File #3784: "1898-1899 Catalog, Military Department, Officers, Privates, Students, 159th Indiana Volunteers, Spanish-American War."

1898-1899 Catalog, Military Department, Officers, Privates, Students, 159th Indiana Volunteers, Spanish-American War.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 36-37. MILITARY DEPARTMENT, cont.: Left page: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: Maurice Bayard, Captain; William T. Purcell, Lieutenant. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: Lee Purcell, 1st Sergeant; John T. Thompson, Color Sergeant; Carroll Watts, 1st Corporal; Rollin R. James, 2nd Corporal; Marion Yelton, 3rd Corporal; James Irwin, 4th Corporal; Charles Thuis, 5th Corporal; Richard Robinson, 6th Corporal. MUSICIANS: Claud Henderson, Chief Trumpeter; Hugh Harter; Louis E. Brown; Willie Glover; Will Stevens, Harry Williams. PRIVATES: Chester Adams, James Adams, Eustice Alsop, Joseph Azbell, Paul Bayard, Charles Beasley, Thomas Beckes, Leonard Bonner, Harry Breen, Victor Brumfield, Chauncey M. Buck, Arthur V. Burchfield, Enos Carithers, J. Howard Carter, W. W. Carter, John K. Chappell, Ralph S. Chappell, Lee O. Church, Ray E. Conger, F. E. Crum, William L. Crum, A.F. Cunningham, Harry Donivan, Alfred Dougherty, F.E. Drysdale, C.E. Faris, J.W. Finch, Walter Fowler, John W. Fox, Bruce Galbreath, Garber, William E. Golliher, O.M. Graham, Ed. Hall, Frank Hammitt, John Hammitt, E.O. Hoopingarner, Virgil Horne, Will Hume, Harry H. Hunt, Will Irwin, Edward Johnson, Henry P. Johnson, Archie Jordan, G. Jordan, Keach, Frank Kell, Kelso, F.E. Knowles, Frank B. Leib, Earl Meskimen, Otis Miller, George Mitchell, Erastus Morris, James McCarty, Guy McCrary, John McIntosh, Gus A. Niekamp, F.C. Oakes, Clarence Ockerman, O.C. Organ, John Orr, Austin B. Osman, Will Patterson, Ira Ragsdale, E.M. Reedy, Ray Simpson, Clinton Smith, Curtis M. Smith, Jacob R. Snapp, Harley Sprinkle, G. Carl St. Clair, C.F. Stevens, Ben. F. Taylor, Will Thompson, Will Thorn, Fred Townsend, Ray Treudley, Harry Turner, W.E. Weller, Norda Welton, Charles L. White, Thomas B. Wilson, Roscoe Winkler, A. T. Wolford, Roscoe Yelton. Right page: MILITARY DEPARTMENT, cont.: After departure of Volunteer Cadet Company, remainder of 40 Cadets were reorganized with drill continuing until end of term: ACTING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: Carroll Watts: Acting Lieutenant; Rollin R. James, 1st Sergeant; Richard Robinson, Color Sergeant; Will Patterson, 3rd Sergeant; Joseph Azbell, 1st Corporal; Otis Miller, 2nd Corporal; F.C. Oakes, 3rd Corporal; Harry Williams, Chief Trumpeter. VOLUNTEER COMPANY GOES TO WAR: Describes the organization of the volunteer company long before the declaration of war against Spain, acknowledged by the Secretary of War and Governor of Indiana. TELEGRAM: From James K. Gore, Adjutant General, Indianapolis, Ind., April 27, 1898: Contains the call to arms and order to be ready to leave Union Station, Vincennes, at 6: 20 the next morning. COMPANY l. 159TH INDIANA VOLUNTEERS: Robert A. Simpson, Captain; Lee B. Purcell, 1st Lieutenant; John B. Bayard, 2nd Lieutenant; Winfield Robinson, 1st Sergeant; William R. Kennedy, 2nd Sergeant; Harry T. Watts, 2nd Sergeant; Maurice F. Bayard, 3rd Sergeant; William T. Purcell, 4th Sergeant; Lewis Holman, 1st Corporal; Barney F. Greenhow, 2nd Corporal; Charles A. Thuis, 3rd Corporal; Marian F. Yelton, 4th Corporal. PRIVATES: Ray Agnew, Robert Gwin, John E. Hartigan, Andrew D. Hauck, Claude M. House, Clarence R. Huffman, Walter C. Huffman, William E. Hurst, Charles A. Johnson, Edward P. Johnson, Charles O. Kelso, Frank Kneipp, Ozro B. Lloyd, Martin E. Marone.

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