RECORD OF INDIANA VOLUNTEERS IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
1898-1899
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161ST REGIMENT |
(54) The 161st Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry was formed of volunteer companies from Hammond, Mount Vernon, Shelbyville, Madison, Jeffersonville, Richmond, New Castle, Rushville, Monticello, Columbus, Michigan City and Lawrenceburg and was organized to help fill the quota of Indiana under the second call of the
President for troops.
The regiment was rendezvoused at Camp Mount, where the physical examination of officers and men was held, and was mustered in by battalions, and on July 15 the regiment was all mustered into the volunteer service of the United States. The regiment remained at Camp Mount engaged in drill until August 11, when they were ordered to Jacksonville, Florida, where they arrived on August 14 and were assigned to the 7th Corps (Gen. Fitzhugh Lee). Moved from Jacksonville to Savannah, Georgia, October 23, and, under orders to proceed to Cuba, the regiment left Savannah for Havana, Cuba, on December 13 and arrived at Havana December 15. Went into camp at Camp Columbia, Mariana, Cuba, December 17, 1898. Under orders to prepare for muster-out the regiment left Camp Columbia March 29, 1899, and embarked for Savannah, Georgia, arriving there on March 31. Went into camp and was finally mustered out and discharged April 30, 1899, at Savannah.
The regiment proceeded via Washington, D. C., where they were reviewed by the authorities, and the companies which were from north of Indianapolis reached that city on the morning of May 3, where they were welcomed by Governor Mount who made them an address which was responded to by Col. Durbin, who took the occasion to deliver the colors of the regiment into the hands of the State authorities.
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| NAME AND RANK | DATE of COMMISSION | DATE of MUSTER |
RECORD |
|
Colonel Durbin, Winfield T. |
July 15 | July 15 | Pvt. Co. H, 139th Ind. Vol. Inf., June 5, '64, to Sept. 29, '64; Col. and Com. Genl., Governor's Staff, April 12, '97. |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Backus, Victor M. |
July 15 | July 15 | Pvt. Co. D, 17th Ind. Vol., Jan. 22, '64, to Aug. 8, '65. |
| Major Megrew, Harold C. |
July 11 | July 11 | Col. and Inspector Gen. Governor's Staff, April 12, '97. |
| Peterson, Matt R. | July 15 | July 15 | Cadet M. A., June 14, '85; 2d Lieut. 10th Inf., June 12, '89; transferred to 13th Inf., June 8, '95; transferred to 6th Inf., Sept. 10, '95; 1st Lieut. 7th Inf., Aug. 27, '96; transferred to 6th Inf., Nov. 23, '96. |
| Olds, Lee M. | Nov. 30 | Dec. 1 | Capt. Co. A, 161st Ind. Vol., June 24, '98. |
| Surgeon Smith, Wickliffe |
June 25 | June 25 | Pvt. Nat. Guard West Virginia, '63 to '65. |
|
Assistant Surgeons Gerrish, Millard F. |
June 25 | June 25 | |
| Wilson, James | June 25 | June 25 | |
| Chaplain Biederwolf, William E. |
July 15 | July 15 | |
|
Regimental Adjutant Tichenor, Oliver M. |
July 11 | July 11 | Pvt. Band, 1st Regt., '87 to '90. |
| Quartermaster Brunt, John R. |
June 30 | June 30 | |
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Company A-- Captain Olds, Lee M. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Silverthorne, George M. | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | 1st Lieut. Co. A. 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 11, '98. |
| First
Lieutenant Silverthorne, George M. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Johnson, August H. W. | Nov. 30 | Nov. 30 | 2d Lieut. Co. A, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 11, '98. |
| Second
Lieutenant Durbin, Fletcher |
Nov. 30 | Dec. 9 | |
| Company B-- Captain Menzies, Winston |
July 11 | July 11 | Pvt. Co. H, 159th Ind. Vol. Inf., May 12, '98, to July 6, '98. |
| First
Lieutenant Williams, Asa E. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Second
Lieutenant Welch, Percy |
July 11 | July 11 | Pvt., Corpl. 1st Sergt., Co. H, 1st Regt. Ind, Nat. Guard, March, '88, to June, '91. |
| Company
C-- Captain Hudgins, Thomas J. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| First
Lieutenant Goodrich, George E. |
July 11 | July 11 | Pvt , Sergt. Co. K, 2d Regt. Ind. Nat Guard, April, '94, to April, '97. |
| Second
Lieutenant Reynolds, Ivy L. |
July 11 | July 11 | Pvt. Co. K, 2d Regt. Ind. Nat. Guard; trs. to Co. A, Nov. 11, '95; dis. as 1st Sergt., Dec. 1, '97. |
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Company D-- Captain Cosby, Charles E. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Buchanan, Richard W. | Feb. 26 | Mar. 9 | 2d Lieut. Co. D, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., Aug. 11, '98. |
| First
Lieutenant Jackson, Cyrus A. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Second
Lieutenant Buchanan, Richard W. |
July 11 | July 11 | |
| Parkhurst, Layton W. | Feb. 26 | Mar. 11 | Pvt. Co. D, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 1, '98; Sergt., July 11, '98; 1st Sergt., Sept. 1, '98. |
|
Company E-- Captain Baird, Lewis C. |
July 12 | July 12 | Capt. Co. G, 1st Regt. Ind. Nat. Guard, Oct. 11, '92, to Oct. 11, '95; Midshipman U. S. Navy, Sept. 6, '88, to June 8, '91. |
| Fortune, James W. | Jan. 6 | Jan. 6 | 1st Lieut Co. E, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 12, '98. |
| First
Lieutenant Fortune, James W. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Crooker, William W. | Jan. 6 | Jan. 6 | 1st Sergt. Co. G, 1st Regt. Ind. Nat Guard, Oct. 11, '92; 2d Lieut., Jan. 21, '93. |
| Second
Lieutenant Crooker, William W. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| McCauley, Edward A. | Jan. 6 | Jan. 6 | Corpl., Sergt. Co. G, 1st Regt. Ind. Nat. Guard, May, '93, to Sept., '95; 1st Sergt. Co. E, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 12, '98. |
|
Company F-- Captain Smith, William M. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Comstock, Paul | Apr. 1 | Apr. 8 | 1st Lieut. Co. F, 161st Ind.Vo1. Inf., June 24, '98. |
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First Lieutenant Comstock, Paul |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Kimmel, Elmer E. | Apr. 1 | Apr. 8 | 2d Lieut. Co. F, 161st Ind. Vol. Inf., July 12, '98. |
| Second
Lieutenant Kimmel, Elmer E. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Drapier, William H. | Apr. 1 | Apr. 11 | Pvt., Corpl., Sergt., Co. D, 2d Regt. Ind. Nat. Guard, June 23, '90, to Feb. 16, '94; Regt. Sergt. Major, 2d Regt., Feb., '94, to April 2, '95; pvt, Co. D, 2d Inf., July 1, '96, to April 25, '98; pvt. Co. F, 161st Ind. Vols., July 29, '98; Sergt., Aug. 20, '98. |
|
Company G-- Captain Ogborn, Albert D. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| First
Lieutenant Meyers, James I. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Second
Lieutenant Pitman, Charles M. |
July 12 | July 12 | |
| Company H -- Captain Gwinn, James M. |
July 12 | July 12 | Pvt. Co. E, 116th Ind. Vols., July 25. '63, to March, '64; pvt. 46th Ind. Vols., Jan. 25, First Lieutenant. '65, to Sept. 4, '65. |
| Joyce, John F. | July 12 | July 12 | Capt. Co. G, 2d Regt. Ind. Legion, April 11, '92, to Jul y, '92. |
| Patton, Henry B. | Aug.28 | Aug. 28 | 2d Lieut. Co. H, 161st Ind. Vols., July 12, '98. |
| Second
Lieutenant Patton, Henry B. |
July 12 | Jul 12 | |
| Caldwell, George H. | Aug.28 | Aug.28 | 1st Sergt. Co. H, 161st lnd. Vols., July 12, '98. |
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Company I-- Captain Guthrie, William |
July 13 | July 13 | |
| First
Lieutenant Anheir, Anthony A. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
| Second
Lieutenant Ward, John R. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
|
Company K-- Captain Stott, Wilfred T. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
| First
Lieutenant Smith, Charles C. |
July 13 | July 13 | Sergt. Co. I, 1st Regt. Ind. Legion, '88-89. |
| Second
Lieutenant Owens, Temple H. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
|
Company L-- Captain Anderson, James L. |
July 13 | July 13 | Pvt. Co, A, 1st Regt. Mich. Nat. Guard, Nov., '75, to Aug., '77. First Lieutenant. |
| Peterson, Eli W. | July 13 | July 13 | U. S. Army, '91-'92; Pvt. Co. B, 4th Regt. Ind. Nat. Guard, '91 and '93 to '95. |
| Second
Lieutenant Dority, Charles E. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
|
Company M-- Captain West, George A. |
July 13 | July 13 | Pvt. Co. D, 7th Regt. Ind. Vol. Inf., April 18, '61, to Aug. 3, '61; Pvt. 2d Ind. Batt., Aug. 21, '61, to Sept. 1, '64. |
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First Lieutenant Fitch, George W. |
July 13 | July 13 | |
| Second
Lieutenant Freeman, Hanson G. |
July 13 | July 13 |
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