Spanish-American War/Conflict

Co. H, 52nd Inf.

Forbes, William

 

 

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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Sept. 8, 1898

SOLDIERS AT HOME.

Several of the Boys From the Front Arrive in LeMars on Furlough.

W. A. Forbes, who came home some time ago, is convalescing slowly.


LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
November 3, 1898

RETURN OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY’S CONTINGENT.

The Plymouth County contingent of soldiers, members of the Fifty-second Iowa
volunteers, returned home Monday morning on a special train arrived at 3:30,
which conveyed companies H, L, and M from Des Moines. They are home this
time to stay and resume their avocations as private citizens, after having
responded to the call of their country and faithfully performed the duties
which they were called upon to undertake after enlisting. Those who returned
this morning were John Connolly, Peter Wilmes, Henry Mammen, Jos. Mohan, W.
McGillvray, L. McGillvray, A. K. Shoup, W. Kennedy, Gus Forbes, Chas. Burns
Jr, of LeMars; Henry Brandt, of Struble; Dave Langhout, H. Eberhardt, A. K.
Shoup, Merrill; Clarence Moore and H. Ewing (sic William A. Ewin), of Seney.

Of several of the boys seen, they all agreed that if Uncle Sam needed their
services again, they would be willing to step right up to the front and
their only regret was that they never had a chance to go into action.

The LeMars boys on the whole have no complaint to make and in contradiction
to reports have nothing to say in disparagement of their officers and all
speak in highest terms of Colonel Humphrey, the head of the regiment.