CHAPTER X
WEBSTER COUNTY IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
WAR DECLARED THE GOVERNOR CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS — CAMP McKINLEY —
CHICKAMAUGA PARK — PROSPECT OF ACTUAL SERVICE — RETURN
TO DES MOINES MUSTERED OUT ROSTER OF COMPANY
G WEBSTER COUNTY SOLDIERS IN OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS
The proclamation of William McKinley, president of the United States,
bearing date April 23, 1898, recited the causes which led up to the declara-
tion of war against Spain, and called for one hundred and twenty-five thousand
volunteers, for the purpose of prosecuting the war. On April 25, 1898, the
governor of Iowa was advised by telegram from the secretary of war of the
number of troops which would be assigned as the quota of the state. Telegrams
were at once sent to the commanding officers of the four infantry regiments
of the Iowa National Guard, instructing them to report with their regiments —
with the least possible delay — at the designated rendezvous. Camp McKinley,
located on the state fair grounds, near Des Moines, Iowa. The order was
promptly obeyed, and the work of reorganization and preparation for muster
into the service of the United States at once began, under the direction of Capt.
J. A. Olmstead of the Ninth Regiment, United States Cavalry, then on duty
with the Iowa National Guard, and who had been detailed by the war depart-
ment as mustering officer for the state of Iowa. In designating the number of
the four regiments, it was decided by the governor to continue the series as
shown by the Iowa regiments, which had been engaged in the Civil war. The
First Regiment of the Iowa National Guard became, therefore, the Forty-ninth
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and the Second, Third and Fourth were
changed respectively to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-second Regiments of
Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
Subsequently, the state was called upon to furnish two batteries of light
artillery, one company for the United States Signal Corps, and one company of
Colored Immunes.
The Fifty-second Regiment was organized from the Fourth Regiment Iowa
National Guard. The twelve companies of which it was composed were ordered
into quarters by Governor Shaw on the 25th day of April, 1898. The desig-
nated rendezvous was Camp McKinley, near Des Moines, Iowa. The prompt-
ness with which the order was obeyed was evidenced by the fact that at 10
P. M., April 26th, the last of the twelve companies had reported at the rendez-
vous. The regiment was engaged in the ordinary • routine camp duty until
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the 25th day of May, 1898, on which date it was mustered into service of tlie
United States by Captain J. A. Olmstead of the regular army. On May
28, 1898, Colonel Humphrey received an order, by telegraph, from the war
department, directing him to proceed with his regiment by rail, to Chickamauga
Park, Georgia, and report to the general in command of the troops which were
being concentrated there. The regiment left its rendezvous in Des Moines on
the afternoon of the same day the order was received, and was conveyed
by rail — in three sections- — to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where it arrived on the
evening of May 30th, and moved thence on the next day to Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga Park, where it was assigned to the Third Brigade, Second Divi-
sion, Third Army Corps, Major General James F. Wade commanding. In
this camp the patriotic young men of the North and South were commingled,
all imbued with the one thought and desire — to serve their reunited country
in active warfare against the Spanish monarchy. It was a war of humanity,
entered into on the part of the United States for the purpose of securing jus-
tice to an oppressed race, and not for the purpose of conquest.
It was the earnest desire of all the troops in camp at Chickamauga, that their
stay there should be brief, and that they would soon be called upon to embark
and proceed to the island of Cuba; but, in this, they were doomed to disappoint-
ment. The resources of Spain were so entirely inadequate that active hostilities
soon came to an end, and the war was of short duration. But two of the splen-
didly equipped regiments from Iowa were given an opportunity for foreign
service — the fortune of war having denied to the others the opportunity which
they so much craved.
During the month of June, 1898, the Fifty-second Iowa was recruited to the
maximum strength of a regiment of infantry, fifty officers and twelve hundred
and seventy-six enlisted men — an aggregate of thirteen hundred and twenty-
six, rank and file. On August 8, 1898, the regiment was selected as part of a
provisional division, under the command of Major General James F. W^ade,
with orders to proceed to the island of Porto Rico; but, just as the troops were
.about to move, the order was revoked, and the regiment w^as obliged to settle
back into the dull monotony of camp life. Up to this time the regiment had
been in fairly healthy condition, but in less than two weeks after the order to
proceed to Porto Rico had been countermanded, it had as many men unfitted
for duty as any regiment in its brigade or division. This decline in the health
of the men was largely attributed to their disappointment in not having been
given the opportunity for active service, even had that service only allowed
them a change in enviromnent. These high-spirited young men, many of them
the sons of veterans of the great Civil war, had entered the service with high,
hopes that they would have the chance to distinguish themselves in battle.
Instead of realizing that hope they had Ijeen kept in camp in their own country
during their entire time of service. They had, how&ver, performed their whole
duty in the limited field to which they were assigned. The official report of
Colonel Humphrey closed with the following statement : "Had the opportunity
presented, the regiment would have acquitted itself with honor and credit to the
state."
The regiment left Chickamauga, August 29, 1898, under orders to pro-
ceed to Des Moines, Iowa, by rail, and upon its arrival there to report to the
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commanding general of the department of the Missouri, at Omaha, for further
orders. After reaching Des Moines, the regiment was granted a thirty-day
furlough, at the expiration of which the officers and men reassembled at Camp
McKinley, and were there mustered out of the service of the United States
on the 30th day of October, 1898.
ROSTER
COMPANY G, FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
William T. Chantland, captain; Ernest P. Gates, first lieutenant; Daniel
Rhodes, second lieutenant.
Adams, William H. H., age twenty-one; residence, Glidden; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 23, 1898; mustered, June 23, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Alger, Gould M., age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; discharged for disability,
September 5, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Alger, Louie H., age nineteen; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 27, 1898; mustered, June 2"], 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Allyn, William F., age thirty-two; residence, Hardy; nativity, Ohio; enlisted,
June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Arbuckle, Edmund R., age twenty-four; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Mis-
souri; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Ashley, Edwin R., age thirty; residence, Rolfe; nativity, Illinois; enlisted,
June 23, 1898; mustered, June 23, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Ballantyne, James, age twenty-seven; residence, Kalo; nativity, Pennsyl-
vania; enlisted, June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Earth, Benjamin F., age twenty-five; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Bartlett, Harry V., age nineteen; residence, Manson; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 24, 1898; mustered, June 24, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Beem, Noble M., age thirty; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 2y, 1898;
mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Company B.
Betz, Simon P., age twenty-eight; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as sixth corporal; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Bird, William H., age twenty-nine; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
enlisted, April 27, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July i,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Boothroyd, William W., age twenty-two; residence, Dakota City; nativity,
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Iowa; enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Brown, Charles F., age twenty-seven; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as fourth sergeant; mustered, May 25, 1898; died of
disease, September 8, 1898, Fort Dodge, Iowa; buried in Oakland Cemetery,
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Brown, Harry E., age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Buck, Seymour W., age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Min-
nesota; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; died of disease, Aug-
ust 4, 1898, Chickamauga, Georgia; buried in National Cemetery, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, grave 13,200.
Bunger. Bert, age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity. Illinois;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; died of disease, September i,
1898, Fort Dodge, Iowa; buried in Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Burnett. William H., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as second sergeant; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted
first sergeant, September 14, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Campbell, William L., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Can-
ada; enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Carter, Harry L., age twenty-six; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Chantland, William T., age twenty-eight; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity.
Iowa; appointed captain, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Colburn, Elliott L., age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa :
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as third corporal; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Cole, Clark S., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Wiscon-
sin; enlisted, April 27, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Craiglow, Samuel A., age thirty; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Wiscon-
sin; enlisted, April 27, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, Sep-
tember 9, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Cregan, John, age twenty-eight; residence, Barnum; nativity, Illinois; enlisted,
June 25, 1898; mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Davis, Ernest M., age twenty-four; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Penn-
sylvania; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, Octo-
ber 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Dawson, George F., age twenty-four; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Dean, Silas M., age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
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enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Deering, Bert A., age seventeen; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as musician; mustered, ]May 25, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Delamore, Francis E., age twenty-three; residence, Clare; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 27, 1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Denend, Andrew J., age twenty-one; residence, Rolfe; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 25. 1898; mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Durrell, William B., age twenty-three; residence, Dayton; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, May 2, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Dwyer, Thomas P., age twenty-two; residence, Tara; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 27, 1898; mustered, June 27-, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Eaton, Horace G., age twenty-five; residence, Glidden; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 28, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Edwards, Newton O., age thirty-two; residence, Des Moines; nativity, Illi-
nois; enlisted, May 24, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Emmons, Amasa, age twenty-two; residence, Barnum; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 25, 1898; mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Eves, Samuel W., age twenty-four; residence, Des IMoines; nativity, Penn-
sylvania; enlisted. May 24, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, Octo-
ber 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Fessel, Frank C, age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as fourth corporal; mustered, i\Iay 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Flaherty, John F., age twenty-five; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as second corporal; mustered, May 25, 1898; reduced
to ranks at his own request, June 6, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Frederickson. Louis, age twenty-three; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Den-
mark; enlisted, June 24, 1898; mustered, June 24, 1898; mustered out, Octo-
ber 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Frederickson, Thorwald, age twenty-three; residence, Humboldt; nativity,
Denmark; enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Gates, Ernest P., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
appointed first lieutenant, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Gates, Irving W., age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as fifth sergeant; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Glassburn, Asa C, age twenty-one; residence, Tampico, Illinois; nativity,
Illinois; enlisted, May 3, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Gram, James, age twenty-one; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Denmark;
enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Greene, Rensselaer H., age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity,
New York; enlisted, April 26, 1898, as fifth corporal; mustered. May 25, 1898;
mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Grosklaus, Charles F., age eighteen; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Ger-
many; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hadley, Herbert E.. age twenty-two; residence, Badger; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hall, Otis A. J., age twenty-three; residence, Glidden; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
April 28, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Hartwell, Floyd S., age twenty; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
eslisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, Septem-
ber 14, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hawkins, Archie G., twenty-two; residence, Dakota City; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hedlund, Charles H., age twenty-one; residence, Dayton; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 29, 1898; mustered, June 29, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Hill, Edward J., age twenty-six; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, June 6,
1898; first sergeant, July 19, 1898; second lieutenant of Company K, September
14, 1898.
Hill, Roy v., age. twenty; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa; enlistea*
April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Jackman, Charles M., age thirty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as wagoner; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Johnson, Charles G., age twenty-five; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity,
Sweden; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, Octo-
ber 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Johnson, John E. E., age twenty-one; residence, Dayton; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Jones, Raymond A., age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des IVIoines, Iowa.
Jones, William E., age twenty-eight; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Eng-
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land; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des JMoines, Iowa.
Keltz, Henry E., age twenty-four; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
King, Roscoe C, age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Ohio;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as artificer; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Kirchner, Clyde, age twenty-two; residence, Peterson; nativity, Iowa; en-
listed, June 23, 1898; mustered, June 23, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Kruml, Joseph, age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Bohemia;
enlisted, June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Kudena, John, age twenty-eight; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Bohemia;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25,- 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines. Iowa.
Larrabee, William, Jr., age twenty-six; residence, Clermont; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, May 14, 1898; mustered," j\Iay 25, 1898; discharged for promotion as
captain and commissary in United States Volunteers, June 17, 1898, Chicka-
mauga, Georgia.
Lundquist, Bernhard, age twenty-five; residence, Stratford; nativity, Sweden;
enlisted. June 29, 1898; mustered, June 29, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Maage, John T., age twenty-three; residence, Thor; nativity, Norway; en-
listed, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Magowan, Samuel N., age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity,
Iowa; enlisted. April 26, 1898, as first corporal; mustered. May 25, 1898; pro-
moted sergeant, September 14, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Maguire, Francis C. C, age twenty-seven; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June
27, 1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines,
Iowa. (Company B.)
Mahart, John C, age nineteen; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Mavity, James A., age twenty-five; residence, Glidden; nativity, Iowa; en-
listed, April 28, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Messerly, Louie H., age twenty-nine; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Mis-
souri; enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
iVIetzner, Julius F., age twenty-five; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Illinois;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July i,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
MuUer, Max, age twenty-eight; residence, Pomeroy; nativity, Germany;
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enlisted, June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Mulroney, Edward C, age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July i,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Xelson, George, age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Min-
nesota; enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des IMoines, Iowa.
Nelson, Severt A., age nineteen; residence, Hardy; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Nelson, Thomas A., age tewnty-one; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa.
NichoUs, Albert D., age twenty-eight; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Aloines, Iowa.
Norton, William M., age twenty-one; residence, Livermore; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Ort, Anton, age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Bohemia;
enlisted, June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Parker, Niles W., age nineteen; residence, Pomeroy; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 22, 1898; mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Peterson, George F., age twenty-two; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July i,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Peterson, Harry E., age eighteen; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Portz, Samuel H., age twenty-six; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 30, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Poyer, Claude B., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Ohio;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as company quartermaster sergeant; mustered. May
25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Pray, Louie C, age eighteen; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
April 26, 1898, as musician; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Aloines, Iowa.
Prime, Arthur C, age thirty-five; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
eilisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July 19,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Pruess, John F., age twenty-four; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as third sergeant; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Rasmussen, Soren, age twenty-four; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Den-
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mark; enlisted, May 24, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des 'Moines, Iowa.
Reid, John, Jr., age twenty-three; residence, Kalo; nativity, Pennsylvania;
enlisted, June 22, 1898: mustered, June 22, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Rhodes, Daniel, age twenty-seven; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
appointed second lieutenant, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted
first lieutenant of Company D, September i, 1898.
Richards, Sterling J., age twenty-four; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, Septem-
ber I, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Rifenbary, John W., age twenty-three; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity,
Iowa; enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal,
July I, 1898; died of disease, August 26, 1898, Fort Dodge, Iowa; buried in Oak-
land Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Roberts, Middleton H., age twenty-three; residence, Rolfe; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 25, 1898; mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Saul, Richard H., age twenty-one; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; died of disease, September
8, 1898, Fort Dodge, Iowa; buried at Mitchell, South Dakota.
Schleichhardt, Carl F., age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Senner, George F., age twenty-two; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Aloines, Iowa.
Shaw, William E., age twenty-seven; residence, Dakota City; nativity, Illi-
nois; enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Sherman, Edward A., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, IMay 25, 1898; transferred to Division Hos-
pital Corps, June 17, 1898; mustered out, November 15, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Snook, Cassius A., age twenty-eight; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as first sergeant; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted
sergeant major, July 19. 1898; second lieutenant, September i, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Stephens, George J., age twenty-three; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 27, 1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Storhew, Oliver, age twenty-six; residence, Hardy; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Strachan, Charley R., age twenty-one; residence, Humboldt; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 21, 1898; mustered, June 21, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Thomas, William H., age twenty-four; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illi-
nois; enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; transferred to Division
148 HISTORY OF WEBSTER COUNTY
Hospital Corps, June 17, 1898; mustered out, November 15, 1898, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Toppings, Harry P., age thirty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; promoted corporal, July i,
1898; sergeant, September 9, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des INIoines,
Iowa.
Townsend, Ernest B., age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des ]\roines, Iowa.
Townsend, LeRoy J., age twenty-three; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 24, 1898; mustered, June 24, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Aloines, Iowa.
Townsend, William H., age twenty-eight; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, June 27, 1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Waldron, James F., age eighteen; residence, Glidden; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 25, 1898; mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa.
WEBSTER COUNTY SOLDIERS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT, IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Fredickson, Severene, age twenty; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Denmark;
enlisted, May 4, 1898; mustered, June 2, 1898; mustered out, May 13, 1899,
Savannah, Georgia. (Company B.)
Moore, Dwight M, age twenty-one; residence, Kalo; nativity, Nebraska;
enlisted. May 4, .1898; mustered, June 2, 1898; mustered out, May 13, 1899,
Savannah, Georgia. (Company B.)
Smith, Marion L., age twenty; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa; enlisted.
May 4, 1898; mustered, June 2, 1898; discharged, March 20, 1899, Lehigh, Iowa.
(Company B.)
FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT, IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Crough, John W., age nineteen; residence, Gowrie; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
June 15, 1898; mustered, June 15, 1898; discharged, January 30, 1899, Gowrie,
Iowa. (Company F.)
FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT, IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Non-commissioned Officers
Whittlesey, H. Clark, age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
appointed sergeant major, April 26, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; promoted
second lieutenant of Company E, July 7, 1898.
Victor A. Blomgren, age thirty-two; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Illinois;
appointed regimental quartermaster sergeant, May 4, 1898; mustered. May
25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
HISTORY OF WEBSTER COUNTY 149
• Regimental Band
Tremain, George W., age nineteen; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, April 26, 1898, as musician; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
Baldwin, James P., age twenty; residence. Fort Dodge; enlisted, July 5, 1898;
mustered, July 5, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Barrowman, Charles, age nineteen; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 2^,
1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines,
Iowa. (Company B.)
Beem, Noble M., age thirty; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 27, 1898; mus-
tered, June 27, 1898; transferred to Company G, July 11, 1898.
Bender. George, age twenty-three; residence, Duncombe; enlisted, July 5,
1898; mustered, July 5, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Bricker, Ollie, age twenty-one; residence, Dayton; enlisted, June 29, 1898;
mustered, June 29, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Curry, Roy J., age eighteen; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 29, 1898; mus-
tered, June 29, 1898; mustered 6ut, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Com-
pany B.)
Chase, Arthur C, age twenty-two; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa; enlisted.
May 20, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa. (Company C.)
Clark, Whittlesey H., age twenty-six; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
promoted second lieutenant, from sergeant major, July 7, 1898; mustered out,
October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa. Field and Staff. (Company E.)
Corey, Ernest L., age twenty-two; residence, Lehigh; nativity, Iowa; enlisted.
May 14, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
]\Ioines, Iowa. (Company F.)
Cuppitt, Clarence, age eighteen; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity. West Vir-
ginia; enlisted, May 23, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October
30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company F.)
Eksell, Charles, age twenty-four; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, July 5, 1898;
mustered, July 5, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Fairgrave, Andrew E., age twenty-three; residence, Lehigh: enlisted, July
I, 1898; mustered, July i, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines,
Iowa. (Company B.)
Galer, Clarence W., age twenty-one; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, July 5, 1898;
mustered, July 5, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Gardner, Ross, age nineteen; residence, Gowrie; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
May 21. 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa. (Company E.)
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Gosnell, Harry, age twenty-two; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Ohio;
enlisted. May 14, 1898; mustered, ]\Iay 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company F.)
Hill, Edward ]., age twenty-six; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
promoted second lieutenant from first sergeant of Company G, September 14,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company K.)
Johnson, John M., age twenty-seven; residence, Dayton; nativity, Kansas;
enlisted, April 29, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company K.)
Landreth, Clarence A., age twenty-two; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity,
Iowa; enlisted. May 24, 1898, as musician; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered
out, October 30, 1898, Des ]\Ioines, Iowa. (Company H.)
McClosky, Benjamin, age nineteen; residence, Kalo; enlisted, June 25, 1898;
mustered, June 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Maguire, Francis C. C, age twenty-seven; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June
27, 1898; mustered, June 27, 1898; transferred to Company G, July 11, 1898.
(Company B.)
Murphy, John H., age thirty-four; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, July 2, 1898;
mustered, July 2, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Morphew, Eden L., age twenty-one; residence, Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, May 23, 1898; mustered, i\Iay 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898,
Des Moines, Iowa. (Company F.)
Reed, George E., age twenty-one; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 2y, 1898;
mustered, June 27, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des JNIoines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Rhodes, Daniel, age twenty-seven; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
promoted first lieutenant from second lieutenant of Company G, September i,
1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company D.)
Roscoe, Chester A., age twenty; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa;
enlisted, May 25, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company K.)
Smith, Ira L., age twenty-one; residence, Lehigh; enlisted, June 29, 1898;
mustered, June 29, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des Moines, Iowa.
(Company B.)
Tour, Frank E., age twenty; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Iowa; enlisted,
]May 14, 1898; mustered. May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30, 1898, Des
Moines, Iowa. (Company F.)
Woolsey, William C, age nineteen; residence. Fort Dodge; nativity, Eng-
land; enlisted. May 14, 1898; mustered, May 25, 1898; mustered out, October 30,
1898, Des Moines, Iowa. (Company F.)
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