 7, 1888,
June a. 1890,
June 15, 1893,
June 13, 1890,
Aug. 17, 1893,
July 31, 1890,
Aug. 10 1893,
July 9, 1891,
July 27,1893,
J une 10, 1897,
Julys, 1894,
June 13, 1899,
July 28, 1899,
July 18, 1900,
May ) , 1900.
April 25, 1901,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Apr. 7, 188li,
Oct. 5, 1878,
Nov. 8, 1883,
May 23, 1890.
Jan. 15, 1901.
Corporal.
J uly 5, 1883.
June »;, 1883.
July 7, 188('). Corporal.
Dec. 3, 1884.
Oct. 6, 1884.
Dec. 3, 1884.
July 9, 1887.
May 23, 1892.
June (j, 1893. Musician.
Sept. 3, 1894. Corporal.
June 20, 1893.
Sept. 13, 1894.
Aug. 4, 1893.
Corporal, Sergeant. Com-
missioued 2nd. Lieut.
Apr. 2, 1894.
Aug. 4, 1893.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Sept. 3, 1890.
Aug. 8, 189H.
June 12, 19r.O.
Jan. 15, 1900.
Apr. 19, 1901.
Feb. 24, 1880. Sergeant.
Nov. 3, 1879. Corporal.
Nov. 3, 1879. Corporal.
July 10, 1879.
Sept. 7, 1880.
Corporal, Sergeant.
May 20, 1889. Comrois-
sloned 2ad. Lieut.
,>uly 28, 1883.
Apr. 15, 1883.
Jan. 4, 1889.
June 6, 1893
Illinois National Guards.
01
*Morse, William
Murphey, ,1 alius M.
iMoulton, Lewis \i.
Moulton, William H.
Myers, Charles
Murphey, J. II.
Melville, J. 11.
tMc.Gilvary, William
Maxwel', Douglas i>.
Martin, J. 11.
tMericle, Frank E.
Mc^lullin, Frank E.
Marshall, Myron
Majors, Clarence E.
Moulton, Frank
McKee, Charles F.
*Mathews, Andrew F.
Maxlield, William II.
*McKee, Lafayette S.
Mitchell, Orville
Malouey, William T.
Madee, Charles
Mericle, Earle S.
Morse, Edwin W.
Morse, Harry L.
MaGee, Theodore
McKenzie, Kichard
Miller, Frank
June 27, IS'i'S.
June 28, 1HU4.
July 11, 1895.
Aug. 31, 18%.
Au^r. 31, IHOlt.
Aug. 31, 11)00,
Feb. ."), IST't.
Mch. St, 1880,
Mch. •), 1880,
June 8, 1882,
June 8, 1882,
J une 28, 1882,
Dec. 28, 1882,
April 12, 1883,
May 30, 1885,
July 28, 1892,
June 17, 1885,
July 17, 189(),
Aug. 13, 1897,
June 4, 1880,
July 2, 1880,
May 24, 1888,
May 28, 1891,
May 2, 1889,
May 23, 1889,
May 26, 1892,
May 5, 1892,
June 13, 1895.
June 10, 1897.
June 12, 1899,
J une 2, 1892,
Oct. 17, 1892,
May 23, 1895,
July 11, 1895,
May 20, 189(),
July 15, 189(5,
July 8, 1897,
July 15, 1897,
Apr. 14, 1898.
May 18, 1899,
July 18, 1899.
Detailed to H()si)ital Corps.
Feb. 27, 1883.
Nov. 23, 1885.
Oct. t). 1884.
June 19, 1881. Corporal.
Apr. 17, 1881.
Dec. 28. 1887. Corporal.
Oct. »), 1884.
July 7, 1880.
August 4, 1893.
July It), 189('.
Aug. 12, 1897.
Jan. 11, 1898. Corporal.
July 1, 1887.
Oct. 12, 1887.
May 24, 1891.
Feb. 9, 1893. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
May 23, 1892.
May 20, 1892.
June 0, 1893. Corporal, Ser-
geant, 1st Sergeant.
May 11, 1895.
Corporal, Sergeant.
xiug. 12, 1893.
Jan. 10, 1890. Musician.
Aug. 28, 1899.
Aug. 8, 1890.
Aug. 28, 1899.
Aug. 8, 1890.
Jan. 7, 1901.
Jan. 5, 1901. Corporal.
Aug. 24, 1899.
Corporal.
62
History of Companies I and E.
McBride, Harley A.
Maloney, Monty F.
Mahaney, Bert
Meyers, Frank G.
Mouck, Robert H.
Morrill, O. A.
Meyer, Saru
Nash, Henrj G.
North, A. 1).
Naaktgeboren, Jacob
Nelson, Melvin 11,
Oberholtzer, Charley
Osborne, Andrew J.
Olmstead, Stuart
Flanthaber, Charles
Paschal, John H.
Fhiney, Burritt E.
Furdy, M. S.
Petersen, Frank
Puddifoot, Charles H
Preston, Elliott M.
Peterson, Peter
Petersen, Albert A.
Pinkley, Victor M.
Paschal, James O.
i'almer, Bert
Pratt, Thurston T.
( iuackenbush. Cornel
Aug. 31, 189t<.
Feb. 5, 1900,
May 3, 1900,
May 10, 19C0.
May 7, 1900,
July 20, 1900.
Apr. 2o, 1901,
Sept. 11, 1878,
June 4, 188f),
June 7, 1889,
Oct. 19, 1892,
June 19, 1890,
May 24, 1900.
Apr. 24, 1884,
July 12, 1897,
May 18, 1899.
Sept. 11, 1878,
Aug. 5' 1880,
Aug. 19, 1885,
Mch; 22, 1879,
June 28, 1882,
Nov. 30, 1882,
June 4, 1886,
June 4, 1886,
July 9, 1896,
June 4, 1886,
May 28, 1891,
Aug. 3, 1891,
Aug. 8, 1895,
Jan. 24, 1895,
June 6, 1895,
May 13, 1897,
July 3, 1900.
iusSept. 11, 1878,
Apr. 19, 1901.
Jan. 15. 1901.
Apr. 20, 1901.
Nov. 3, 1873.
June 4, 1889.
July 16, 1890.
Nov. 12, 1892.
June 20, 1893.
Dec. 3, 1884.
Sept. 3, 1899.
Quackenbush, (Jeo. A.
*Q,uackenbush, Frank
*Quick, William
Nov. 2, 1882.
Dec. 1, 1879,
June 11, 1891,
June 28, 1894,
Aug. 3, 1893,
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Nov. 3, 1879.
Aug. 5, 1885.
May 14, 1886. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
May 24, 1883.
Feb. 27, 1887.
June 19, 1884.
June 10, 1889. C irporal.
May 4, 1889. Corporal.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut,
this date.
June 4, 1889.
June 16, 1892.
Jan. 26, 1893.
July 16, 189().
Aug. 10, 1895.
May 28, 1898.
May 12, 1900.
Commissioned 1st. Lieut.
this date.
Commissioned Capt this
date.
Died Feb. 4, 1884. Sergeant.
June 27, 1894.
Jan. 16, 1896, Corporal, Ser-
geant, 1st Sergeant.
Aug. 28, 1899.
IijjNois National Guards.
m
Kiclitmyer, Alonzo
Rounds, Oscar
Keutlinger, Win J.
Rose, Alex E.
Rose, John
Reecher, Lewis
Record, Albert R.
Ryan, John E.
*Randall, George
Rockey, Harry H,
it i( ((
Rockey, Jacob L.
lUordon, John A.
Story, James
Strawn, Frank H.
Scotchbrook, Aaron A.
Stokes, Edward P.
Sixx, Scott
Stapleton, Joseph
Savage, L. E.
Shatto, James H.
Stafford, D. C.
Small, II. 1).
Springer, IJert
Smith, Edward A.
Spafford, Frank S.
Stowers, Frank E.
Spafford, J. Earle
Sears. Claude
Stone, W. i».
Springer, Myron
Sept. II. 187S,
Sept. II, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Aug. 2(5, 187i».
May 2t), 188(5,
June 5, 18'J0,
May 18, 188r>,
May 28, 1888,
June 7, 1888,
June 25, 1891,
July 15, 188'J,
Aug. 3, 1893,
May 23, 1895.
June 15, 1899.
June 15, 1900,
May 30, 1895,
March 9, 1899,
Apr. 25, 1901.
Sept. 11, 1878,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Nov. 18, 1878.
May 10, 1879,
June 4. 1879,
May 29,
Feb. 24,
June 9,
J une 2«,
Aug. 5,
May 2tJ,
June 4,
May 24,
1880,
1881,
1882,
, 1882,
1885,
188»),
188(5,
1888,
June 23, 188(5.
Aug. 14, 1887,
May 24, 1888,
June 7,1888,
June 7, 1889,
July 25, 1889,
Sept. 7, 1880. 1st Sergeant.
July 10,1879. Corporal.
Sept. II, 1883.
June 10, 1889.
Aug. 13, 1892.
Nov. 13, 1888.
July 29, 1890.
June 7, 1891.
July 20, 1891. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
July 21, 1892.
Sept. 13, 1894,
Corporal, Sergeant, 1st Ser-
geant.
Corporal, Sergeant.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut,
this date.
Frib. 24, 1880.
July 10, 1879.
Corporal. Commissioned
2nd Lieut. Sept. 2, 18S0.
June 1(5, 1884. Corporal, Ser-
geant.
Feb. 27, 1883.
Oct. (5, 1884.
May 24, 1883.
July 15, 188(5. Musician.
May 14, 188(5.
May 9, 1887.
May 1(5, 1887.
May 24, 1891. Corporal, Ser-
geant, 1st Sergeant.
July 10, 1890.
May 24, 1891. Corporal.
July 29, 1890.
June 1, 1891.
June 1(5, 1892, Corporal, Sef-
geant.
64
History of Companies I. and E.
Stowe, Merritt
Steiner, N. W.
Seamen, John H.
Spears, James S.
Shears, W. F,
*Seldon, Ed.
Sanders, Frank F.
*Seavey, Guy A.
Sherwood, Asa K.
Scanlan, Oliver
Stanley, Neal
Stowell, John
Shaffer, Charles S.
Smith, Vern M.
Smith, Nick A.
Seibert, John D.
Shirk, Charles K.
Smaltz, Roy G.
Stalcup, James
Shaw, Harry V.
Snyder, William
Stone, ]{;rastus
Trauger, Charles H.
Turney, Hamilton K.
tTopping, H. C.
Taylor, William Jr.
♦Thompson, Fred A.
Thompson, H. Clay
Trebun, Martin F.
Thompson, Robert C.
Turner, Richard
Taylor, Robert W.
Yiner, Ellis F.
July 25, 1889,
Oct. 17, 1892,
June 5, 1890,
May 28, 1891.
May 28, 1891,
Feb. 25, 1892,
June 16, 1892.
June 27, 1895,
July 27, 1893,
July 27, 1893,
Aug. 13, 189(5,
May ('., 1897,
July 29, 1897,
May 18, 1899,
May 18, 1899.
Nov. 24 1899,
J uly 28, 1899,
Aug. 31, 1899,
Feb. 5, 1900,
May], 1900,
May 1, 1900,
May 24, 1900,
June 1, 1900,
Mch. 7, 1901,
Apr. 8, 1901,
Sept. 11, 1878,
Mch. 15, 1880,
July 17, 1884,
June 28, 1888,
July 2, 1891,
July 18, 1895,
June 28, 1894,
May 23, 1895,
May 23, 1895,
May 23, 1895,
June 3, 1897,
July 14. 1899,
May 18, 1899,
Aug. 10, 1899,
Junes, 1890,
Corporal, Sergeant. Com-
missioned 1st Lieut. July
3, 1891.
Aug. 4, 1893.
June »;, 1893.
Aug. 4, 1893.
Dec. 26, 1892.
Aug. 4, 1893.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Mch. 28, 1898.
May 5, 1900. Corporal.
Jan. 5. 1901.
Jan. 15, 1901.
Jan. 15, 1901.
Jan. 15, 1901. Corporal.
Dec. 15, 1882.
Dec. 15, 1882.
Oct. 12, 1887.
June 29, 1891.
Nov. 12, 1892.
Aug, 8, 1896.
Aug. 10, 1895.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Dec, 3, 1891.
Musician.
Tm-inois National Guards.
Co
* Van Dyke, Henry 15.
Wilcox, George C.
Wilson, William
Worrell, Kdward A.
Wood, Robert
Williams, Clintoo
Winebrenner, Chas. L
Weaver, Henry J5.
Winter, Henry
Wheeler, Jas. A.
Williams, Harvey
Wood, Harry
Wood, Thomas J.
Williams, Henry E.
*Wolf, Henry
West, J. A.
*Whiiemore, Firman
Watson, Chas. E.
Weaver, Ernest J.
Wagner, Jerome
* Weeks, Walter
*Whiteniore, Wm. F
*Wood, Edwin E.
*Weeks, Charles D.
* Weaver, Harry A.
Wallstone, Julius
Wallace, Martin
Mch. :U), IS'.CJ,
Apr. l'.», IS'.it;,
Mch. U\, ISIKS,
Sept. 11, IHIH,
Sept, 11, IHIH,
Sept. 11, ISTH,
Sept. 11, 187S,
Nov. IS, 187«,
Mch. 3, IST'.t,
Oct. 4, 1ST'.),
June 2(), 18S2,
Aug. 7, 1882,
June 2(3, 1884,
.Jiune 4, 1886,
J une 14, 1887,
May 24, 1888,
July 25, 1889,
Mch. 1(5, 1893,
July 30, 1889,
June 19, 1890,
July 20, 1893,
Mch. 31, 1898,
May 21, 1890,
June 4, 1891,
Aug. 9, 1896,
July 2, 1891,
May 2(>, 1892,
Aug. 30, 1892,
Mch. 12, 189j?,
■June 15, 1899,
July 4, 1S93,
July 27, 1893,
Aug. 31, 1896,
Aug. 24, 1899,
Aug. 24, 1900,
Dec. 14, 1893,
June i5, 1897,
Apr. 30, 1896,
May 6, 1897,
Corporal.
AuR. 12, 189(i.
Jan. 11, 1S9S.
Sept. 3, 1899.
July 10, 1879. Sergeant.
Sept, 7, 1880. Corporal.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut.
July If., 1879.
Nov. 3, 1879.
Apr. 19, 1884. Corporal.
Sergeant.
Dec. 1, 1881. Corporal.
'June 6, 1883.
Dec. 3, 1881.
Sergeant.
Nov. 22, 1885.
June 20, 1887.
Nov. 13, 1888.
June 9, 1891.
June 16, 1892
Aug. 8, 1896.
Aug. 1, 1892.
June 20, 1893.
Sept. 13, 1894.
Mch. 31, 1901.
Dec. 26, 1892.
June 27, 1894.
Sergeant. Commissioned
2nd Lieut. June 29, 1897.
Jan. 26, 1893.
Sept. 17,1894.
Jan. 16, 1896.
Corporal.
Musician.
Corporal.
June 14. 1900.
Aug. 8, 1896 Corporal.
Corporal, Sergeant.
Commissioned 1st
Mch. 9, 1899.
Aug. 8, 1896.
Sept. 3, 1899.
liieut.
66
History of Companies I and E.
Wilcox, Albert
VVinans, i'ercy H.
Warner, Jay C.
Weaver, Carl
Welch, Chris
Welch, Harry
Wilbur, Sidney
Webber, G. D.
Yarbrough, William
Yopst, Birt O,
July 'J8, ISyj,
Aug. 81, 1899,
Mch, 1, 1900, Apr. 19, 1901.
May 3, 1900,
May 7, 1900,
Feb. 21, 1901,
Aug. 29, 1901,
Apr. 25, 1901, Musician.
May ♦), 1897, May 5, 1900.
Aug. 81, 1899,
KOSTER OF COMPANY E.
A * indicates service at the Chicago strike.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains.
John W. Niles,
* Frank Anthony
* William F. Lawrie,
J. Frank Wahl,
Thomas S. Beach,
Lewis F. Eisele,
William F. liawrie.
* Walter N. Haskell,
Goodicil B. Dillon,
Samuel H. Feigley,
Frank Anthony,
DATE OF COMMISSION DATE OF PKOMOTION
RESICNATION OK DISCHAKOE.
Mch. 24, 1888, Resigned Dec. 3, 1888.
Dec. 20, 1888, Appointed Assistant
Surgeon with rank of
Captain, Feb. 1, 18i;l.
Feb. 13, 1891, Commissioned Major Jan.
5, 1899.
Feb. 9, 1899,
1st Lieutenants.
Mch. 24, 1888, Resigned Nov. 3, 1888.
Dec. 20, 188», Resigned Oct. 17, 1890.
Dec. 13, 18i'0, Commissioned Captain
Feb. 13, 1891.
Feb. 13, 1891, Resigned Nov. --, 1894.
Nov. 12, 1894, Placed on retired list up
on his own request July
1, 1899.
July 14, 1899,
2nd Lieutenanis.
Mch. 24, 1888, Commissioned
Dec. 20, 1888.
Captaia
Illinois National Guards.
<')7
William F. J/awrie,
Walter N. Haskell,
*Goodicil 15. Dilliin,
Kdwin S. .lohnson,
,1. Frank Wahl,
Samuel II. Feigley,
Charles F. Iloobler,
Dec. 20, 1S8S, Commissioned 1st Lieut.
Dec. i;5, ISIK).
Dec. i;{, IS'.m, Commissioned 1st Lieut.
Feb. i:i IS'.M.
Feb. VA, IS'.tl, Commissioned 1st Lieut-
Nov. 12, ISUl.
Nov. 12, IS'.tl, Resigned A pr.22. IH'.iT.
•lune IS, ISUT, Commissioned Captain
Feb.it, IS'.i'.).
Feb. S», IS'.m, Commissioned 1st Lieut.
-luly 14, l.SD'.l.
.July 11, IS'.tit.
XA.MK
Anthony, Frank
Angell, William IL
Allen, William E.
Adair, Ambrose
Arey, Howard
Allpres^, Martin L.
Aument, Harry
Anderson, Carl
Aument, Frank H.
Atkins, E. Lyle
Alderfer, Phillip
Anning, Clarence
Aument, Jacob H.
Beach, Thomas S.
JJurke, Harry F.
f:nlistei) men.
DATE OI' EXLISTMKNT HK:MAI!KS.
Mch. 24, 1888, Commissioned 2ncl J.ieuf
this date.
Mch. 24, 1888, Sept. 2, 18'.)0.
Mch. 24, 1888, Dropped from rolls May 1.
1888.
Mch. 24, 1888, S. O. No. 9G, 1889.
Oct. 13, 1890, May 22, 1894.
June 27, 1892, July 27, 1895.
July 15, 1895, Mch. 22, 1898.
Jan. »), 189(5, Sept. 15, 18«9.
Apr. 13, 189(;,
July 17, 189(), Transfer-i-ed to band no
date.
Feb. 9, 1899,
May 20, 1809,
June 15, 1899,
Mch, 24, 1888, Coaiaaissioned 1st Lieut,
this date.
Mch. 24,1888, July 5, 1888.
May 20, 1889, Transferred to Co. J} July
;iO, 1889.
J3ickford, Joseph M.
Bassett, Orville 1'.
Boyers, Joseph
Bae--, Frank L.
iienson, William 1*.
Bressler, Heaton J.
Mch. 24. 1888, Dropped from rolls May 1,
1888.
Mch. 24, 1888, Sept. 2, 1890. Corporal.
Mch. 24, 1888, May 23, 1890.
Jan. 21, 1889.
Jan. 23, 1889, S. O. No. 82, 1889.
Jan. 28, 1889,
68
History of Companies I and E..
Burkholder, Charles I.
*Barber, Frank VV.
Behrens, Charles
*Huck, William
*Boyer, llalph 1).
*BensiDger, Chas. E.
*Brown, VV. A.
Billings, Charles
*Brown, Fred E.
Baker, llomeo W.
JJlair, Frank
Bushnell, Leo O.
Burch, Fred R.
Bassett, Edward
r>ook, Enos
Bensinger, John E.
Bassett, Bert
Bailey, Frank C.
Burr, James S.
Byers, Wilson
Berlin, Clark
Boyer, Kaohlin
Blair, George C.
Betts, Verne E.
Baker, John H.
Criswell, James F.
Conner, John R.
Cook, Ward W.
Cochrane, Albert G.
*Cushman, John W.
Nov. 18, 188U, Corporal.
Jan. 7, 1893, Sergeant.
Apr. 2, 1894,
Sept. 1, 1890,
Mch. 1C>, 189().
Appointed
Commissary
date.
May 14, 1892.
July 27, 1S95.
Regimental
Sergt. no
May 25, 1891,
Apr. 25, 1892, July 27, 1S95. Corporal.
June 27, 1892,
June, 3, 1895, Apr. 22, 1891),
Jan. IC), 1893, Mch. 1(5,189(3.
Jan. K), 1893, Mch. 1(5, 189().
Aug. 27, 1894,
Aug. 27, 1894, Apr. 1(5, 1898.
Aug. 27, 1894, Corporal.
Feb. 28, 1898,
July 8, 1895,
Oct, 14, 189o,
Apr. P), 189(5, Mch. 22, 1898.
Apr. 20, 1890,
June 22, 1897,
Mch. 7, 1898,
Mch. 28, 1898,
Mch. 29, 1898,
Mch. 30, 1898, Corporal,
Apr. 11, 1898, May 2, 1899.
May 15. 1898, July 2, 1900.
May 17, 1898,
Feb. 9, 1899,
May 20, 18^9,
Apr, 30, 1901,
Mch. 24, 1888, (Corporal, Q. M. Sergeant.
Mch. 24, 1888, S. O. No. 105, 1889.
Mch, 24, 1888, Oct. 5, 1889.
Mch 24, 1888, S. O. No. 3(5, 1889.
Mch. 24, 1888, Corporil, Sergeant. Ap
pointed Regimental Ord-
nance Sergr. Aug. — , 1899.
(Crawford, Robert G.
Clarkson, Matthew A.
Campbell, Walter S.
Apr. 20, 1891,
Sept. 14, 1894,
Mch. 1(5, 189(5,
June 2,1, 1897,
Mch. 2(), 1888,
June 21, 1888,
Jan. 28, 1889,
S. O. No. 3(3, 1889.
S. O. No. 82, 1889.
Illinois National Guards.
fiO
Cash, Wiley 15.
"Chalmers, John A.
*Cragin, Elmer A
Cunningham, Claire T,
Compton, Claire
Cary, Elroy \l.
Creider, William D.
Cary, John
Coover, W. S.
Clark, Lyman V.
Coryell, Frank M.
Cleary, Arthur M.
Connell, William
Conner, C. Walter
Connell, James
Clark, Edgar L.
Dillon, Goodicil
*De(Trofr, Bert L.
Dickson, John A.
Deitz, Louis F.
^Davison, C. Morton
*Dillon, J. Reese
*Dow, John
Deets, Frank G.
Dunbar, Stowers
Deem, Arthur E
Deyo, D. B.
Deem, William
Diffenbaugh, Benj. F,
Eisele, Lewis F.
Feb. 1, l.S8'.i,
May 25, ISIU,
July 27, IWt."),
Feb. r.i, 189:3,
Feb. 21, LSiKJ,
Mch. 8, 18'.»7,
Mch. 21, 18U8,
Feb. 24, 18i)0,
Mch. 30, 189C.,
Apr. 13, 18%.
Apr. 27, 18%,
June 27, 189().
June 22, 18*.t7.
Sept. f), 18'.)7,
Feb. 2*, 1898
Feb. 28, 19(1.
Mch. 28, 1898.
May 11, 1898.
Mch. f) 1899.
May 10, 1899.
Apr. 30, 1901.
Mch. 24, 1888,
Sept. 1, 1890,
Feb. 19, 1894,
Mch. 25, 1895.
June 8, 1891.
June 4, 1892,
June 20, 1892,
Apr. 9, 1894,
Junes, 1894,
Sept, 23, 1895.
Oct. 11, 1895.
Oct. 14, 1895,
Oct. 14, 1898,
Mch. 2, 189C..
June 27, 189i;,
Dec. 4, 1899.
Apr. 9, 1899.
Mch. 24, 1888,
July 18, 1892.
July 27, 189.0.
Transferred to band,
date.
July 2, 1900.
Corporal, Sergeant.
Sergeant. Commissioned
2nd Lieut. Feb. 13, 1891.
Feb. 10, 1894. Cornoral.
Sergeant.
July 15, 1893.
July 1(), 1895.
Mcii. 1<), 1897.
Mch. 10, 1897.
Musician.
Corporal, Sergeant.
1st Sergeant.
Corporal.
Sergeant. Commissioned
1st Lieut. Dee. 20, 1888.
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History of Companies I and E.
Ely, Frank D.
Fiisele, J acob L.
*Eick, Benjamin
Eiteman, Wilford L
*Engh, Alfred
Eshleman, F. Roy
Eisele, Edward L.
Emmons, Frank
Eager, Wallace L.
Feigley, Oscar A.
(( It t(
*Feigley, Samuel H.
Fitch, LeClair
*Fiock, Henry J.
*Flock, Mathew
Flock, William. F.
Figeley, Joseph L.
Ford, 11. Leonard
Fanning, Omar A.
Feigley, J. Lovure
Forrester, Frank M.
Finch, Bert
Grimes, Frank A.
Grimes, Alfred N.
*Green, Lourde J.
Grate, Wallace H.
Golder, Lloyd H.
Grimes, Herbert
Mch. 24, 1888,
June 11, 1888,
Jan. 14, 1881).
Feb, 29, 1892,
June 8, 1891,
June 8, 1894,
June 3, 1895.
Mch. 7, 1898,
Feb. 9. 1899.
Feb. 9, 1899.
June 21, 1888,
Feb. 29, 1892,
Jan. 26, 1890,
Feb. 19, 1894.
Mch. 25, 1895.
Mch. 9, 1896.
Mch. 22, 1897.
June 22, 1891,
June 20,1892,
Mch. 2, 1896,
June 22, 1897.
Sept. 25, 1893.
June 22, 1897,
Oct. 31, 1889.
Sergeant.
Dec. 6, 1889.
Corporal.
Appointea Regimental Or-
dnance Sergeant, no
date.
Mch. 29, 1894.
Apr. 22, 1896.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Mch. 1, 1893.
Sergeant. 1st Sergeant.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut.
Feb. 9, 1899.
July 15, 1893.
July 16, 1895.
Sergeant.
June 22, 1897.
March 21, 1898.
Mch. 31, 1898.
Apr. 28, 1901.
May 15, 1899.
Apr. 30, 1901.
Apr. 30, 1901.
Mch. 24, 1888,
Jan. 23, 1889,
Mch. 18, 1889,
Jan. 30, 1893.
Feb. 19, 1894.
Apr. 13, 1891,
May 11, 1891.
May 7, 1894.
June 21, 1897.
Corporal
Corporal. Appointed Bat-
talion Sergeant Major
August i89i».'
Dec. 6, 1889.
S. O. No. 118, 1891.
Musician.
Ii.LiNt)is National Guards.
71
(Jaines, Charles N.
(ioodinan, Harry C.
(irove, Clarence C.
(ioltman, Harry K.
drey, Arthur
(; rimes, ,1. Leon
Haberer, John A.
Haskell, Walter N.
Hall, Charles E.
Hoover, Harry G.
Hills, Edward O.
Hess, Albert H.
Howlnnd, Harry F.
Haberly, Frank F.
Haskell, William W.
Hubbard, Charles L.
Herrman, Charles
Hannan, George H.
Hodges, Stewart
Hessel, Carl J.
*Hoobler, Charles F.
Hartman, Join
HartJng, Frank K.
Hankinson, Harry L.
Higby, Leonard O.
Hubbard, Arthur G.
Hess, Fred
Heathcoate, William
Havens, George
Haberle, Edward E.
Heaton, Francis
Hoover, Ben IL
Hoover, Harry iL
lioover, Arthur G.
Mch. HO, 1S')C>.
June 22, IS'.tT.
June 22, ISiiT.
May 11, WJH,
May ;n, is4.
June II, IS'.M.
June 21, IS'.»7, Mch. 22, 1898.
Mch. 2:{, 18'.Mi, Transferred to Co. I).
June lu, I MIT.
Mch. :U ISiiC).
Apr. 27, IS'.H),
July 7, IS'JiJ, Transferred to band,
date.
July 17, ISi'f), Transferred to band,
no date.
Mch. 12, ISUS.
Mch. 28, 18'.»8
May 11, 18l>8,
Feb. 8, 18111).
May 20, 18'I"J.
Feb. 21, lUOl.
Mch. 21, 1888.
Apr. 20, 18
